On the other hand, the meal was a family matter. I am the Lord. 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). After the death of the firstborn of Egypt, the Egyptians did not want to be reminded of their grief by seeing the Israelites. Not at all. It is the final blow of the ten plagues (there is yet to be the drowning of the Egyptian army) which will compel Pharaoh to release the Israelites. In this passage and in 2 Samuel 24, the destroying angel is actually called the angel of the Lord, which many scholars take to be a reference to Christ in a pre-incarnate appearance. Perhaps first, a little on angels in general will help. (2) The Feast of Unleavened Bread (Exod. When the Lord goes through the land to strike down the Egyptians, he will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway, and he will not permit the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down.. 2 Kings 19:35 Verse Concepts Go, worship the Lord as you have requested. The bitter herbs (12:8) would certainly help the children gain some sensory stimulation in this educational endeavor. Those who did not refrain from eating leavened bread were to be banned from the congregation of Israel, whether or not he was a native Israelite (cf. John the Baptist, Matthew 11:10, quoting Malachi 3:1. I fear that all too many presentations of the gospel do not inform people that when they come to faith in Christ, they cease to own themselves, and that they become Christs possession. No one is to leave the house until morning. All of the Egyptians came to respect Moses (11:3), and some took heed to his warnings (9:13-21). [4] Some Christians believe that suffering is not to be a part of the experience of one who trusts in the Lord and is obedient to Him. The divinely provided protection from the death angel was the sacrifice of a lamb, with its blood applied to the door frame. There is no specific mention of any Egyptians celebrating the first Passover, although this is possible, even likely. 127 The NIV takes these verses as parenthetical and indicates so by rendering the text as a past perfect, rather than as a simple past tense. 12:19). I must say at the outset that Christians are obliged to praise and worship God, regardless of whether or not we understand His actions, and that, as God He is free to act in any way He chooses. In the first place, most of the plagues were preceded by an announcement and a warning. WebIt was by faith that Moses commanded the people of Israel to keep the Passover and to sprinkle blood on the doorposts so that the angel of death would not kill their firstborn sons. At midnight, the firstborn of the Egyptians were slain, from the king of Egypt to its cattle, from the firstborn of the Pharaoh to that of the prisoner. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. Not only are innocent children slaughtered by God here, but the occasion is the basis for an annual celebration by Israel, one that is to be carried on forever (Exod. (2) Because Christ is our Passover lamb, we must live our lives in purity, in holy living. All rights reserved worldwide. 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. None of you shall go out of the door of your house until morning. WebAnd when the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lordrelented from the calamity and said to the angel who was working destruction among the people, It is enough; now stay your hand. And the angel of the Lordwas by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. So the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning until the appointed time, and seventy thousand men of the people from Dan to Beersheba died. Ultimately, it was not those many Passover lambs which spared the Israelite firstborn from death, it was the suffering and death of the Lamb of God, who died for all who would believe. Romans 8:38-39ESV / 492 helpful votes HelpfulNot Helpful WebLater, in II Kings 19:35, the angel kills 185,000 Assyrian soldiers. Take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the bowl of blood and smear it on the lintel and on the two doorposts. Hence all angels, celestial or earthly, came about as a result of creation by God. 7:23). Therefore let us keep the Festival, not with the old yeast, the yeast of malice and wickedness, but with bread without yeast, the bread of sincerity and truth (1 Cor. God therefore struck down the Egyptian firstborn while He spared the Israelite firstborn. WebLater, in II Kings 19:35, the angel kills 185,000 Assyrian soldiers. (AW) 28The Israelites did just what the Lord commanded(AX) Moses and Aaron. No grief will have ever been greater for the Egyptians, and yet not the least evil128 would fall upon the Israelites. The dough was without yeast because they had been driven out(BS) of Egypt and did not have time to prepare food for themselves. After the Babylonian captivity, new calendar names were adopted and the ancient name Abib was changed to Nisan (cf. In the 8th chapter of his epistle to the Romans, Paul writes of the victory which the Christian can have in suffering (8:31-35). This is the second death, the lake of fire. I happened to overhear a small portion of a television program the other day, where a young woman asked, Do I have to suffer the rest of my life for one little indiscretion? Whatever her indiscretion was, I would imagine it would better be labeled sin. So the answer to her question should be, For as much as one sin, God is just in condemning you, not only for time, but for all eternity. The reason why we have so much difficulty with the subject of judgment is that we fail to comprehend the immensity of our sin. English Standard Version By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them. If so, consider making a donation so we can keep adding more answers. Verses 9 and 10 are also a parenthetical explanation of why Pharaoh stubbornly refused to heed the warning of the plagues. 5:7). Since He had spared their lives, He possessed them. WebAnd when the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lordrelented from the calamity and said to the angel who was working destruction among the people, It is enough; now stay your hand. And the angel of the Lordwas by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. Thus the story of the Exodus was to be retold, and its meaning reinforced. For Yahweh will pass through to strike the Egyptians; and when he sees the blood on the lintel, and on the two door posts, Yahweh will pass over the door, and will not allow the destroyer to come in to your houses to strike you. 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 possibility is enhanced by the report that some Egyptians had taken heed of previous warnings (9:18-21). You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. English Standard Version The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. In our day, we would have our coats on and our briefcase in hand. Berean Standard Bible You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men (1 Cor. Douay-Rheims Bible For the Lord will pass through striking the Egyptians: and when he shall see the blood on the transom, and on both the posts, he will pass over the door of the house, and not suffer the destroyer to come into your houses and to hurt you. 13:9; cf. Web31 During the night Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, Up! 11:5; 12:29-30), all of the Israelites were spared. Chapter 12 can be divided into four major sections. in 1971. From this time onward two calendar reckonings were employed by the Israelites: one for sacred and the other for civil purposes, the first month of each year being in the seventh month of the other though the numbers always from Nisan as the first. Davis, p. 137. The striking of the firstborn of Egypt should cause us to rethink the matter of sin. 38Many other people(BR) went up with them, and also large droves of livestock, both flocks and herds. Not too long before, there was a very strong reaction to the visit of President Reagan to a German cemetery, where some Nazi soldiers were buried. Like the Feast of Unleavened Bread and the redemption of the firstborn, the Passover was to become a permanent part of Israels religious liturgy (cf. Bob was born and raised in a Christian home i More, The Net Pastors Journal, Eng. He will not let the one who brings death come into your houses and kill you. At the same time, none of Israels firstborn, whether man or beast, was smitten. 20:11-15). Gods provision of a means of escape was based upon His grace, not Israels merits. The fact that God claimed to possess the firstborn, so that they needed to be redeemed (13:1-2; 11-16), evidenced Gods ownership. This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt. There is absolutely no sensationalism here, but only the most cursory account of the fulfillment of the Word of the Lord, spoken through Moses. When David saw the angel who was striking down the people, he said to the Lord, I have sinned; I, the shepherd, have done wrong. (U) 13The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over(V) you. Under such circumstances, two families could share one (12:4). 12:26-27; 13:8, 14-16). Douay-Rheims Bible For the Lord will pass through striking the Egyptians: and when he shall see the blood on the transom, and on both the posts, he will pass over the door of the house, and not suffer the destroyer to come into your houses and to hurt you. 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