The bitter herbs (12:8) would certainly help the children gain some sensory stimulation in this educational endeavor. 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. Where in the Bible can I find out? 7:23). On these (two) days, no work was to be done, other than cooking. WebLater, in II Kings 19:35, the angel kills 185,000 Assyrian soldiers. 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. (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. (1) The redemption of the firstborn (Exod. 40Now the length of time the Israelite people lived in Egypt[b] was 430 years. The Passover celebration was to commence the Feast of Unleavened Bread. 19For seven days no yeast is to be found in your houses. And the blood shall be to you for a token on the houses where you are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt. Drunks are people we can laugh at, until they get behind the wheel and kill one of our loved ones. WebThe LORD said, For seven days you must not eat any bread made with yeast eat only unleavened bread. 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). Surplus food was not to be kept overnight, but was to be burned (12:10). (M) 10Do not leave any of it till morning;(N) if some is left till morning, you must burn it. This plague accomplished precisely what God intended, and what Moses had been asking for all along. Thus, this plague is the capstone, as it were, of the plagues. Much of Johns teaching and research is available on the extensive range of DVDs and CDs available from Creation Research. 2:16-24). The Lord will go through Egypt to kill the Egyptians. Web31 During the night Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, Up! For the Lord brought you out of Egypt with his mighty hand ( Exod. The instructions for the celebrations of the first Passover were specific, and dealt with several aspects of the feast. There would be no leftovers for dinner because they would be long gone before another meal could be eaten. Copyright 2019 by Zondervan. Also, when a child asks the meaning of a celebration, the parent is to teach its significance (12:26-27; 13:14). Withdraw your hand. The angel of the Lord was then at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. Robert L. (Bob)Deffinbaugh graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary with his Th.M. (AE) 18In the first month(AF) you are to eat bread made without yeast, from the evening of the fourteenth day until the evening of the twenty-first day. The slaughter of the Egyptians took place a long time ago, and thus we do not have the kind of emotional reaction to this account as we have seen to the bombing of Hiroshima or the Nazi death camps of Germany. It may not be possible to determine with any degree of certainty, nor is it necessary that we do so. The Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread, Masoretic Text; Samaritan Pentateuch and Septuagint. When the sinfulness of man is added to his creatureliness, Gods wrath is even more clearly seen to be right. 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). 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. 13:14, 16; 3:20). 29At midnight(AY) the Lord(AZ) struck down all the firstborn(BA) in Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on the throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner, who was in the dungeon, and the firstborn of all the livestock(BB) as well. For USA tax deductible donations click here. He willingly gave it up in obedience to God the Fathers specific requirement that the wages of sin had to be paid. Thus, the Old Testament prophet, Isaiah, could speak of Israels Savior as a lamb: We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. (CC) No uncircumcised(CD) male may eat it. Ex). [4] 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. This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt. 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. 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. 53). 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. 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 firstborn of Israel were spared due to the grace of God alone. 9:16). get answers to your Bible questions from 50+ resources ($2,400+ value! NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. For less than $5/mo. 138-139. There is no specific mention of any Egyptians celebrating the first Passover, although this is possible, even likely. 13:14, 16; 3:20). Romans 8:38-39ESV / 492 helpful votes HelpfulNot Helpful 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. 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. [4] For the LORD will pass through smiting the Egyptians, and when he sees the blood upon the lintel and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over that door and will not allow the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite, And Yahweh will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and He will see the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, and Yahweh will pass over the doorway and will not allow the destroyer to come into your houses to smite, And Yahweh will go through to strike Egypt, and he will see the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, and Yahweh will pass over the doorway and will not allow the destroyer to come to your houses to strike. (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. (2) The Passover and its related celebrations, the Feast of Unleavened Bread and the redemption of the firstborn, were intended to serve as a means of instruction for the future generations of Israel (Exod. In the popular retelling of the Passover story, the "destroyer" is often called the "angel of death," but the words "angel of death" don't actually appear anywhere in the Hebrew Bible, the Christian New Testament or the Islamic Quran. Another angel who brought death and destruction is mentioned in the judgment of King Herod ( Acts 12:23 ). 6:19-20). In our day, we would have our coats on and our briefcase in hand. Passover thus was a kind of dividing line between a true believer and an outsider. Nothing personifies death. Every person in Egypt, whether an Israelite or an Egyptian, was worthy of Gods divine judgment. 5:6-8). And also bless(BF) me.. 17Celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread,(AC) because it was on this very day that I brought your divisions out of Egypt. His sister, Miriam, follows along as the basket floats away. (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. 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. 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. Moses pronouncement to Israel: instructions regarding the Passover (Exodus 12:1-13, 21-23). 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. 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. 23When the Lord goes through the land to strike(AN) down the Egyptians, he will see the blood(AO) on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over(AP) that doorway, and he will not permit the destroyer(AQ) to enter your houses and strike you down. 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. No foreigner(BY) may eat it. 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. This possibility is enhanced by the report that some Egyptians had taken heed of previous warnings (9:18-21). Let me outline some of them briefly. The reason why men find the judgment of God in the smiting of the firstborn so difficult to justify is that they do not grasp the seriousness of their own sin. 33 The Egyptians urged the people to hurry and leave the country. Thus the fact that Christ is our Passover lamb necessitates maintaining purity in our lives, and in the church as well. Another angel who brought death and destruction is mentioned in the judgment of King Herod ( Acts 12:23 ). 1:22). What Israel did on that first Passover night was a prototype for all future Passover observances. (BP) There were about six hundred thousand men(BQ) on foot, besides women and children. 12:38, 43-49). Start FREE. (3) The Passover meal. 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. 13:3, 9, 14, 16; cf. The suffering of the Passover lamb is the pattern for the saints to follow when they suffer. WebSurah 32:11 mentions an angel of death identified with Azrael. John Mackay is International Director of Creation Research. 39With the dough the Israelites had brought from Egypt, they baked loaves of unleavened bread. 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. The entire week of celebration was to serve as a reminder to Israel of the day on which God brought them out of Egypt. WebSurah 32:11 mentions an angel of death identified with Azrael. (2) The Passover and the plague of the firstborn served as the final blow, which compelled the Egyptians to let the Israelites go (Exod. And also bless me.. 11This 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. 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. (G) 7Then they are to take some of the blood(H) and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs. Now then, think it over and decide how I should answer the one who sent me. David said to Gad, I am in deep distress. In fact, all men belong to God by virtue of creation, and all Christians belong (doubly) to God by virtue of redemption. MAN & WOMAN: Is there a real definition of man and woman in a world that wants fluid gender? God directed that the meaning of the celebration was to be explained to the children (13:8). The animal was to be roasted whole over the fire, not boiled or eaten raw. What colour was he? 2:1; Esth. Like it or not, God is the Creator of the universe (in general) and of man (in particular). Verses 1-3 of chapter 11 inform us of a revelation God had given Moses sometime before, in which the details of the final plague had been outlined. On this first and last of the seven days, a sacred assembly is held (12:16). Ridding them of their false worship entirely was a much more long-term operation, but this was at least a beginning. Surely this is evolution? This is why the meal was to be eaten with an atmosphere of readiness and anticipation. Pull back!, but Petersons use of Death Angel is not actually a translation of any term in the Hebrew scriptures. The hasty departure of the Israelites did not afford the time required to bake leavened bread (12:34, 39). There were several purposes for the Passover celebration, some of which were to be understood at a later time. 32Take your flocks and herds,(BE) as you have said, and go. The dough was without yeast because they had been driven out(BS) of Egypt and did not have time to prepare food for themselves. 53:6-7). 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. English Standard Version By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them. 31During the night Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, Up! WebThe Passover. Keller says it is. 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. On the first day of the feast, all presence of yeast is to be removed from the house. The Passover was a corporate celebration in that all Israel observed the meal, just as Moses had instructed them (12:28, 50). When Moses spoke to Pharaoh about the Israelites, he said, Let My son go, that he may serve Me (Exod. (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. The nation Israel did not suffer so much as a dog bark (or bite, Exod. Is it evolutionist? Leave my people, you and the Israelites! 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. 26 Your children will ask you, What are we celebrating? 27 And you will answer, The Passover animal is killed to honor the Lord. Once we have come to grips with the seriousness of sin, we need to focus on the solution. 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. The power of God was made manifest by the Passover and the plagues. These are but sheep. The heartless Pharaoh still refused to free the Israelite slaves. (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. 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. In the first place, most of the plagues were preceded by an announcement and a warning. 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. 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 book of Hebrews reminds that there are specific heavenly angelic beings, designed to be ministering spirits (Hebrews 1:7) to the people of God on earth. Another angel who brought death and destruction is mentioned in the judgment of King Herod ( Acts 12:23 ). Its a masculine noun, so forget all those pretty female angels on the Christmas trees. Now the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abrahams bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried. Romans 8:38-39ESV / 492 helpful votes HelpfulNot Helpful 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. 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. `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. 12:24-25). Get the BEST VALUE in digital Bible study as you prepare for Easter. This explains how Moses knew that this was the final plague, and why Pharaoh will nonetheless reject the warning. Now relax your hand! And the angel of the Lord was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. (BT) 41At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the Lords divisions(BU) left Egypt. 3Tell the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man is to take a lamb[a](C) for his family, one for each household. This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt. Leave my people, you and the Israelites! 33 The Egyptians urged the people to hurry and leave the country. 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. 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