Our text informs us that this slaughter (no need to use a more euphemistic term) was directed at the Egyptians alone, and without regard to social or economic status. Luke 22:1-23). When those 70,000 people from Dan to Beersheba died, the Bible specifically mentions the Lord sent an angel who brought this to pass. 12:1). These include references in Numbers 9:1-4 , Numbers 28:16-25 , Deuteronomy 16:1-6 , and Leviticus 23:4-8 . Ex). 13:14, 16; 3:20). Let no one seek to suffer in this way, but let no one dare to suggest that suffering in the life of the saint is inappropriate, the result of either sin or unbelief. `And Jehovah hath passed on to smite the Egyptians, and hath seen the blood on the lintel, and on the two side-posts, and Jehovah hath passed over the opening, and doth not permit the destruction to come into your houses to smite. 46It must be eaten inside the house; take none of the meat outside the house. 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. 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. John Mackay is International Director of Creation Research. Nothing personifies death. Moses tells Pharaoh that he is right, that he will never see his face again (v. 29). Ezekiel 9:4,6 And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof, LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel, Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct, Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed, To hop, skip over, to hesitate, to limp, to dance, Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle, Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular, Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular, Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural, The Israelites are driven out of the land, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, OT Law: Exodus 12:23 For Yahweh will pass through to strike (Exo. (1) The Passover and the tenth plague served as a judgment on the gods of Egypt, whom the Israelites had worshipped in Egypt (cf. Although angels, if given the command of God, can take away a life, they will not do so unless they have received that command or if God wills it. The weeping and wailing that night was not like anything ever heard in the land before. 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. 33 The Egyptians urged the people to hurry and leave the country. (1) The Passover and the plague of the firstborn was a defeat of Egypts gods: On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstbornboth men and animalsand I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt; I am the Lord (Exod. After the death of the firstborn of Egypt, the Egyptians did not want to be reminded of their grief by seeing the Israelites. This plague accomplished precisely what God intended, and what Moses had been asking for all along. 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. When you enter the land that the Lord will give you as he promised, observe this ceremony. All of the commandments and requirements which God placed upon the Israelites was predicated upon the fact that they were a people who belonged to Him. 12:26-27; 13:8, 14-16). (M) 10Do not leave any of it till morning;(N) if some is left till morning, you must burn it. When the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lord relented from the calamity and said to the angel who destroyed the people, It is enough! Provision was also made for non-Israelites to partake of the Passover, if they were circumcised (acknowledging their faith in the Abrahamic Covenant, cf. New International Version (NIV). If you like checking the Hebrew the word destroyer here, is shachath (see Strongs number 7843) which as a verb means to decay, to destroy, to devastate, to ruin. For less than $5/mo. (P), 12On that same night I will pass through(Q) Egypt and strike down(R) every firstborn(S) of both people and animals, and I will bring judgment on all the gods(T) of Egypt. MAN & WOMAN: Is there a real definition of man and woman in a world that wants fluid gender? And also bless me.. WebThe book gives the following examples of angels being executors: Angels were involved in the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19:1, 12-13). The fact that God claimed to possess the firstborn, so that they needed to be redeemed (13:1-2; 11-16), evidenced Gods ownership. 5The animals you choose must be year-old males without defect,(E) and you may take them from the sheep or the goats. Genesis 17:11 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you. Paul also speaks of our suffering in Passover terms. (1) The Passover was a memorial of the deliverance of Israel, accomplished by the mighty power of God: This observance will be for you like a sign on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that the Law of the Lord is to be on your lips. Go, worship the Lord as you have requested. 44Any slave you have bought may eat it after you have circumcised(BZ) him, 45but a temporary resident or a hired worker(CA) may not eat it. God's instructions about the Passover appear again, with details about how to observe it once the Israelites had left Egypt, in other parts of the Torah (the first five books of the Bible). 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. None of you shall go out of the door of your house until morning. Take a bunch of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin and put some of the blood on the top and on both sides of the doorframe. 24Obey these instructions as a lasting ordinance(AR) for you and your descendants. Each family was responsible for its own sacrificial animal, its own act of placing the blood on the door frame, and its own celebration of the meal. 19For seven days no yeast is to be found in your houses. And also bless me.. 40Now the length of time the Israelite people lived in Egypt[b] was 430 years. HUMAN RACE? WebHis angel that brings death will pass over and not kill your first-born sons. And Jehovah will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he sees the blood on the lintel, and on the two door-posts, Jehovah will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come into your houses to smite [you]. When you normally hear a storytelling account of the Passover starting with the tenth plague in Egypt, the story usually proceeds Then the Angel of Death visited the house of the Egyptians and the first-born son in every household was struck down. Take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the bowl of blood and smear it on the lintel and on the two doorposts. 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 heartless Pharaoh still refused to free the Israelite slaves. 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. For USA tax deductible donations click here. Paul clearly identified the Lord Jesus as the Passover lamb: For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed (1 Cor. APE-MAN? 12:19). 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. The Passover necessitated the suffering of the Son of God. 13:4; 23:15; 34:18; Deut. This covers the spiritual realm as well as the physical. In our day, we would have our coats on and our briefcase in hand. 32Take your flocks and herds,(BE) as you have said, and go. For Hashem will pass through to strike the Mitzrayim; and when He seeth the dahm upon the mashkof, and on the two mezuzot, Hashem will pasach (pass over, spare, skip) the entrance, and will not permit the Mashkhit (Destroyer, i.e., Hashems emissary of judgment, [see Num 22:31 on the Malach Hashem]) to enter unto your batim to strike. He said, Select a lamb for your families and slaughter the Passover lamb. And also bless me.. WebHis angel that brings death will pass over and not kill your first-born sons. 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). 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. That night, God sent the angel of (4) The Passover and the plague of the firstborn was an act of grace, as well as an act of judgment. Do not break any of the bones. Go, worship the Lord as you have requested. The Grim Reaper, so to speak, does not exist in the way we have perceived it as a culture to exist. The animal was to be roasted whole over the fire, not boiled or eaten raw. 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. Copyright 2019 by Zondervan. 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. His sister, Miriam, follows along as the basket floats away. WebThe Passover. Thus, every time the first boy was born to an Israelite family, the parents were reminded of their roots and the reason for their blessing, and every child was retold the story of the exodus. 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. WebWhen I see the blood, I will pass over you. Not at all. Now it came about at midnight that the Lord struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of cattle. 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. 39With the dough the Israelites had brought from Egypt, they baked loaves of unleavened bread. Thus we shall seek to grasp the meaning and the application of Gods judgment to our lives. He has an extensive teaching ministry on creation/evolution issues and continues to carry out research on evidence for creation and Noahs flood. 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. Rev. 22:14-22; 1 Cor. WebThe LORD said, For seven days you must not eat any bread made with yeast eat only unleavened bread. Likewise consider who saw the blood on the door posts of the Israelites; Exodus 12: 21-23 records: 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 lamb. 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. English Standard Version By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them. (BL) 36The Lord had made the Egyptians favorably disposed(BM) toward the people, and they gave them what they asked for; so they plundered(BN) the Egyptians. 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. 30Pharaoh and all his officials and all the Egyptians got up during the night, and there was loud wailing(BC) in Egypt, for there was not a house without someone dead. NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. He died for our sins; He bore the wrath of God, so that men could escape from the coming wrath of God, and could participate in His promised blessings (Isa. 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. It is used 176 times in the NT with the vast majority (150) of the messengers being angelic spiritual beings, but only the context determines whether a human or celestial messenger is intended. Their hope is that the basket will float to safety and whoever finds the baby will adopt him as their own. 1 Pet. ), 12:14-20pp Lev 23:4-8; Nu 28:16-25; Dt 16:1-8, ver 18; Ex 13:4; 23:15; 34:18; 40:2; Dt 16:1, Ex 29:1; Lev 1:3; 3:1; 4:3; 22:18-21; 23:12; Nu 6:14; 15:8; 28:3; Dt 15:21; 17:1; Heb 9:14; 1Pe 1:19, ver 19; Lev 23:5; Nu 9:1-3, 5, 11; Jos 5:10; 2Ch 30:2, ver 10; Ex 16:19; 23:18; 34:25; Lev 7:15; Nu 9:12, S ver 8; Ex 13:7; 29:34; Lev 22:30; Dt 16:4, ver 13, 21, 27, 43; Lev 23:5; Nu 9:2, 4; 28:16; Dt 16:1; Jos 5:10; 2Ki 23:21, 23; 2Ch 30:1; Ezr 6:19; Isa 31:5; Eze 45:21, Ex 15:11; 18:11; Nu 33:4; 2Ch 2:5; Ps 95:3; 97:9; 135:5; Isa 19:1; Jer 43:12; 44:8, ver 17, 24; Ex 13:5, 10; 27:21; Lev 3:17; 10:9; 16:29; 17:7; 23:14; 24:3; Nu 18:23, Ex 13:6-7; 23:15; 34:18; Lev 23:6; Nu 28:17; Dt 16:3; 1Co 5:7, Ex 23:15; 34:18; Dt 16:16; 2Ch 8:13; 30:21; Ezr 6:22; Mt 26:17; Lk 22:1; Ac 12:3, S Ge 16:7; Isa 37:36; Jer 6:26; 48:8; 1Co 10:10; Heb 11:28, Ge 12:2; Ex 38:26; Nu 1:46; 2:32; 11:13, 21; 26:51, ver 48; Nu 9:14; 15:14; 2Ch 6:32-33; Isa 14:1; 56:3, 6; 60:10, Nu 9:12; Ps 22:14; 34:20; 51:8; Pr 17:22; Jn 19:36*, ver 49; Lev 19:18, 34; 24:22; Nu 9:14; 10:32, NIV, Story of Jesus: Experience the Life of Jesus as One Seamless Story, NIV, Verse Mapping Bible, Comfort Print: Find Connections in Scripture Using a Unique 5-Step Process, NIV, The Story, Hardcover, Comfort Print: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People, NIV, Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, Red Letter Edition: Bringing to Life the Ancient World of Scripture, NIV, Biblical Theology Study Bible, Comfort Print: Follow Gods Redemptive Plan as It Unfolds throughout Scripture, NIV, Beautiful Word Bible Journal, Revelation, Paperback, Comfort Print. 26 Your children will ask you, What are we celebrating? 27 And you will answer, The Passover animal is killed to honor the Lord. 1 and 2; 7:14ff.). The solution to the problem is, once again, a Lamb, the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ, on whom our sins were laid. Here as well, those who died were not military combatants, but civilians, among whom were many women and children. 13:14, 16; 3:20). DEATH: Did God really kill animals to clothe Adam and Eve, or did He create new skins for this purpose? Get the BEST VALUE in digital Bible study as you prepare for Easter. It also informs us that Moses had nothing to say to Pharaoh, but that which God had commanded him to speak. Web31 During the night Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, Up! Web31 During the night Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, Up! The instructions for the celebrations of the first Passover were specific, and dealt with several aspects of the feast. Let us fall into the hands of the Lord, for his mercy is great; but do not let me fall into human hands. So, the Lord sent a plague on Israel from that morning until the end of the time designated, and seventy thousand of the people from Dan to Beersheba died. 11:4-8; 12:29). Thus, circumcision enabled one to participate fully in the Passover celebration. He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth (Isa. New International Version (NIV). (v6-7) This is how you are to eat it: with your cloak tucked into your belt, your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. Like it or not, God is the Creator of the universe (in general) and of man (in particular). It was felt by many that it was inappropriate for our president to dignify the deaths of those involved in the mass slaughter of Jews, based solely on their race. God's instructions about the Passover appear again, with details about how to observe it once the Israelites had left Egypt, in other parts of the Torah (the first five books of the Bible). In the Book of Enoch, angels of punishment and destruction belong to a group of angels called satans with Satan as their leader. This blood was to serve as a sign, which would protect the Israelites from the death angel (12:13, 23). Robert L. (Bob)Deffinbaugh graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary with his Th.M. (v12), Note well the text records it is not an angel who was sent to strike down the people, but the striker is named as the Lord God Himself. There was to be one sacrificial animal per household, unless the family was too small to consume one. Another angel who brought death and destruction is mentioned in the judgment of King Herod ( Acts 12:23 ). 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