(BP) There were about six hundred thousand men(BQ) on foot, besides women and children. The rite of redeeming the firstborn was a constant reminder to the Israelites of all subsequent generations that the firstborn belonged to God, and that this was due to the sparing of the firstborn at the Exodus. Like it or not, God is the Creator of the universe (in general) and of man (in particular). (Y) 15For seven days you are to eat bread made without yeast. There were several purposes for the Passover celebration, some of which were to be understood at a later time. 40Now the length of time the Israelite people lived in Egypt[b] was 430 years. 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). It is with such protests in mind that we must seek to interpret and apply the killing of every firstborn in Egypt, not only of men, but of the animals as well. Web31 During the night Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, Up! DOG EVOLUTION? 14This is a day you are to commemorate;(X) for the generations to come you shall celebrate it as a festival to the Lorda lasting ordinance. WebThe Passover. He will see the blood on the sides and tops of the doorframes. The purpose of this revelation thus dictates its form. Since there were many non-Israelites who left Egypt with Israel (Exod. The offer of salvation is before you. Thus, this final plague brought the Egyptians to the point where they virtually compelled the Israelites to leave. WebSurah 32:11 mentions an angel of death identified with Azrael. [4] These are but sheep. 8:36). So, too, idolatrous worship doesnt seem very serious, until we view this evil from Gods perspective. The Bible reports David even saw this angel. For the Lord will pass through to kill the Egyptians. Does that mean that the angel of death doesn't exist in the monotheistic traditions? Get the BEST VALUE in digital Bible study as you prepare for Easter. 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. 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. This last week marked the 40th anniversary of the first atomic bomb drop on Hiroshima. This is why the meal was to be eaten with an atmosphere of readiness and anticipation. Because the sparing of the Israelite firstborn was not a matter of merit, but of grace, God owned 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. The Grim Reaper, so to speak, does not exist in the way we have perceived it as a culture to exist. 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. Robert L. (Bob)Deffinbaugh graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary with his Th.M. 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. As I understand the sequence of events in chapters 10 and 11, Pharaoh had just demanded that Moses leave his presence, and warned that to return would mean death (10:28). 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. No uncircumcised person could partake of the Passover, but by receiving circumcisionthat is, by identifying oneself with the Abrahamic Covenanteven a foreigner could partake of Passover, and with no distinctions between this individual and an Israelite. No foreigner(BY) may eat it. Jesus death was a just penalty for sin in accordance to Gods own standard: eye for eye, tooth for tooth, life for life, and blood for blood. (CB) 47The whole community of Israel must celebrate it. (2) Because Christ is our Passover lamb, we must live our lives in purity, in holy living. Go, worship the Lord as you have requested. 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. 10:21). John J. Davis, Moses and the Gods of Egypt (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1971), p. 136. (2) Verses 21-30, the revelation which Moses conveyed to the Israelites. We shall therefore now consider the future implications of the first Passover celebration, as outlined in our text. One man, Adam, had sinned, so one sinless man, Jesus, needed to die to buy redemption. What do you think of the book Creation Unfolding by Ken Coulson? When Moses spoke to Pharaoh about the Israelites, he said, Let My son go, that he may serve Me (Exod. For Jehovah will pass through the land and kill the Egyptians; but when he sees the blood upon the panel at the top of the door and on the two side pieces, he will pass over that home and not permit the Destroyer to enter and kill your firstborn. 2 Thes. This was not a feast which Israel devised on her own, but one which God designed and very carefully prescribed. 12:14, etc.). 12:46), so no bone of our Lord was broken (John 19:32-36). [4] HUMAN RACE? (3) The plague of the firstborn was an appropriate punishment of Egyptians for their oppression of Israel (Gen. 15:14; Exod. Their hope is that the basket will float to safety and whoever finds the baby will adopt him as their own. Go, worship the Lord as you have requested. Sinai was based upon the events of the exodus (cf. God then sent the angel to Jerusalem but when he saw the destruction about to begin, he compassionately changed his mind and ordered the death angel, Enoughs enough! The word translated angel in English is from the NT Greek aggelos. His background is in geology and teaching. Romans 8:38-39ESV / 492 helpful votes HelpfulNot Helpful We will briefly review these: (1) The time of the Passover meal. In the final verses of chapter 10, Pharaoh angrily demands that Moses and Aaron leave his presence, threatening that to do so again will mean their death (v. 28). 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). Because Christians have been redeemed by the Lamb of God, they do not belong to themselves, and they must therefore live out their lives as a living sacrifice to God. Romans 9). Or three months of fleeing from your enemies while they pursue you? Deut. Is there only one race of man? As mans Creator, God is absolutely justified in dealing with His creation as He sees fit (cf. God would have Israelites (and the reader of New Testament times as well) know that the institution of the Passover was done in accordance with direct divine revelation. 26 Your children will ask you, What are we celebrating? 27 And you will answer, The Passover animal is killed to honor the Lord. New American Standard Bible Copyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. No grief will have ever been greater for the Egyptians, and yet not the least evil128 would fall upon the Israelites. Withdraw your hand. The angel of the Lord was then at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. Dogs have undergone many changes since people have been breeding them. 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.. Just as the Passover celebrations (including the redemption of the firstborn and the Feast of Unleavened Bread) provided an opportunity to instruct the children concerning Gods work in the past and its bearing on the present, so the Lords table and baptism provide us with teaching opportunities which we dare not neglect. Berean Standard Bible 12:1-2). Leave my people, you and the Israelites! Web31 During the night Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, Up! Thus the fact that Christ is our Passover lamb necessitates maintaining purity in our lives, and in the church as well. 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. WebThe Eternal will pass through the land during the night and bring death to the Egyptians. Now the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abrahams bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried. The firstborn of Israel were not spared because they were more worthy or more righteous than the Egyptians. (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. Not only is the slaughter of the Egyptian firstborn the means God used to release His people from slavery, it is the angel of the Lord who smote the firstborn. No one is to leave the house until morning. (4) The Passover was another evidence of the grace of God in the lives of His people. 13:4; 23:15; 34:18; Deut. On the first day of the feast, all presence of yeast is to be removed from the house. 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. 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. Another angel who brought death and destruction is mentioned in the judgment of King Herod ( Acts 12:23 ). 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. get answers to your Bible questions from 50+ resources ($2,400+ value! 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. Thus, circumcision enabled one to participate fully in the Passover celebration. 8That same night(I) they are to eat the meat roasted(J) over the fire, along with bitter herbs,(K) and bread made without yeast. It may not be possible to determine with any degree of certainty, nor is it necessary that we do so. 6Take care of them until the fourteenth day of the month,(F) when all the members of the community of Israel must slaughter them at twilight. Israel was Gods possession. New International Version (NIV). 2 Samuel 24:16 And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. (BW), 43The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, These are the regulations for the Passover meal:(BX). In fact, all men belong to God by virtue of creation, and all Christians belong (doubly) to God by virtue of redemption. Exod. As we shall show later, the giving of the Law on Mt. 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). 22:14-22; 1 Cor. God directed that the meaning of the celebration was to be explained to the children (13:8). Where in the Bible can I find out? Eat it in haste;(O) it is the Lords Passover. 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. WebLater, in II Kings 19:35, the angel kills 185,000 Assyrian soldiers. Rev. For otherwise, they said, we will all die!(BI) 34So the people took their dough before the yeast was added, and carried it on their shoulders in kneading troughs(BJ) wrapped in clothing. The Passover was a corporate celebration in that all Israel observed the meal, just as Moses had instructed them (12:28, 50). God therefore struck down the Egyptian firstborn while He spared the Israelite firstborn. Each succeeding plague was further proof of Gods existence and power, and gave greater substance to the warnings which followed. (3) The Passover and the plague of the firstborn was proof of Gods possession of Israel. The Passover animal was to be a male yearling, either a goat or a sheep (12:5). The fact that God claimed to possess the firstborn, so that they needed to be redeemed (13:1-2; 11-16), evidenced Gods ownership. The New Testament teaches a number of practical applications of the Passover for contemporary Christians. 12:12-13, 22-23), just as it is the shed blood of the Lamb of God which saves men from the judgment of God (1 Peter 1:18-19; Rev. 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 bitter herbs (12:8) would certainly help the children gain some sensory stimulation in this educational endeavor. 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. Finally, there is a brief account given of the plague itself, just as God had said through Moses. That night, God sent the angel of 5The animals you choose must be year-old males without defect,(E) and you may take them from the sheep or the goats. 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. His sister, Miriam, follows along as the basket floats away. 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. 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. Lu. 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. Had Israel been worthy, there would have been no need of the sacrifice of the Passover lamb, with its blood applied to the door frame. Leave my people, you and the Israelites! For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he sees the blood on the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in to your houses to smite you. 32 Take your flocks and herds, as you have said, and go. It also informs us that Moses had nothing to say to Pharaoh, but that which God had commanded him to speak. Several times the narrative of events is interrupted by explanatory statements, which serve to explain the turn of events which is described in the narrative. Let us each ask God to prepare our hearts to take the lesson of this incident seriously. The suffering of the Passover lamb is the pattern for the saints to follow when they suffer. 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