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. 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. Another angel who brought death and destruction is mentioned in the judgment of King Herod ( Acts 12:23 ). Thus, in the gospel accounts, we find the death of our Savior corresponding with the sacrifice of the Passover sacrificial lambs and the Passover meal (cf. The Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread, Masoretic Text; Samaritan Pentateuch and Septuagint. The weeping and wailing that night was not like anything ever heard in the land before. 11:17-34). 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. The Angel of Death is a misnomer. Leave my people, you and the Israelites! 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. Does that mean that the angel of death doesn't exist in the monotheistic traditions? As mans Creator, God is absolutely justified in dealing with His creation as He sees fit (cf. WebThe Passover. This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt. (4) The Passover was another evidence of the grace of God in the lives of His people. We shall therefore now consider the future implications of the first Passover celebration, as outlined in our text. 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. 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). 12:14, etc.). (3) The plague of the firstborn was an appropriate punishment of Egyptians for their oppression of Israel (Gen. 15:14; Exod. He will not let the one who brings death come into your houses and kill you. As we shall show later, the giving of the Law on Mt. Because the sparing of the Israelite firstborn was not a matter of merit, but of grace, God owned them. 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. 12:5), just as the Lord Jesus was without blemish (1 Peter 1:19). 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. (3) The Passover meal. 6:19-20). (AW) 28The Israelites did just what the Lord commanded(AX) Moses and Aaron. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. Hot with anger, Moses then left the presence of Pharaoh. God therefore struck down the Egyptian firstborn while He spared the Israelite firstborn. Provision was also made for non-Israelites to partake of the Passover, if they were circumcised (acknowledging their faith in the Abrahamic Covenant, 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. Josh. His background is in geology and teaching. Theres more! Take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the bowl of blood and smear it on the lintel and on the two doorposts. Verses 1-3 are cited before the announcement of Moses to Pharaoh that the firstborn of Egypt will be slain. The suffering of the Passover lamb is the pattern for the saints to follow when they suffer. Every person in Egypt, whether an Israelite or an Egyptian, was worthy of Gods divine judgment. 130 There is considerable discussion and disagreement over the precise time at which the Passover sacrifice was to be slain. [4] God therefore designed these celebrations as occasions for instruction. 12:5-7, 46-47). The nation Israel did not suffer so much as a dog bark (or bite, Exod. Choose one of them for me to carry out against you. So Gad went to David and said to him, Shall there come on you three years of famine in your land? 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. Another angel who brought death and destruction is mentioned in the judgment of King Herod ( Acts 12:23 ). Start FREE. 5:9). 33 The Egyptians urged the people to hurry and leave the country. The fact that God claimed to possess the firstborn, so that they needed to be redeemed (13:1-2; 11-16), evidenced Gods ownership. 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. 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). (2) Because Christ is our Passover lamb, we must live our lives in purity, in holy living. (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. Romans 9). These include references in Numbers 9:1-4 , Numbers 28:16-25 , Deuteronomy 16:1-6 , and Leviticus 23:4-8 . It also informs us that Moses had nothing to say to Pharaoh, but that which God had commanded him to speak. 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. These include references in Numbers 9:1-4 , Numbers 28:16-25 , Deuteronomy 16:1-6 , and Leviticus 23:4-8 . (1) Verses 1-20 contain the revelation which God had given to Moses and Aaron. First they tempt, then accuse and finally punish and torment, both wicked humans and fallen angels. Every child of God belongs to God, and must live in the light of belonging to Him. Nevertheless, Gods actions here (and similar actions elsewhere) are explainable. 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. God would have Israelites (and the reader of New Testament times as well) know that the institution of the Passover was done in accordance with direct divine revelation. The Passover and the plague of the firstborn had several purposes with regard to the Egyptians. 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. (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. Leave my people, you and the Israelites! Since it is God the Lord (Jehovah/Yahweh) who as the Creator is the Giver of Life and the Taker of it, neither angels nor demons can act to remove life without the authorisation of the one true God. This is entirely untrue. 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. Under such circumstances, two families could share one (12:4). 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]. Moses pronouncement to Israel: instructions regarding the Passover (Exodus 12:1-13, 21-23). This last week marked the 40th anniversary of the first atomic bomb drop on Hiroshima. But when He sees the blood around your door, the Lord will pass over the door. 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. Do not break any of the bones. In the Book of Enoch, angels of punishment and destruction belong to a group of angels called satans with Satan as their leader. This blood was to serve as a sign, which would protect the Israelites from the death angel (12:13, 23). Thus, this plague is the capstone, as it were, of the plagues. APE-MAN? When the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lord relented from the calamity and said to the angel who destroyed the people, It is enough! 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. In our study of this text we will seek to face these moral issues squarely. English Standard Version By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them. 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. You are to determine the amount of lamb needed in accordance with what each person will eat. While the deaths of innocent Jews and Japanese are protested, in our text God is to be praised, partially on the basis of the slaughter of the Egyptians. Web31 During the night Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, Up! Paul also speaks of our suffering in Passover terms. (BP) There were about six hundred thousand men(BQ) on foot, besides women and children. 37The Israelites journeyed from Rameses(BO) to Sukkoth. 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.. Each succeeding plague was further proof of Gods existence and power, and gave greater substance to the warnings which followed. WebSurah 32:11 mentions an angel of death identified with Azrael. Web31 During the night Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, Up! Let us learn to value and to practice those times of remembrance and anticipation which God has established and commanded us to do. How, some will ask, can we find it possible to justify Gods actions here? John Mackay is International Director of Creation Research. For a survey of the different views, cf. 1). 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. 35The Israelites did as Moses instructed and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold(BK) and for clothing. Our attitude toward sin is very much shaped by our own perspectives and experiences. 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. The New Testament teaches a number of practical applications of the Passover for contemporary Christians. WebThe Passover. He will see the blood on the sides and tops of the doorframes. 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. Isaiah 37:36 Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses. As there was to be no bone broken of the Passover lamb (Exod. For UK tax deductible donations click here. It is used 176 times in the NT with the vast majority (150) of the messengers being angelic spiritual beings, but only the context determines whether a human or celestial messenger is intended. First they tempt, then accuse and finally punish and torment, both wicked humans and fallen angels. Let me outline some of them briefly. The Passover was a corporate celebration in that all Israel observed the meal, just as Moses had instructed them (12:28, 50). WebLater, in II Kings 19:35, the angel kills 185,000 Assyrian soldiers. 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. 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. 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. Perhaps first, a little on angels in general will help. And the blood shall be to you for a token on the houses where you are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt. The second is the instructions given to the Israelites regarding the Passover, which is Gods means of protecting His people from the plague. 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. The heartless Pharaoh still refused to free the Israelite slaves. These include references in Numbers 9:1-4 , Numbers 28:16-25 , Deuteronomy 16:1-6 , and Leviticus 23:4-8 . 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). 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. `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. After the death of the firstborn of Egypt, the Egyptians did not want to be reminded of their grief by seeing the Israelites. For Hashem will pass through to strike the Mitzrayim; and when He seeth the dahm upon the mashkof, and on the two mezuzot, Hashem will pasach (pass over, spare, skip) the entrance, and will not permit the Mashkhit (Destroyer, i.e., Hashems emissary of judgment, [see Num 22:31 on the Malach Hashem]) to enter unto your batim to strike. 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. 20Eat nothing made with yeast. 9:16). Apart from the Lord God, who is the eternal Triune Creator, nothing exists in this universe except what was created. [4] For the Lord brought you out of Egypt with his mighty hand ( Exod. Since the Passover was the commencement of a new life, the month (of Abib129, cf. Take a bunch of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin and put some of the blood on the top and on both sides of the doorframe. 20:11-15). 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. Go, worship the Lord as you have requested. Because the Israelites had also worshipped the gods of Egypt, the judgment of these gods caused Gods people to turn from their false worship, at least for the moment. The firstborn of Israel thus belonged to God as a result of the Passover, and all of Israel as a result of the exodus. 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. The Grim Reaper, so to speak, does not exist in the way we have perceived it as a culture to exist. Like the Egyptians, the Israelites were sinners, fully deserving of divine wrath. There is absolutely no sensationalism here, but only the most cursory account of the fulfillment of the Word of the Lord, spoken through Moses. Let us each ask God to prepare our hearts to take the lesson of this incident seriously. All rights reserved worldwide. Luke 22:1-23). 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. 5The animals you choose must be year-old males without defect,(E) and you may take them from the sheep or the goats. 32 Take your flocks and herds, as you have said, and go. (2) The Passover and the plague of the firstborn served as the final blow, which compelled the Egyptians to let the Israelites go (Exod. So God, brought about one last plague, which was so terrible that it was certain to persuade Pharaoh to let his slaves go. 12:14-20; 13:3-10). Davis, pp. Then the Lord will pass over that house. 53:6-7). There were several purposes for the Passover celebration, some of which were to be understood at a later time. As I understand the sequence of events in chapters 10 and 11, Pharaoh had just demanded that Moses leave his presence, and warned that to return would mean death (10:28). WebHis angel that brings death will pass over and not kill your first-born sons. Aggelos is best defined as a messenger, and generally a messenger from God, one who conveys news from God to men. English Standard Version The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. 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). (2) The Passover lamb (12:3-8, 21-23). 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. On these (two) days, no work was to be done, other than cooking. At the same time, none of Israels firstborn, whether man or beast, was smitten. He has an extensive teaching ministry on creation/evolution issues and continues to carry out research on evidence for creation and Noahs flood. But in this case the destroyer is not a person, but the coming of the penalty of death which destroys life. On this first and last of the seven days, a sacred assembly is held (12:16). 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. Pull back!, but Petersons use of Death Angel is not actually a translation of any term in the Hebrew scriptures. 38Many other people(BR) went up with them, and also large droves of livestock, both flocks and herds. 33The Egyptians urged the people to hurry(BG) and leave(BH) the country. 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. 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. Also, when a child asks the meaning of a celebration, the parent is to teach its significance (12:26-27; 13:14). 12:5), but since our Lord was referred to as the Lamb, I have chosen to speak of the sacrificial animal as a lamb. The institution of the Lords Table (communion) serves the same purposes. Josh. This explains how Moses knew that this was the final plague, and why Pharaoh will nonetheless reject the warning. NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. We must acknowledge that God had the right (as He still does) to smite the firstborn of Egypt. Or three months of fleeing from your enemies while they pursue you? (BL) 36The Lord had made the Egyptians favorably disposed(BM) toward the people, and they gave them what they asked for; so they plundered(BN) the Egyptians. Nothing personifies death. English Standard Version The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. His sister, Miriam, follows along as the basket floats away. The firstborn of Israel were not spared because they were more worthy or more righteous than the Egyptians. So God, brought about one last plague, which was so terrible that it was certain to persuade Pharaoh to let his slaves go. Each household was to eat the meal inside the door on which the animals blood had been placed. For Australia and rest of world click here. Is it evolutionist? 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. The meat was eaten along with bitter herbs and unleavened bread (12:8). Go, worship the Lord as you have requested. 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. Thus, every time the first boy was born to an Israelite family, the parents were reminded of their roots and the reason for their blessing, and every child was retold the story of the exodus. Chapter 12 can be divided into four major sections. 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. WebWhen I see the blood, I will pass over you. 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. Get the BEST VALUE in digital Bible study as you prepare for Easter. 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. There is no need to elaborate further. Leave my people, you and the Israelites! Thus, this final plague brought the Egyptians to the point where they virtually compelled the Israelites to leave. 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 then, in the 4th verse of chapter 11 Moses seems to appear again before Pharaoh, in contradiction to Pharaohs order and to Moses retort. Let no one seek to suffer in this way, but let no one dare to suggest that suffering in the life of the saint is inappropriate, the result of either sin or unbelief. 13:14, 16; 3:20). 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. When you normally hear a storytelling account of the Passover starting with the tenth plague in Egypt, the story usually proceeds Then the Angel of Death visited the house of the Egyptians and the first-born son in every household was struck down. 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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. 12:48-49; Gen. 17:9-14). 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. The heartless Pharaoh still refused to free the Israelite slaves. Ezekiel 9:4,6 And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof, LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel, Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct, Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed, To hop, skip over, to hesitate, to limp, to dance, Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle, Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular, Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular, Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural, The Israelites are driven out of the land, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, OT Law: Exodus 12:23 For Yahweh will pass through to strike (Exo. When Moses spoke to Pharaoh about the Israelites, he said, Let My son go, that he may serve Me (Exod. 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. 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. In our day, we would have our coats on and our briefcase in hand. The Passover meal was very naturally transformed into the Eucharist, the Lords Table. 22:14-22; 1 Cor. (BW), 43The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, These are the regulations for the Passover meal:(BX). TIM KELLER ON EVOLUTION & ADAM: Is evolution compatible with Adam and Eve and the Fall of Man? (L) 9Do not eat the meat raw or boiled in water, but roast it over a firewith the head, legs and internal organs. 13:14, 16; 3:20). 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