Surely this is evolution? His sister, Miriam, follows along as the basket floats away. 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. Those who did not refrain from eating leavened bread were to be banned from the congregation of Israel, whether or not he was a native Israelite (cf. WebHis angel that brings death will pass over and not kill your first-born sons. 33 The Egyptians urged the people to hurry and leave the country. 1 Pet. So God, brought about one last plague, which was so terrible that it was certain to persuade Pharaoh to let his slaves go. Does that mean that the angel of death doesn't exist in the monotheistic traditions? 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. The second is the instructions given to the Israelites regarding the Passover, which is Gods means of protecting His people from the plague. 22Take a bunch of hyssop,(AL) dip it into the blood in the basin and put some of the blood(AM) on the top and on both sides of the doorframe. The Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread, Masoretic Text; Samaritan Pentateuch and Septuagint. 32 Take your flocks and herds, as you have said, and go. 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. That night, God sent the angel of It may not be possible to determine with any degree of certainty, nor is it necessary that we do so. 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. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. The dough was without yeast because they had been driven out(BS) of Egypt and did not have time to prepare food for themselves. Thus we shall seek to grasp the meaning and the application of Gods judgment to our lives. For less than $5/mo. Nevertheless, Gods actions here (and similar actions elsewhere) are explainable. 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. 26 Your children will ask you, What are we celebrating? 27 And you will answer, The Passover animal is killed to honor the Lord. For the Lord will pass through to kill the Egyptians. 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. As there was to be no bone broken of the Passover lamb (Exod. For the Lord shall pass [forth] smiting the Egyptians; and when he shall see the blood in the lintel, and in ever either post (and when he shall see the blood on the lintel, and on both door-posts), he shall pass (over) the door of the house; and he shall not suffer the smiter to enter into your houses, and to hurt. 128 This is expressed by a proverbial saying, A dog would not move his tongue against man or beast (v. 7). 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. English Standard Version By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them. DOG EVOLUTION? WebWhen I see the blood, I will pass over you. 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). WebSurah 32:11 mentions an angel of death identified with Azrael. One can see that the first Passover, along with each subsequent annual remembrance of Passover, was an event of great significance, one which was to be celebrated from that time on. Unfortunately, Christians have come to take the remembrance of our Lord lightly, and do it infrequently, often as a kind of footnote to some other service. Josh. Or three months of fleeing from your enemies while they pursue you? 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For Australia and rest of world click here. Let us heed His commandments well, for we belong to Him. Does that mean that the angel of death doesn't exist in the monotheistic traditions? The word which is translated move literally means to cut into, to sharpen, or to bring to a point. The allusion here is to the fact that none would bring injury to Israel (cf. 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. Joshua 2:12 Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token: 1 Thessalonians 1:10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. Other Quranic verses refer to a multitude of angels of death. 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. 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. (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. The first Passover meal was to consist of the roasted sacrificial animal, bitter herbs, and unleavened bread (12:8). Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! Now the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abrahams bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried. 129 Another name for this first month of the sacred calendar is Abib (Exod. 12:12). (3) The plague of the firstborn was an appropriate punishment of Egyptians for their oppression of Israel (Gen. 15:14; Exod. Ex). We will briefly review these: (1) The time of the Passover meal. Because the sparing of the Israelite firstborn was not a matter of merit, but of grace, God owned them. And then, in the 4th verse of chapter 11 Moses seems to appear again before Pharaoh, in contradiction to Pharaohs order and to Moses retort. 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]. The heartless Pharaoh still refused to free the Israelite slaves. A new religious calendar was given to the nation at this time. And also bless me.. The striking of the firstborn of Egypt should cause us to rethink the matter of sin. 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. 35The Israelites did as Moses instructed and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold(BK) and for clothing. What have they done? These are but sheep. Pull back!, but Petersons use of Death Angel is not actually a translation of any term in the Hebrew scriptures. 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. 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. 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. 11:4-8; 12:29). The tenth and final plague is described in several phases. Aggelos is best defined as a messenger, and generally a messenger from God, one who conveys news from God to men. Luke 22:1-23). Under such circumstances, two families could share one (12:4). Let us each ask God to prepare our hearts to take the lesson of this incident seriously. Davis, pp. 9:16). There is absolutely no sensationalism here, but only the most cursory account of the fulfillment of the Word of the Lord, spoken through Moses. So, the moral of the story is why whenever we tell the story of the Passover we should stick to the narrative in Exodus 12, where we read in v24-27; Obey these instructions as a lasting ordinance for you and your descendants. 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). Now its over, tell your children every year of the significance of the Passover. 19For seven days no yeast is to be found in your houses. It is my prayer that you will, even at this moment, accept the salvation which God offers to you through the sacrifice of His Son, who has been raised from the dead and who will return to the earth to execute judgment on all those who have rejected His sacrifice (cf. The firstborn of all the Egyptians were smitten, while those of the Israelites were spared. Thus, this plague is the capstone, as it were, of the plagues. Since the purpose is not merely a chronological review of history, chronological smoothness is set aside in deference to theological explanation. The plague of the firstborn was exceedingly appropriate since the Egyptians were seeking to kill all of the male babies born to the Israelites (cf. If so, consider making a donation so we can keep adding more answers. Since the Passover was the commencement of a new life, the month (of Abib129, cf. 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! 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). For the Lord brought you out of Egypt with his mighty hand ( Exod. 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). This blood was to serve as a sign, which would protect the Israelites from the death angel (12:13, 23). (BT) 41At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the Lords divisions(BU) left Egypt. 13:4; 23:15; 34:18; Deut. WebSurah 32:11 mentions an angel of death identified with Azrael. English Standard Version By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them. Let me outline some of them briefly. 12:14, etc.). The Passover was a corporate celebration in that all Israel observed the meal, just as Moses had instructed them (12:28, 50). Thus, verses 1 and 9 of chapter 11 begin, the Lord had said to Moses. For UK tax deductible donations click here. Like the Egyptians, the Israelites were sinners, fully deserving of divine wrath. [4] 32Take your flocks and herds,(BE) as you have said, and go. 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). 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. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! The firstborn of Israel were spared due to the grace of God alone. No foreigner(BY) may eat it. It also informs us that Moses had nothing to say to Pharaoh, but that which God had commanded him to speak. 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 explains how Moses knew that this was the final plague, and why Pharaoh will nonetheless reject the warning. Finally, there is a brief account given of the plague itself, just as God had said through Moses. 32 Take your flocks and herds, as you have said, and go. 2 Thes. The Passover meal was largely provided by the Passover sacrifice. 16:1) which literally means ear-month because it was at that time that the grain was in the ear. One man, Adam, had sinned, so one sinless man, Jesus, needed to die to buy redemption. 12:46), so no bone of our Lord was broken (John 19:32-36). WebThe LORD said, For seven days you must not eat any bread made with yeast eat only unleavened bread. For a survey of the different views, cf. (4) The Passover (Passion) of our Lord is a pattern for Christians regarding suffering. 6:19-20). 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. 13:9; cf. 2 Kings 19:35 Verse Concepts 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. 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). In our study of this text we will seek to face these moral issues squarely. (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. Since we will not attempt to cover all the material contained in chapter 12 in this message, I want to point out that the structure of the chapter links the instructions given by God to Moses (verses 1-20) and the instructions from God spoken by Moses (verses 21-30). WebThe Eternal will pass through the land during the night and bring death to the Egyptians. English Standard Version The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. 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. Is there only one race of man? 20:11-15). The solution to this apparent discrepancy is to observe the way this text (as well as others in Exodus) is structured. 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! 12:1-2). 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