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32 Take your flocks and herds, as you have said, and go. 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. Verses 9 and 10 are also a parenthetical explanation of why Pharaoh stubbornly refused to heed the warning of the plagues. Berean Standard Bible 13:9; cf. On these (two) days, no work was to be done, other than cooking. 33 The Egyptians urged the people to hurry and leave the country. (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. Now the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abrahams bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried. 37The Israelites journeyed from Rameses(BO) to Sukkoth. For Australia and rest of world click here. For USA tax deductible donations click here. 12:38, 43-49). When the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord relented concerning the disaster and said to the angel who was afflicting the people, Enough! WebSurah 32:11 mentions an angel of death identified with Azrael. God had told Abraham that the oppressive nation (which we now know to be Egypt) which would enslave Israel would be punished (Gen. 15:14). Perhaps first, a little on angels in general will help. English Standard Version By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them. WebHis angel that brings death will pass over and not kill your first-born sons. (2) The Passover lamb (12:3-8, 21-23). Since He had spared their lives, He possessed them. These include references in Numbers 9:1-4 , Numbers 28:16-25 , Deuteronomy 16:1-6 , and Leviticus 23:4-8 . This blood was to serve as a sign, which would protect the Israelites from the death angel (12:13, 23). This is entirely untrue. The heartless Pharaoh still refused to free the Israelite slaves. 12:5), but since our Lord was referred to as the Lamb, I have chosen to speak of the sacrificial animal as a lamb. 46It must be eaten inside the house; take none of the meat outside the house. Does that mean that the angel of death doesn't exist in the monotheistic traditions? While every Egyptian home suffered loss (cf. 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. 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. There was to be provision of enough meat for each person to be adequately supplied. (3) The Passover meal. 12:5-7, 46-47). Indeed, He had the right to smite the firstborn of Israel as well, and this would have happened apart from the provision of the Passover lamb and the shedding of its blood. Exod. (M) 10Do not leave any of it till morning;(N) if some is left till morning, you must burn it. At the same time, none of Israels firstborn, whether man or beast, was smitten. 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. 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. 12:1-2). 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. 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. Web31 During the night Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, Up! We shall therefore now consider the future implications of the first Passover celebration, as outlined in our text. On the first day you are to get rid of all the yeast in your houses, for if anyone during those seven days eats bread made with yeast, he shall no longer be considered one of my people. WebThe Eternal will pass through the land during the night and bring death to the Egyptians. A new religious calendar was given to the nation at this time. The account of the Passover plague (Exodus 12:29-30). God therefore struck down the Egyptian firstborn while He spared the Israelite firstborn. 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. 26 Your children will ask you, What are we celebrating? 27 And you will answer, The Passover animal is killed to honor the Lord. ), 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. God therefore designed these celebrations as occasions for instruction. The Bible reports David even saw this angel. This explains how Moses knew that this was the final plague, and why Pharaoh will nonetheless reject the warning. There is absolutely no sensationalism here, but only the most cursory account of the fulfillment of the Word of the Lord, spoken through Moses. That night, God sent the angel of 2:1; Esth. And the angel of the LORD was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite. 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. 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. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.(W). Get the BEST VALUE in digital Bible study as you prepare for Easter. The Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread, Masoretic Text; Samaritan Pentateuch and Septuagint. He will not let the one who destroys come into your houses to kill you. WebWhen I see the blood, I will pass over you. 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. Ed, Issue 46, Winter 2023. The first Passover meal was to consist of the roasted sacrificial animal, bitter herbs, and unleavened bread (12:8). The Passover lamb was to be purchased or selected on the 10th day of the month, and slaughtered at twilight130 on the evening of the 14th. What Israel did on that first Passover night was a prototype for all future Passover observances. The Passover and the plague of the firstborn had several purposes with regard to the Egyptians. Exodus 12:12,13 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD. You are to determine the amount of lamb needed in accordance with what each person will eat. Thus we shall seek to grasp the meaning and the application of Gods judgment to our lives. Copyright 2019 by Zondervan. Therefore honor God with your body (1 Cor. Nothing personifies death. 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. These include references in Numbers 9:1-4 , Numbers 28:16-25 , Deuteronomy 16:1-6 , and Leviticus 23:4-8 . In that day, they were to have their cloak tucked in (so they could hurry without tripping over it), their sandals on their feet, and their staff in hand (12:11). English Standard Version The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. Paul clearly identified the Lord Jesus as the Passover lamb: For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed (1 Cor. Great effort is taken here to establish the fact that the Passover is based upon Israels experience in time and space, and upon the direct revelation of God, made to and through Moses. WebHis angel that brings death will pass over and not kill your first-born sons. None of you shall go out of the door of your house until morning. 24Obey these instructions as a lasting ordinance(AR) for you and your descendants. Aggelos is best defined as a messenger, and generally a messenger from God, one who conveys news from God to men. (3) The Passover and the plague of the firstborn was proof of Gods possession of Israel. The hasty departure of the Israelites did not afford the time required to bake leavened bread (12:34, 39). As there was to be no bone broken of the Passover lamb (Exod. 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. 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. Now relax your hand! And the angel of the Lord was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. (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. (BW), 43The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, These are the regulations for the Passover meal:(BX). 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. 53). (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. 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). There would be no leftovers for dinner because they would be long gone before another meal could be eaten. 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. 11:17-34). (CB) 47The whole community of Israel must celebrate it. The instructions concerning the Passover celebration alternate between the present and the future. He will not let the one who brings death come into your houses and kill you. 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). On this first and last of the seven days, a sacred assembly is held (12:16). One of the most commonly repeated phrases employed in conjunction with the Passover is with a mighty hand (Exod. 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). Israel was Gods possession. One man, Adam, had sinned, so one sinless man, Jesus, needed to die to buy redemption. This is the second death, the lake of fire. 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. In the first epistle of Peter, the apostle informs Christians who are suffering that the passion, the suffering of the Lord Jesus, the Passover lamb, was a pattern for the suffering of all the saints (cf. So God, brought about one last plague, which was so terrible that it was certain to persuade Pharaoh to let his slaves go. Also, in the instructions God gave concerning the future observance of Passover, foreigners who placed themselves under the Abrahamic Covenant (as signified by circumcision) were allowed to participate, with no distinctions made between them and (other) Israelites (12:43-49). The Passover lamb is therefore a pattern for the saints, showing us that innocent suffering is often a part of Gods will for the righteous, and that through the suffering of the saints, Gods purposes may be accomplished. Go on to share how the original Passover heralded the coming of Christ as Son, and the glorious resurrection of Jesus the Saviour. The answer is yes. In the context of this chapter in First Corinthians, Paul has been speaking of a Christian who was living with the wife of his father (5:1). 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. (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. Verses 1-3 are cited before the announcement of Moses to Pharaoh that the firstborn of Egypt will be slain. If so, consider making a donation so we can keep adding more answers. 2:16-24). `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. 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. WebHis angel that brings death will pass over and not kill your first-born sons. 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. After this blow, Pharaohs own officials (who must have been standing there in Pharaohs court during this confrontation) would come to Moses, begging him to leave, with the Israelites. The solution to this apparent discrepancy is to observe the way this text (as well as others in Exodus) is structured. 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. 24:14). No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt. 20:11-15). Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. In chapters 12 and 13 there is constant alternation between (first) the instructions God gave Moses, and these same instructions as Moses conveyed them to the people. For the Lord brought you out of Egypt with his mighty hand ( Exod. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! Since the firstborn of the Israelites belonged to God, they had to sacrifice them (in the case of an animal, except for the donkey, 13:13), or (in the case of a son) to offer a sacrifice to redeem them. Another angel who brought death and destruction is mentioned in the judgment of King Herod ( Acts 12:23 ). 129 Another name for this first month of the sacred calendar is Abib (Exod. Another angel who brought death and destruction is mentioned in the judgment of King Herod ( Acts 12:23 ). The firstborn of Israel were spared due to the grace of God alone. 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. This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt. It can refer to a human messenger, e.g. Is Jesus story of the rich man and Lazarus a parable? 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. 19For seven days no yeast is to be found in your houses. At midnight, God would go throughout Egypt, slaying the firstborn, from Pharaohs own son, to the firstborn son of the lowest slave. 8:36). 12:14, etc.). And also bless me.. 51And on that very day the Lord brought the Israelites out of Egypt(CG) by their divisions.(CH). 48A foreigner residing among you who wants to celebrate the Lords Passover must have all the males in his household circumcised; then he may take part like one born in the land. All things were created through Him and for Him. 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. Get the BEST VALUE in digital Bible study as you prepare for Easter. Eat it in haste; it is the Lords Passover (v11) The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. (AW) 28The Israelites did just what the Lord commanded(AX) Moses and Aaron. The sacrificial lamb131 was to be without defect (Exod. 2 Kings 19:35 Verse Concepts In the first epistle of Paul to the Corinthians, we read, Get rid of the old yeast that you may be a new batch without yeastas you really are. WebHis angel that brings death will pass over and not kill your first-born sons. 11:5; 12:29-30), all of the Israelites were spared. 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. Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. 1 Pet. MAN & WOMAN: Is there a real definition of man and woman in a world that wants fluid gender? 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. The weeping and wailing that night was not like anything ever heard in the land before. 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 striking of the firstborn of Egypt should cause us to rethink the matter of sin. 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. Thus, this final plague brought the Egyptians to the point where they virtually compelled the Israelites to leave. Their hope is that the basket will float to safety and whoever finds the baby will adopt him as their own. (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. Where in the Bible can I find out? In our study of this text we will seek to face these moral issues squarely. Thus, Moses has not left Pharaohs presence at the end of chapter 10 and returned again to make his statement in verses 4-8 of chapter 11. 1). Rev. Thus, circumcision enabled one to participate fully in the Passover celebration. There were several purposes for the Passover celebration, some of which were to be understood at a later time. [4] Leave my people, you and the Israelites! Go, worship the Lord as you have requested. 40Now the length of time the Israelite people lived in Egypt[b] was 430 years. 16On the first day hold a sacred assembly, and another one on the seventh day. 13:1-2, 11-16). This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt. 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. 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. Bob is a pastor/teacher and elder at Community Bible Chapel in Richardson, Texas, and has contributed many of his Bible study series for use by the Foundation. Hot with anger, Moses then left the presence of Pharaoh. 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). John the Baptist, Matthew 11:10, quoting Malachi 3:1. WebThe Passover. The initial Passover meal was the first of endless annual celebrations (12:14, 17, 24; 13:10). ), New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition, New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition, New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition, Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition. get answers to your Bible questions from 50+ resources ($2,400+ value! What do you think of the book Creation Unfolding by Ken Coulson? (CC) No uncircumcised(CD) male may eat it. Since there were many non-Israelites who left Egypt with Israel (Exod. Hence all angels, celestial or earthly, came about as a result of creation by God. WebSurah 32:11 mentions an angel of death identified with Azrael. Neh. There is no need to elaborate further. It was the shed blood of the lamb which saved Israels firstborn from the plague (Exod. Moses pronouncement to Pharaoh: the coming of the final plague (Exodus 11:4-8). 5:9). 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. 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. 13:14, 16; 3:20). The classic example is in 2 Samuel 24:12-17 where we read; Go and tell David, This is what the Lord says: I am giving you three options. 38Many other people(BR) went up with them, and also large droves of livestock, both flocks and herds. 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. Not at all. Nevertheless, Gods actions here (and similar actions elsewhere) are explainable. (4) The Passover was another evidence of the grace of God in the lives of His people. Web31 During the night Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, Up! What have they done? Exod. 16:1) which literally means ear-month because it was at that time that the grain was in the ear. 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. The plagues revealed the powerlessness of the gods of Egypt, and the power of the God of Israel. The fact that God claimed to possess the firstborn, so that they needed to be redeemed (13:1-2; 11-16), evidenced Gods ownership. 53:6-7). Let us remember that when we come to the Passover celebration and the plague of the firstborn, we are now dealing with the tenth and concluding plague which God has brought upon Pharaoh and the Egyptians. English Standard Version The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. The Lord will go through Egypt to kill the Egyptians. Is there only one race of man? This last week marked the 40th anniversary of the first atomic bomb drop on Hiroshima. 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. But in this case the destroyer is not a person, but the coming of the penalty of death which destroys life. 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. So, the bottom line is there was no Angel of Death, or Death Angel involved in the Passover after all. 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.
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