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. ), 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. After the death of the firstborn of Egypt, the Egyptians did not want to be reminded of their grief by seeing the Israelites. 26 Your children will ask you, What are we celebrating? 27 And you will answer, The Passover animal is killed to honor the Lord. 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. WebSurah 32:11 mentions an angel of death identified with Azrael. 13:9; cf. Therefore honor God with your body (1 Cor. As we shall show later, the giving of the Law on Mt. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! 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 Passover. Copyright 2019 by Zondervan. 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. For USA tax deductible donations click here. 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). 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 Yahweh will pass through to strike the Egyptians; and when he sees the blood on the lintel, and on the two door posts, Yahweh will pass over the door, and will not allow the destroyer to come in to your houses to strike you. 24:14). While only some of those Israelites who were in Egypt were firstborn, and thus in need of being redeemed, all of us who have trusted in Christ belong to Him. 128 This is expressed by a proverbial saying, A dog would not move his tongue against man or beast (v. 7). Do no work(AB) at all on these days, except to prepare food for everyone to eat; that is all you may do. (4) The Passover and the plague of the firstborn was an act of grace, as well as an act of judgment. It also informs us that Moses had nothing to say to Pharaoh, but that which God had commanded him to speak. 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. Hence all angels, celestial or earthly, came about as a result of creation by God. The Passover meal was largely provided by the Passover sacrifice. Since the purpose is not merely a chronological review of history, chronological smoothness is set aside in deference to theological explanation. (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. Start FREE. These include references in Numbers 9:1-4 , Numbers 28:16-25 , Deuteronomy 16:1-6 , and Leviticus 23:4-8 . 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. 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. Because the sparing of the Israelite firstborn was not a matter of merit, but of grace, God owned them. On this first and last of the seven days, a sacred assembly is held (12:16). New International Version (NIV). Verses 1-3 are cited before the announcement of Moses to Pharaoh that the firstborn of Egypt will be slain. Do not break any of the bones. 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. Like the Egyptians, the Israelites were sinners, fully deserving of divine wrath. Surplus food was not to be kept overnight, but was to be burned (12:10). Drunks are people we can laugh at, until they get behind the wheel and kill one of our loved ones. For otherwise, they said, we will all die!(BI) 34So the people took their dough before the yeast was added, and carried it on their shoulders in kneading troughs(BJ) wrapped in clothing. So God, brought about one last plague, which was so terrible that it was certain to persuade Pharaoh to let his slaves go. 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). 13:4) was to be viewed, from this time forward, as the first month of the year (Exod. 33 The Egyptians urged the people to hurry and leave the country. 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. 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. And also bless me.. 25When you enter the land(AS) that the Lord will give you as he promised, observe this ceremony. 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.. Rev. Passover thus was a kind of dividing line between a true believer and an outsider. We will briefly survey the principle purposes of the Passover. In fact, all men belong to God by virtue of creation, and all Christians belong (doubly) to God by virtue of redemption. Ridding them of their false worship entirely was a much more long-term operation, but this was at least a beginning. 11:5; 12:29-30), all of the Israelites were spared. It may not be possible to determine with any degree of certainty, nor is it necessary that we do so. 33The Egyptians urged the people to hurry(BG) and leave(BH) the country. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. (3) The Passover and the plague of the firstborn was proof of Gods possession of Israel. Now it came about at midnight that the Lord struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of cattle. He will see the blood on the sides and tops of the doorframes. get answers to your Bible questions from 50+ resources ($2,400+ value! (AW) 28The Israelites did just what the Lord commanded(AX) Moses and Aaron. 12:38, 43-49). Thus we shall seek to grasp the meaning and the application of Gods judgment to our lives. English Standard Version The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. Paul also speaks of our suffering in Passover terms. How, some will ask, can we find it possible to justify Gods actions here? Leave my people, you and the Israelites! All rights reserved worldwide. (1) The Passover and the tenth plague served as a judgment on the gods of Egypt, whom the Israelites had worshipped in Egypt (cf. (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 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). (3) The plague of the firstborn was an appropriate punishment of Egyptians for their oppression of Israel (Gen. 15:14; Exod. 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. (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 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. Other Quranic verses refer to a multitude of angels of death. 38Many other people(BR) went up with them, and also large droves of livestock, both flocks and herds. Each family was responsible for its own sacrificial animal, its own act of placing the blood on the door frame, and its own celebration of the meal. You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Berean Standard Bible 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. For the Lord brought you out of Egypt with his mighty hand ( Exod. 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. HUMAN RACE? WebLater, in II Kings 19:35, the angel kills 185,000 Assyrian soldiers. The first Passover meal was to consist of the roasted sacrificial animal, bitter herbs, and unleavened bread (12:8). 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. 53). Or three months of fleeing from your enemies while they pursue you? Now its over, tell your children every year of the significance of the Passover. 1 and 2; 7:14ff.). 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. WebWhen I see the blood, I will pass over you. Israel was Gods possession. 44Any slave you have bought may eat it after you have circumcised(BZ) him, 45but a temporary resident or a hired worker(CA) may not eat it. Leave my people, you and the Israelites! 12:48-49; Gen. 17:9-14). By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, a division of The Zondervan Corporation, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA, including commercial communications and messages from partners of Bible Gateway. This plague accomplished precisely what God intended, and what Moses had been asking for all along. 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. What have they done? Thus, circumcision enabled one to participate fully in the Passover celebration. [4] He will not let the one who brings death come into your houses and kill you. None of you shall go out of the door of your house until morning. For the Lord brought you out of Egypt with his mighty hand ( Exod. He has an extensive teaching ministry on creation/evolution issues and continues to carry out research on evidence for creation and Noahs flood. There is no need to elaborate further. Ex). His sister, Miriam, follows along as the basket floats away. 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. (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. 5:9). First they tempt, then accuse and finally punish and torment, both wicked humans and fallen angels. 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! 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. For the entire seven days, no leavened bread was to be eaten. The Passover necessitated the suffering of the Son of God. (2) The Passover was for Israel a manifestation of Gods power. 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. His sister, Miriam, follows along as the basket floats away. Ed, Issue 46, Winter 2023. This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt. 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. 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. Exod. 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. One man, Adam, had sinned, so one sinless man, Jesus, needed to die to buy redemption. (3) Verses 31-42 give a historical overview of the exodus, from the command to leave issued by Pharaoh to an account of the departure, showing that Gods promises had been carried out in accord with His scheduleto the very day. 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. 8:36). 4:23). The weeping and wailing that night was not like anything ever heard in the land before. The Passover meal was very naturally transformed into the Eucharist, the Lords Table. There were several purposes for the Passover celebration, some of which were to be understood at a later time. 13:4; 23:15; 34:18; Deut. Not only is the slaughter of the Egyptian firstborn the means God used to release His people from slavery, it is the angel of the Lord who smote the firstborn. The firstborn of Israel had to be redeemed because God had spared them, and thus they belonged to Him. The heartless Pharaoh still refused to free the Israelite slaves. Not at all. 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 chapter 11, verses 1-3 and 9-10 are parenthetical explanations.127 The statements which are quoted have been made previous to the event, but are interspersed to explain why things are happening as described. Let me outline some of them briefly. Once we have come to grips with the seriousness of sin, we need to focus on the solution. 46It must be eaten inside the house; take none of the meat outside the house. Thus, this plague is the capstone, as it were, of the plagues. 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. Since there were many non-Israelites who left Egypt with Israel (Exod. No foreigner(BY) may eat it. 129 Another name for this first month of the sacred calendar is Abib (Exod. What Israel did on that first Passover night was a prototype for all future Passover observances. 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. Not at all. 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. Each household was to eat the meal inside the door on which the animals blood had been placed. Go, worship the Lord as you have requested. Paul told them he had already acted (5:3-4), and that they should do likewise, by putting this man out of the assembly. 5The animals you choose must be year-old males without defect,(E) and you may take them from the sheep or the goats. Josh. 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. 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. He said, Select a lamb for your families and slaughter the Passover lamb. 2 Samuel 24:16 And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. (1) The redemption of the firstborn (Exod. 12:19). 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. Does that mean that the angel of death doesn't exist in the monotheistic traditions? 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. NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. [4] That night, God sent the angel of In the first place, most of the plagues were preceded by an announcement and a warning. Then they are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs. John Mackay is International Director of Creation Research. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! TIM KELLER ON EVOLUTION & ADAM: Is evolution compatible with Adam and Eve and the Fall of Man? Deut. Other Quranic verses refer to a multitude of angels of death. 12:46), so no bone of our Lord was broken (John 19:32-36). As there was to be no bone broken of the Passover lamb (Exod. 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. The nation Israel did not suffer so much as a dog bark (or bite, Exod. This possibility is enhanced by the report that some Egyptians had taken heed of previous warnings (9:18-21). 2 Kings 19:35 Verse Concepts WebLater, in II Kings 19:35, the angel kills 185,000 Assyrian soldiers. 15:6, 12; 16:3). [4] 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. The second is the instructions given to the Israelites regarding the Passover, which is Gods means of protecting His people from the plague. By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, a division of The Zondervan Corporation, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA, including commercial communications and messages from partners of Bible Gateway. 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. 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. This explains how Moses knew that this was the final plague, and why Pharaoh will nonetheless reject the warning. 13:3, 9, 14, 16; cf. Apart from the Lord God, who is the eternal Triune Creator, nothing exists in this universe except what was created. WebThe Eternal will pass through the land during the night and bring death to the Egyptians. (L) 9Do not eat the meat raw or boiled in water, but roast it over a firewith the head, legs and internal organs. Every child of God belongs to God, and must live in the light of belonging to Him. 11:4-8; 12:29). 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. The Grim Reaper, so to speak, does not exist in the way we have perceived it as a culture to exist. (2) Because Christ is our Passover lamb, we must live our lives in purity, in holy living. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. This is the second death, the lake of fire. Let your hand fall on me and my family.. The first is the pronouncement to Pharaoh by Moses that this plague is about to come upon all of Egypt. 10:21). John J. Davis, Moses and the Gods of Egypt (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1971), p. 136. The suffering of the Passover lamb is the pattern for the saints to follow when they suffer. Thus the story of the Exodus was to be retold, and its meaning reinforced. Take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the bowl of blood and smear it on the lintel and on the two doorposts. Moses tells Pharaoh that he is right, that he will never see his face again (v. 29). Man, apes and monkeys: what are the differences. 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. The Corinthians had not done anything to remedy the situation, and even seemed to be proud of their liberality in this matter (5:2). No one is to leave the house until morning. 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. The offer of salvation is before you. 12:1-2). 32 Take your flocks and herds, as you have said, and go. No Angel of Death removed the life of Christ at Calvary! 12:5), but since our Lord was referred to as the Lamb, I have chosen to speak of the sacrificial animal as a lamb. Since the Passover was the commencement of a new life, the month (of Abib129, cf. You are to determine the amount of lamb needed in accordance with what each person will eat. On these (two) days, no work was to be done, other than cooking. WebThe LORD said, For seven days you must not eat any bread made with yeast eat only unleavened bread. There was to be provision of enough meat for each person to be adequately supplied. Therefore, to answer the specific question: Was the Angel of Death a created being? Since God the Lord Jehovah/Yahweh was the bringer of death and He is eternal and uncreated, the answer is no on all counts. 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. It is the final blow of the ten plagues (there is yet to be the drowning of the Egyptian army) which will compel Pharaoh to release the Israelites. 20:11-15). So, the bottom line is there was no Angel of Death, or Death Angel involved in the Passover after all. The answer is yes. The heartless Pharaoh still refused to free the Israelite slaves. This is why the meal was to be eaten with an atmosphere of readiness and anticipation. 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