HUMAN RACE? The initial Passover meal was the first of endless annual celebrations (12:14, 17, 24; 13:10). 32 Take your flocks and herds, as you have said, and go. Then they are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs. The Passover lamb is therefore a pattern for the saints, showing us that innocent suffering is often a part of Gods will for the righteous, and that through the suffering of the saints, Gods purposes may be accomplished. While the deaths of innocent Jews and Japanese are protested, in our text God is to be praised, partially on the basis of the slaughter of the Egyptians. WebThe LORD said, For seven days you must not eat any bread made with yeast eat only unleavened bread. 13:4) was to be viewed, from this time forward, as the first month of the year (Exod. 33 The Egyptians urged the people to hurry and leave the country. 24:14). Not at all. 130 There is considerable discussion and disagreement over the precise time at which the Passover sacrifice was to be slain. God had told Abraham that the oppressive nation (which we now know to be Egypt) which would enslave Israel would be punished (Gen. 15:14). Moses pronouncement to Pharaoh: the coming of the final plague (Exodus 11:4-8). The power of God was made manifest by the Passover and the plagues. Surplus food was not to be kept overnight, but was to be burned (12:10). As the tenth and final plague, the smiting of the firstborn of Egypt conclusively proved that the gods of Egypt were powerless, non-existent, while the God of Israel was all-powerful. Robert L. (Bob)Deffinbaugh graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary with his Th.M. Luke 22:1-23). Let us each ask God to prepare our hearts to take the lesson of this incident seriously. The heartless Pharaoh still refused to free the Israelite slaves. 26 Your children will ask you, What are we celebrating? 27 And you will answer, The Passover animal is killed to honor the Lord. Theres more! (4) Verses 43-51 conclude with further instructions for the Israelites regarding the celebration of the Passover in the future, especially focusing on the participation of foreigners. These include references in Numbers 9:1-4 , Numbers 28:16-25 , Deuteronomy 16:1-6 , and Leviticus 23:4-8 . Thus, in the gospel accounts, we find the death of our Savior corresponding with the sacrifice of the Passover sacrificial lambs and the Passover meal (cf. One of the most commonly repeated phrases employed in conjunction with the Passover is with a mighty hand (Exod. 12:48-49; Gen. 17:9-14). He has an extensive teaching ministry on creation/evolution issues and continues to carry out research on evidence for creation and Noahs flood. Another angel who brought death and destruction is mentioned in the judgment of King Herod ( Acts 12:23 ). In other words, while we can refer to the deaths occasioned by the other plagues as acts of God (meaning that some natural disaster occurred), this 10th plague is very literally an act of God for God Himself slew the firstborn of Egypt (Exod. 2 Kings 19:35 Verse Concepts 32 Take your flocks and herds, as you have said, and go. By the annual observance of Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, God not only reminded His people of His mighty deeds in the past, but also taught them concerning the future. Man, apes and monkeys: what are the differences. Another angel who brought death and destruction is mentioned in the judgment of King Herod ( Acts 12:23 ). Ridding them of their false worship entirely was a much more long-term operation, but this was at least a beginning. On the first day you are to get rid of all the yeast in your houses, for if anyone during those seven days eats bread made with yeast, he shall no longer be considered one of my people. Then it happened that night that the angel of the Lord went out and struck 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians; and when men rose early in the morning, behold, all of them were dead. The only possible source of confusion is in verse 23, where the Lord states that upon seeing the blood on the door posts of the Israelites, He will not allow the destroyer to enter the house. the blood shall be for a token for you: i.e., Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed, Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that, Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular, A signal, as a, flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular, To hop, skip over, to hesitate, to limp, to dance, Preposition | second person masculine plural, Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle, Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular, Preposition-b | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singular, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct, Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa, The Israelites are driven out of the land, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, OT Law: Exodus 12:13 The blood shall be to you (Exo. Indeed, He had the right to smite the firstborn of Israel as well, and this would have happened apart from the provision of the Passover lamb and the shedding of its blood. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! God used angels in bringing the plagues on Egypt (Psalm 78:43, 49) and sent the destroying angel to execute the firstborn in Egypt at the Passover (Exodus 12:13, 23). Neh. Our attitude toward sin is very much shaped by our own perspectives and experiences. Other Quranic verses refer to a multitude of angels of death. While it is true that the Egyptians suffered for their sins in the plague of the firstborn (and the other plagues too), we ought not overlook the suffering of the Israelites during the 400 years of oppression, and even during the days which immediately preceded the exodus. None of you shall go out of the door of your house until morning. 2:16-24). And also bless(BF) me.. The Passover necessitated the suffering of the Son of God. 11:7). It may not be possible to determine with any degree of certainty, nor is it necessary that we do so. 33 The Egyptians urged the people to hurry and leave the country. (BV) 42Because the Lord kept vigil that night to bring them out of Egypt, on this night all the Israelites are to keep vigil to honor the Lord for the generations to come. While only some of those Israelites who were in Egypt were firstborn, and thus in need of being redeemed, all of us who have trusted in Christ belong to Him. Finally, there is a brief account given of the plague itself, just as God had said through Moses. WebWhen I see the blood, I will pass over you. English Standard Version The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. What Israel did on that first Passover night was a prototype for all future Passover observances. WebThe Eternal will pass through the land during the night and bring death to the Egyptians. 37The Israelites journeyed from Rameses(BO) to Sukkoth. Thus, Moses has not left Pharaohs presence at the end of chapter 10 and returned again to make his statement in verses 4-8 of chapter 11. 12:5-7, 46-47). There would be no leftovers for dinner because they would be long gone before another meal could be eaten. Because God has spared us from His wrath by His mercy, we are to offer ourselves as a living sacrifice: Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of Gods mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to Godwhich is your spiritual worship (Rom. Deut. For the Lord will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when He sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the Lord will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to come in to your houses to smite you. Web7 Bible Verses about Angel Of Death Exodus 12:23 For the Lord will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when He sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the Lord will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to come in to your houses to smite you. For the Lord will pass through to slay the Egyptians; and when He sees the blood upon the lintel and the two side posts, the Lord will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to come into your houses to slay you. The Passover lamb was to be purchased or selected on the 10th day of the month, and slaughtered at twilight130 on the evening of the 14th. Bob is a pastor/teacher and elder at Community Bible Chapel in Richardson, Texas, and has contributed many of his Bible study series for use by the Foundation. in 1971. WebThe LORD said, For seven days you must not eat any bread made with yeast eat only unleavened bread. Much of Johns teaching and research is available on the extensive range of DVDs and CDs available from Creation Research. On the other hand, the meal was a family matter. 26And when your children(AT) ask you, What does this ceremony mean to you? 27then tell them, It is the Passover(AU) sacrifice to the Lord, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt and spared our homes when he struck down the Egyptians.(AV) Then the people bowed down and worshiped. The blood of the animal was to be put on the sides and tops of the door frames where the animal was to be eaten (12:7). The Passover meal was largely provided by the Passover sacrifice. Let your hand fall on me and my family.. 12:1-2). 24-25 After you have entered the country promised to you by the Lord, you and your children must continue to celebrate Passover each year. The fact that God claimed to possess the firstborn, so that they needed to be redeemed (13:1-2; 11-16), evidenced Gods ownership. Since there were many non-Israelites who left Egypt with Israel (Exod. The solution to this apparent discrepancy is to observe the way this text (as well as others in Exodus) is structured. You are to determine the amount of lamb needed in accordance with what each person will eat. So, the moral of the story is why whenever we tell the story of the Passover we should stick to the narrative in Exodus 12, where we read in v24-27; Obey these instructions as a lasting ordinance for you and your descendants. This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt. He will not let the one who brings death come into your houses and kill you. But when the Angel of Death saw the blood on the door posts of the people of Israel, he passed over so none of them was afflicted by the Angel of Death. However what surprises most people is the discovery that the term Death Angel or Angel of Death appears in no Bible translation at all. The Bible reports David even saw this angel. On the first day you are to get rid of all the yeast in your houses, for if anyone during those seven days eats bread made with yeast, he shall no longer be considered one of my people. It is a holy God whom we serve, and this text will remind us of that fact as we come to it with reverence and sincerity. Just as the firstborn in Egypt were in danger of being smitten by the death angel, so men, women, and children are in danger of living out eternity in Hell, enduring the eternal wrath of God (cf. Josh. (Z) On the first day remove the yeast from your houses, for whoever eats anything with yeast in it from the first day through the seventh must be cut off(AA) from Israel. Drunks are people we can laugh at, until they get behind the wheel and kill one of our loved ones. This covers the spiritual realm as well as the physical. In order to save Moses from the grisly fate pharaoh has decreed, his mother and sister put him in a basket and set it afloat on the river. Web31 During the night Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, Up! Ed, Issue 46, Winter 2023. The firstborn of Israel thus belonged to God as a result of the Passover, and all of Israel as a result of the exodus. This plague accomplished precisely what God intended, and what Moses had been asking for all along. The account of the Passover plague (Exodus 12:29-30). Web31 During the night Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, Up! Every person in Egypt, whether an Israelite or an Egyptian, was worthy of Gods divine judgment. 12:26-27; 13:8, 14-16). (2) The Passover was for Israel a manifestation of Gods power. 8:36). Verses 1-3 are cited before the announcement of Moses to Pharaoh that the firstborn of Egypt will be slain. (4) The Passover Lamb was a model, a prototype (a type) of the Messiah, the Lamb of God through whom God would bring redemption to both Israel and the Gentiles (Exod. His background is in geology and teaching. WebThe Eternal will pass through the land during the night and bring death to the Egyptians. The offer of salvation is before you. 12:38), it is likely that a number were converted and physically spared from death through the process of the plagues and the provision of the Passover. Passover thus was a kind of dividing line between a true believer and an outsider. In the context of Psalm 44, from which this citation was taken, we learn that those saints who suffered as described above were those who were faithful to God, not those who were disobedient. 21Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and said to them, Go at once and select the animals for your families and slaughter the Passover(AK) lamb. God therefore struck down the Egyptian firstborn while He spared the Israelite firstborn. 20Eat nothing made with yeast. WebHis angel that brings death will pass over and not kill your first-born sons. Or three days of plague in your land? 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