Like it or not, God is the Creator of the universe (in general) and of man (in particular). PARABLE? The hasty departure of the Israelites did not afford the time required to bake leavened bread (12:34, 39). The second is the instructions given to the Israelites regarding the Passover, which is Gods means of protecting His people from the plague. 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! You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. Nothing personifies death. 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. 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. In fact, all men belong to God by virtue of creation, and all Christians belong (doubly) to God by virtue of redemption. Go, worship(BD) 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. 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]. That night, God sent the angel of WebSurah 32:11 mentions an angel of death identified with Azrael. get answers to your Bible questions from 50+ resources ($2,400+ value! 19For seven days no yeast is to be found in your houses. 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. 40Now the length of time the Israelite people lived in Egypt[b] was 430 years. Josh. 53). While every Egyptian home suffered loss (cf. 26 Your children will ask you, What are we celebrating? 27 And you will answer, The Passover animal is killed to honor the Lord. While the account is not written to underscore the conversion of Egyptians (the thrust of the account is on the judgment of Egypt, especially her gods), I think that there is ample evidence to suggest that some of the Egyptians were converted to true faith in the God of Israel. 1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. Get the BEST VALUE in digital Bible study as you prepare for Easter. 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. 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). 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. Lu. (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. WebWhen I see the blood, I will pass over you. Or three months of fleeing from your enemies while they pursue you? Leave my people, you and the Israelites! He willingly gave it up in obedience to God the Fathers specific requirement that the wages of sin had to be paid. (AD) Celebrate this day as a lasting ordinance for the generations to come. Dogs have undergone many changes since people have been breeding them. But when He sees the blood around your door, the Lord will pass over the door. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. 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. Just as the firstborn were worthy of divine judgment, and in danger of it, Gods solution must be believed and acted upon. The New Testament teaches a number of practical applications of the Passover for contemporary Christians. The Lord will go through Egypt to kill the Egyptians. New International Version (NIV). Under such circumstances, two families could share one (12:4). 4:23). 5:7). 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. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to destroy you, when I strike the land of Egypt. 130 There is considerable discussion and disagreement over the precise time at which the Passover sacrifice was to be slain. 26 Your children will ask you, What are we celebrating? 27 And you will answer, The Passover animal is killed to honor the Lord. He debated many academics and theologians on the creation/evolution issue, including Richard Dawkins and John Polkinghorne. When you enter the land that the Lord will give you as he promised, observe this ceremony. The answer is yes. Provision was also made for non-Israelites to partake of the Passover, if they were circumcised (acknowledging their faith in the Abrahamic Covenant, cf. For the Lord will pass by to smite the Egyptians: and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel and on the two door cheeks, the Lord will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come into your houses to plague. For the Lord brought you out of Egypt with his mighty hand ( Exod. Once we have come to grips with the seriousness of sin, we need to focus on the solution. (4) The participants of the Passover. (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. 32 Take your flocks and herds, as you have said, and go. 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. 32 Take your flocks and herds, as you have said, and go. 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). This explains how Moses knew that this was the final plague, and why Pharaoh will nonetheless reject the warning. Because the Israelites had also worshipped the gods of Egypt, the judgment of these gods caused Gods people to turn from their false worship, at least for the moment. 12:1). WebThe Passover. In our study of this text we will seek to face these moral issues squarely. So God, brought about one last plague, which was so terrible that it was certain to persuade Pharaoh to let his slaves go. Gods promises, for pleasure or pain, of prosperity or peril, are certain. Much of Johns teaching and research is available on the extensive range of DVDs and CDs available from Creation Research. 5The animals you choose must be year-old males without defect,(E) and you may take them from the sheep or the goats. Like the Egyptians, the Israelites were sinners, fully deserving of divine wrath. This is why the meal was to be eaten with an atmosphere of readiness and anticipation. After the death of the firstborn of Egypt, the Egyptians did not want to be reminded of their grief by seeing the Israelites. In the Book of Enoch, angels of punishment and destruction belong to a group of angels called satans with Satan as their leader. Another angel who brought death and destruction is mentioned in the judgment of King Herod ( Acts 12:23 ). Does that mean that the angel of death doesn't exist in the monotheistic traditions? 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. There is no need to elaborate further. (3) The Passover celebrations was a means of incorporating or excluding the Gentiles in the covenant of God to Abraham (Exod. He said, Select a lamb for your families and slaughter the Passover lamb. (M) 10Do not leave any of it till morning;(N) if some is left till morning, you must burn it. Exodus 12:23 For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you. (1) The Passover and the tenth plague served as a judgment on the gods of Egypt, whom the Israelites had worshipped in Egypt (cf. Berean Standard Bible 13:9; cf. 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! Copyright 2019 by Zondervan. Wherever you live,(AI) you must eat unleavened bread.(AJ). Every child of God belongs to God, and must live in the light of belonging to Him. When the unbelievers in hell cry out for help, an angel, also identified with Azrael, will appear on the horizon and tell them that they have to remain. 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. (BT) 41At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the Lords divisions(BU) left Egypt. Choose one of them for me to carry out against you. So Gad went to David and said to him, Shall there come on you three years of famine in your land? (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. And also bless me.. But when He sees the blood-markings across the tops of your doorways and down your two doorposts, He will pass over your houses and not allow His messenger of death to enter into your houses and strike you down. Thus the fact that Christ is our Passover lamb necessitates maintaining purity in our lives, and in the church as well. 53:6-7). 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. Do not break any of the bones. 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. (2) Verses 21-30, the revelation which Moses conveyed to the Israelites. For the Lord brought you out of Egypt with his mighty hand (Exod. Underlying most of these commemorations there was a reaction to the killing of thousands of people who were not personally involved in the military forces of Japan, many of whom were women and children. At midnight, God would go throughout Egypt, slaying the firstborn, from Pharaohs own son, to the firstborn son of the lowest slave. 24Obey these instructions as a lasting ordinance(AR) for you and your descendants. For the Lord brought you out of Egypt with his mighty hand ( Exod. 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. 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. 38Many other people(BR) went up with them, and also large droves of livestock, both flocks and herds. Follow Christ's journey to the Cross. A number of commemorations were held, ranging from memorial services for those killed or injured to demonstrations protesting the use of nuclear weapons. 13:9; cf. 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. John Mackay is International Director of Creation Research. In verses 4-8, Moses declared the essence of this revelation to Pharaoh, as it related to him. Let us each ask God to prepare our hearts to take the lesson of this incident seriously. Luke 22:1-23). These include references in Numbers 9:1-4 , Numbers 28:16-25 , Deuteronomy 16:1-6 , and Leviticus 23:4-8 . Leave my people, you and the Israelites! 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. 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. Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. Go, worship the Lord as you have requested. In our day, we would have our coats on and our briefcase in hand. At the same time, none of Israels firstborn, whether man or beast, was smitten. 13:14, 16; 3:20). ), 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. John the Baptist could thus identify and introduce our Lord as Israels Messiah by the words, Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! (John 1:29). 17Celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread,(AC) because it was on this very day that I brought your divisions out of Egypt. One of the most commonly repeated phrases employed in conjunction with the Passover is with a mighty hand (Exod. The words Death Angel are seen in The Message, an American language-expanded retelling of the Bible by E. Peterson where 1 Chronicles 21:14-15 reads: So God unleashed an epidemic in Israel 70,000 Israelites died. John the Baptist, Matthew 11:10, quoting Malachi 3:1. Were you helped by this answer? Because the sparing of the Israelite firstborn was not a matter of merit, but of grace, God owned them. This covers the spiritual realm as well as the physical. The institution of the Lords Table (communion) serves the same purposes. 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