Since the Passover was the commencement of a new life, the month (of Abib129, cf. Like the Feast of Unleavened Bread and the redemption of the firstborn, the Passover was to become a permanent part of Israels religious liturgy (cf. Get the BEST VALUE in digital Bible study as you prepare for Easter. 16On the first day hold a sacred assembly, and another one on the seventh day. The observance of the Lords Table reminds the Christian of the salvation which our Lord accomplished by His death, burial, and resurrection (cf. 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. Davis, pp. All things were created through Him and for Him. Is Jesus story of the rich man and Lazarus a parable? 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. 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). 11:5; 12:29-30), all of the Israelites were spared. Web31 During the night Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, Up! 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. 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. WebThe LORD said, For seven days you must not eat any bread made with yeast eat only unleavened bread. Thus, this final plague brought the Egyptians to the point where they virtually compelled the Israelites to leave. (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. 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. (2) Because Christ is our Passover lamb, we must live our lives in purity, in holy living. You are to determine the amount of lamb needed in accordance with what each person will eat. 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.. Aggelos is best defined as a messenger, and generally a messenger from God, one who conveys news from God to men. The first Passover meal was to consist of the roasted sacrificial animal, bitter herbs, and unleavened bread (12:8). He said, Select a lamb for your families and slaughter the Passover lamb. WebWhen I see the blood, I will pass over you. God directed that the meaning of the celebration was to be explained to the children (13:8). For less than $5/mo. And anyone, whether foreigner(AG) or native-born, who eats anything with yeast in it must be cut off(AH) from the community of Israel. 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. [4] We cannot live our lives independently, autonomously, as Christians, but we must live them out as those who have been bought with a price and as those who belong to God. Let your hand fall on me and my family.. And another, a red horse, went out; and to him who sat on it, it was granted to take peace from the earth, and that men would slay one another; and a great sword was given to him. 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. 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. 24:14). The Bible reports David even saw this angel. This was likely not immediately perceived, but there are several similarities between the Passover lamb and the Lamb of God, the Lord Jesus Christ. Moses pronouncement to Israel: instructions regarding the Passover (Exodus 12:1-13, 21-23). 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. 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. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.(W). On the first day of the feast, all presence of yeast is to be removed from the house. Were you helped by this answer? (2) The Passover lamb (12:3-8, 21-23). 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. We shall therefore now consider the future implications of the first Passover celebration, as outlined in our text. Romans 8:38-39ESV / 492 helpful votes HelpfulNot Helpful He debated many academics and theologians on the creation/evolution issue, including Richard Dawkins and John Polkinghorne. WebLater, in II Kings 19:35, the angel kills 185,000 Assyrian soldiers. That night, God sent the angel of For the entire seven days, no leavened bread was to be eaten. 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). Take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the bowl of blood and smear it on the lintel and on the two doorposts. (3) The Passover teaches us the important role played by religious ceremony (liturgy, if you prefer) in the Christians experience. That night, God sent the angel of 49The same law applies both to the native-born and to the foreigner(CE) residing among you., 50All the Israelites did just what the Lord had commanded(CF) Moses and Aaron. get answers to your Bible questions from 50+ resources ($2,400+ value! (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. 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). (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. 12:24-25). Since there were many non-Israelites who left Egypt with Israel (Exod. Now relax your hand! And the angel of the Lord was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. The entire week of celebration was to serve as a reminder to Israel of the day on which God brought them out of Egypt. Ridding them of their false worship entirely was a much more long-term operation, but this was at least a beginning. 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. 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 account of the Passover plague (Exodus 12:29-30). Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! For UK tax deductible donations click here. 12:38, 43-49). NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Then the Lord will pass over that house. (5) The Passover and the plague of the firstborn was an occasion for God to manifest His great power: But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth (Exod. This explains how Moses knew that this was the final plague, and why Pharaoh will nonetheless reject the warning. Nevertheless, we must come to grips with the tremendous moral issues which this account raises. The suffering of the Passover lamb is the pattern for the saints to follow when they suffer. For a survey of the different views, cf. The heartless Pharaoh still refused to free the Israelite slaves. 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. English Standard Version By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them. 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). Like it or not, God is the Creator of the universe (in general) and of man (in particular). You are not your own; you were bought at a price. 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. 12:1). 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. Not at all. There is no specific mention of any Egyptians celebrating the first Passover, although this is possible, even likely. 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. Bob was born and raised in a Christian home i More, The Net Pastors Journal, Eng. 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. 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. 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. Berean Standard Bible The instructions for the celebrations of the first Passover were specific, and dealt with several aspects of the feast. Keller says it is. 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. 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. Apart from the Lord God, who is the eternal Triune Creator, nothing exists in this universe except what was created. DOG EVOLUTION? 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. God therefore struck down the Egyptian firstborn while He spared the Israelite firstborn. (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. 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. I must say at the outset that Christians are obliged to praise and worship God, regardless of whether or not we understand His actions, and that, as God He is free to act in any way He chooses. 20Eat nothing made with yeast. The solution to this apparent discrepancy is to observe the way this text (as well as others in Exodus) is structured. Copyright 2019 by Zondervan. 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. 25When you enter the land(AS) that the Lord will give you as he promised, observe this ceremony. English Standard Version The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. 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. 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. Get the BEST VALUE in digital Bible study as you prepare for Easter. He then quotes this passage from Psalm 44 to show that we, like Christ, are called to suffer as sheep: For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered (Rom. The plagues revealed the powerlessness of the gods of Egypt, and the power of the God of Israel. 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. Theres more! 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. 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. 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. 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. Once we have come to grips with the seriousness of sin, we need to focus on the solution. There would be no leftovers for dinner because they would be long gone before another meal could be eaten. 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. 32 Take your flocks and herds, as you have said, and go. 2 Kings 19:35 Verse Concepts In the Book of Enoch, angels of punishment and destruction belong to a group of angels called satans with Satan as their leader. (BW), 43The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, These are the regulations for the Passover meal:(BX). Each household was to eat the meal inside the door on which the animals blood had been placed. Also, when a child asks the meaning of a celebration, the parent is to teach its significance (12:26-27; 13:14). And the angel of the LORD was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite. Not only are innocent children slaughtered by God here, but the occasion is the basis for an annual celebration by Israel, one that is to be carried on forever (Exod. Robert L. (Bob)Deffinbaugh graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary with his Th.M. 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. The firstborn of Israel were not spared because they were more worthy or more righteous than the Egyptians. 11:7). Gods promises, for pleasure or pain, of prosperity or peril, are certain. Start FREE. After the death of the firstborn of Egypt, the Egyptians did not want to be reminded of their grief by seeing the Israelites. Not at all. Exod. The month of Abib approximates to our month of April. 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. 13:4) was to be viewed, from this time forward, as the first month of the year (Exod. `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. 33The Egyptians urged the people to hurry(BG) and leave(BH) the country. Luke 22:1-23). 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. What colour was he? One man, Adam, had sinned, so one sinless man, Jesus, needed to die to buy redemption. The animal was to be roasted whole over the fire, not boiled or eaten raw. Every child of God belongs to God, and must live in the light of belonging to Him. 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. WebWhen I see the blood, I will pass over you. You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men (1 Cor. 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. 1:22). (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. Go, worship the Lord as you have requested. 11:17-34). (4) The Passover (Passion) of our Lord is a pattern for Christians regarding suffering. For the Lord will pass through to kill the Egyptians. New International Version (NIV). ), New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition, New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition, New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition, Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition. Another angel who brought death and destruction is mentioned in the judgment of King Herod ( Acts 12:23 ). The Passover necessitated the suffering of the Son of God. 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. 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. (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. The Passover was a corporate celebration in that all Israel observed the meal, just as Moses had instructed them (12:28, 50). 3:20; 6:1; 11:1; 12:31-32). WebThe Eternal will pass through the land during the night and bring death to the Egyptians. WebHis angel that brings death will pass over and not kill your first-born sons. (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. At midnight, the firstborn of the Egyptians were slain, from the king of Egypt to its cattle, from the firstborn of the Pharaoh to that of the prisoner. (1) Because Christ is our Passover Lamb, we are Gods possession. Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. Thus the fact that Christ is our Passover lamb necessitates maintaining purity in our lives, and in the church as well. 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. Israel was Gods possession. While it is true that the Egyptians suffered for their sins in the plague of the firstborn (and the other plagues too), we ought not overlook the suffering of the Israelites during the 400 years of oppression, and even during the days which immediately preceded the exodus. 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. Their hope is that the basket will float to safety and whoever finds the baby will adopt him as their own. Thus, this plague is the capstone, as it were, of the plagues. The degree to which He suffered can only be estimated in the light of the holiness of God and the dread which our Lord experienced in the Garden of Gethsemane when He anticipated the cross. [4] Ignoring God does not seem so serious, until we understand the importance of trusting and obeying Him. Leave my people, you and the Israelites! His background is in geology and teaching. Is there only one race of man? 13:9; cf. 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. Eat it in haste;(O) it is the Lords Passover. Hence all angels, celestial or earthly, came about as a result of creation by God. The solution to the problem is, once again, a Lamb, the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ, on whom our sins were laid. 130 There is considerable discussion and disagreement over the precise time at which the Passover sacrifice was to be slain. 8:36). (3) The Passover celebrations was a means of incorporating or excluding the Gentiles in the covenant of God to Abraham (Exod. 4:23). WebHis angel that brings death will pass over and not kill your first-born sons. Its a masculine noun, so forget all those pretty female angels on the Christmas trees. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt. He has an extensive teaching ministry on creation/evolution issues and continues to carry out research on evidence for creation and Noahs flood. What have they done? 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. 2 Kings 19:35 Verse Concepts When you actually check what is in the Bible, you read in Exodus 12: The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt, This month is to be for you the first month, the first month of your year. (v1-2) Take care of them until the fourteenth day of the month, when all the members of the community of Israel must slaughter them at twilight. These include references in Numbers 9:1-4 , Numbers 28:16-25 , Deuteronomy 16:1-6 , and Leviticus 23:4-8 . 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. The firstborn of Israel thus belonged to God as a result of the Passover, and all of Israel as a result of the exodus. For Australia and rest of world click here. Leave my people, you and the Israelites! WebThe Eternal will pass through the land during the night and bring death to the Egyptians. 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. 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. No one is to leave the house until morning. There were several purposes for the Passover celebration, some of which were to be understood at a later time. 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. And when your children ask you, What does this ceremony mean to you? then tell them, It is the Passover sacrifice to the Lord, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt and spared our homes when he struck down the Egyptians.. The New Testament teaches a number of practical applications of the Passover for contemporary Christians. In the context of Psalm 44, from which this citation was taken, we learn that those saints who suffered as described above were those who were faithful to God, not those who were disobedient. 24Obey these instructions as a lasting ordinance(AR) for you and your descendants. 13:14, 16; 3:20). Other Quranic verses refer to a multitude of angels of death. The Passover meal was very naturally transformed into the Eucharist, the Lords Table. 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 other words, while we can refer to the deaths occasioned by the other plagues as acts of God (meaning that some natural disaster occurred), this 10th plague is very literally an act of God for God Himself slew the firstborn of Egypt (Exod. These are but sheep. For Jehovah will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side-posts, Jehovah will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you. The Lord Jesus, as the Passover lamb, is the pattern for Christian suffering, and the way it should be dealt with. So the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning until the appointed time, and seventy thousand men of the people from Dan to Beersheba died. Does that mean that the angel of death doesn't exist in the monotheistic traditions? Sinai was based upon the events of the exodus (cf. Verses 1-3 are cited before the announcement of Moses to Pharaoh that the firstborn of Egypt will be slain. Instead, verses 4-8 are Moses final retort to Pharaoh, made immediately after his demand that Moses leave. While every Egyptian home suffered loss (cf. We will briefly review these: (1) The time of the Passover meal. (3) The Passover meal. 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. 10:21). John J. Davis, Moses and the Gods of Egypt (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1971), p. 136. The word translated angel in English is from the NT Greek aggelos. At the same time, none of Israels firstborn, whether man or beast, was smitten. As he promised, observe this ceremony mean to you the pattern for suffering! 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