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. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. (2) The Passover and its related celebrations, the Feast of Unleavened Bread and the redemption of the firstborn, were intended to serve as a means of instruction for the future generations of Israel (Exod. Other Quranic verses refer to a multitude of angels of death. The hasty departure of the Israelites did not afford the time required to bake leavened bread (12:34, 39). 129 Another name for this first month of the sacred calendar is Abib (Exod. Leave my people, you and the Israelites! 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. On the first day of the feast, all presence of yeast is to be removed from the house. 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. Our attitude toward sin is very much shaped by our own perspectives and experiences. 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. 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). 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. 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). Drunks are people we can laugh at, until they get behind the wheel and kill one of our loved ones. 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. His sister, Miriam, follows along as the basket floats away. 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. 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. Nothing personifies death. Ridding them of their false worship entirely was a much more long-term operation, but this was at least a beginning. 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. 12:48-49; Gen. 17:9-14). 11:17-34). Robert L. (Bob)Deffinbaugh graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary with his Th.M. Now relax your hand! And the angel of the Lord was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. Since He had spared their lives, He possessed them. [4] 38Many other people(BR) went up with them, and also large droves of livestock, both flocks and herds. English Standard Version The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. 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. Josh. Nothing personifies death. 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. (AW) 28The Israelites did just what the Lord commanded(AX) Moses and Aaron. All of the Egyptians came to respect Moses (11:3), and some took heed to his warnings (9:13-21). 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. 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. For Australia and rest of world click here. 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. The bitter herbs (12:8) would certainly help the children gain some sensory stimulation in this educational endeavor. Great effort is taken here to establish the fact that the Passover is based upon Israels experience in time and space, and upon the direct revelation of God, made to and through Moses. Berean Standard Bible 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. The Passover lamb is therefore a pattern for the saints, showing us that innocent suffering is often a part of Gods will for the righteous, and that through the suffering of the saints, Gods purposes may be accomplished. These include references in Numbers 9:1-4 , Numbers 28:16-25 , Deuteronomy 16:1-6 , and Leviticus 23:4-8 . WebLater, in II Kings 19:35, the angel kills 185,000 Assyrian soldiers. 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). 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. 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. The firstborn of Israel were not spared because they were more worthy or more righteous than the Egyptians. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. For the Lord brought you out of Egypt with his mighty hand ( Exod. In the first place, most of the plagues were preceded by an announcement and a warning. (2) The Feast of Unleavened Bread (Exod. Leave my people, you and the Israelites! The Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread, Masoretic Text; Samaritan Pentateuch and Septuagint. In the Book of Enoch, angels of punishment and destruction belong to a group of angels called satans with Satan as their leader. (2) The Passover lamb (12:3-8, 21-23). Thus the story of the Exodus was to be retold, and its meaning reinforced. The suffering of the Passover lamb is the pattern for the saints to follow when they suffer. Surely this is evolution? 6Take care of them until the fourteenth day of the month,(F) when all the members of the community of Israel must slaughter them at twilight. His background is in geology and teaching. 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. 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. (4) The Passover and the plague of the firstborn was an act of grace, as well as an act of judgment. 8:36). He will see the blood on the sides and tops of the doorframes. The Passover and the plague of the firstborn had several purposes with regard to the Egyptians. Now its over, tell your children every year of the significance of the Passover. On these (two) days, no work was to be done, other than cooking. Another angel who brought death and destruction is mentioned in the judgment of King Herod ( Acts 12:23 ). 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). They were to eat the meal in the same way we would eat in an airport restaurant, knowing that the departure of our flight was about to be announced. 32 Take your flocks and herds, as you have said, and go. 12:1-2). There is not a great concern for a smooth flow chronologically as there is for laying, as it were, a historical and theological foundation for the ordinance of the Passover. I believe that there is grace to be seen in this final plague (as in the rest), not only toward the Israelites, but also toward the Egyptians. 15:6, 12; 16:3). 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. But in this case the destroyer is not a person, but the coming of the penalty of death which destroys life. Like it or not, God is the Creator of the universe (in general) and of man (in particular). ), New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition, New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition, New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition, Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition. 35The Israelites did as Moses instructed and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold(BK) and for clothing. No foreigner(BY) may eat it. 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. 11:4-8; 12:29). Therefore honor God with your body (1 Cor. WebThe Eternal will pass through the land during the night and bring death to the Egyptians. Do no work(AB) at all on these days, except to prepare food for everyone to eat; that is all you may do. 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. It also informs us that Moses had nothing to say to Pharaoh, but that which God had commanded him to speak. 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). (1) The Passover and the tenth plague served as a judgment on the gods of Egypt, whom the Israelites had worshipped in Egypt (cf. The first is the pronouncement to Pharaoh by Moses that this plague is about to come upon all of Egypt. (L) 9Do not eat the meat raw or boiled in water, but roast it over a firewith the head, legs and internal organs. (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. (Z) On the first day remove the yeast from your houses, for whoever eats anything with yeast in it from the first day through the seventh must be cut off(AA) from Israel. WebHis angel that brings death will pass over and not kill your first-born sons. In fact, all men belong to God by virtue of creation, and all Christians belong (doubly) to God by virtue of redemption. 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. WebThe Eternal will pass through the land during the night and bring death to the Egyptians. For the entire seven days, no leavened bread was to be eaten. 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. 13:14, 16; 3:20). 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). His sister, Miriam, follows along as the basket floats away. What have they done? (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. Therefore let us keep the Festival, not with the old yeast, the yeast of malice and wickedness, but with bread without yeast, the bread of sincerity and truth (1 Cor. He willingly gave it up in obedience to God the Fathers specific requirement that the wages of sin had to be paid. The Grim Reaper, so to speak, does not exist in the way we have perceived it as a culture to exist. 128 This is expressed by a proverbial saying, A dog would not move his tongue against man or beast (v. 7). In the popular retelling of the Passover story, the "destroyer" is often called the "angel of death," but the words "angel of death" don't actually appear anywhere in the Hebrew Bible, the Christian New Testament or the Islamic Quran. In the 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. 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. Let me outline some of them briefly. 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. 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. 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. Go on to share how the original Passover heralded the coming of Christ as Son, and the glorious resurrection of Jesus the Saviour. The plagues pointed out the sin of the Egyptians and their need to repent and believe in the God of Israel. 12The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt, 2This month is to be for you the first month,(B) the first month of your year. 12:14-20; 13:3-10). (CB) 47The whole community of Israel must celebrate it. The sacrificial lamb131 was to be without defect (Exod. 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. WebHis angel that brings death will pass over and not kill your first-born sons. WebThe LORD said, For seven days you must not eat any bread made with yeast eat only unleavened bread. Thus, verses 1 and 9 of chapter 11 begin, the Lord had said to Moses. Every person in Egypt, whether an Israelite or an Egyptian, was worthy of Gods divine judgment. Or three months of fleeing from your enemies while they pursue you? 1). Were you helped by this answer? 5The animals you choose must be year-old males without defect,(E) and you may take them from the sheep or the goats. 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. Another angel who brought death and destruction is mentioned in the judgment of King Herod ( Acts 12:23 ). As we shall show later, the giving of the Law on Mt. The Passover meal was very naturally transformed into the Eucharist, the Lords Table. 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. 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 instructions for the celebrations of the first Passover were specific, and dealt with several aspects of the feast. 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. WebLater, in II Kings 19:35, the angel kills 185,000 Assyrian soldiers. The meat was eaten along with bitter herbs and unleavened bread (12:8). Pull back!, but Petersons use of Death Angel is not actually a translation of any term in the Hebrew scriptures. The plagues revealed the powerlessness of the gods of Egypt, and the power of the God of Israel. 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. John the Baptist, Matthew 11:10, quoting Malachi 3:1. 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. Copyright 2019 by Zondervan. 20Eat nothing made with yeast. 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. 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. What Israel did on that first Passover night was a prototype for all future Passover observances. But when He sees the blood around your door, the Lord will pass over the door. The instructions concerning the Passover celebration alternate between the present and the future. 12:12). Chapter 12 can be divided into four major sections. 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. 24Obey these instructions as a lasting ordinance(AR) for you and your descendants. This is the second death, the lake of fire. In the Book of Enoch, angels of punishment and destruction belong to a group of angels called satans with Satan as their leader. In the Book of Enoch, angels of punishment and destruction belong to a group of angels called satans with Satan as their leader. The heartless Pharaoh still refused to free the Israelite slaves. 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. (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. Berean Standard Bible The Lord Jesus, as the Passover lamb, is the pattern for Christian suffering, and the way it should be dealt with. Withdraw your hand. The angel of the Lord was then at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. In the 8th chapter of his epistle to the Romans, Paul writes of the victory which the Christian can have in suffering (8:31-35). Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. When those 70,000 people from Dan to Beersheba died, the Bible specifically mentions the Lord sent an angel who brought this to pass. Leave my people, you and the Israelites! There were several purposes for the Passover celebration, some of which were to be understood at a later time. This was likely not immediately perceived, but there are several similarities between the Passover lamb and the Lamb of God, the Lord Jesus Christ. 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). 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. 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. Hence all angels, celestial or earthly, came about as a result of creation by God. What colour was he? When David saw the angel who was striking down the people, he said to the Lord, I have sinned; I, the shepherd, have done wrong. Like the Egyptians, the Israelites were sinners, fully deserving of divine wrath. This plague accomplished precisely what God intended, and what Moses had been asking for all along. Moses assembled all the elders of Israel. Other Quranic verses refer to a multitude of angels of death. Just as the firstborn were worthy of divine judgment, and in danger of it, Gods solution must be believed and acted upon. `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. [4] (4) The Passover (Passion) of our Lord is a pattern for Christians regarding suffering. 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. 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. Other Quranic verses refer to a multitude of angels of death. In our study of this text we will seek to face these moral issues squarely. Much of Johns teaching and research is available on the extensive range of DVDs and CDs available from Creation Research. Provision was also made for non-Israelites to partake of the Passover, if they were circumcised (acknowledging their faith in the Abrahamic Covenant, cf. (2) The Passover and the plague of the firstborn served as the final blow, which compelled the Egyptians to let the Israelites go (Exod. The Bible reports David even saw this angel. 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). The Lord will go through Egypt to kill the Egyptians. English Standard Version The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. There is no need to elaborate further. Is there only one race of man? And also bless(BF) me.. 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. Exod. New International Version (NIV). 24:14). (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. Nevertheless, we must come to grips with the tremendous moral issues which this account raises. Gods provision of a means of escape was based upon His grace, not Israels merits. 12:46), so no bone of our Lord was broken (John 19:32-36). All things were created through Him and for Him. The Passover animal was to be a male yearling, either a goat or a sheep (12:5). We must acknowledge that God had the right (as He still does) to smite the firstborn of Egypt. (4) The Passover was another evidence of the grace of God in the lives of His people. 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. 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.. First they tempt, then accuse and finally punish and torment, both wicked humans and fallen angels. 51And on that very day the Lord brought the Israelites out of Egypt(CG) by their divisions.(CH). It may not be possible to determine with any degree of certainty, nor is it necessary that we do so. For the Lord brought you out of Egypt with his mighty hand ( Exod. The power of God was made manifest by the Passover and the plagues. 12:5-7, 46-47). Romans 8:38-39ESV / 492 helpful votes HelpfulNot Helpful There is no specific mention of any Egyptians celebrating the first Passover, although this is possible, even likely. The principle on which Paul based his instruction was that of the relationship between the sacrifice of the Passover lamb and the observance of the Feast of Unleavened Bread. 20:11-15). 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! 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. Theres more! The Grim Reaper, so to speak, does not exist in the way we have perceived it as a culture to exist. Once we have come to grips with the seriousness of sin, we need to focus on the solution. 11:7). 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. Since Christ is our Passover lamb, and He has already been sacrificed, the Corinthians should begin the Feast of Unleavened Bread, looking for any sign of leaven (a symbol of sin) and putting it far away from them (5:7-8). 5:7). 13:9; cf. 30Pharaoh and all his officials and all the Egyptians got up during the night, and there was loud wailing(BC) in Egypt, for there was not a house without someone dead. (3) The Passover meal. So God, brought about one last plague, which was so terrible that it was certain to persuade Pharaoh to let his slaves go. Passover thus was a kind of dividing line between a true believer and an outsider. 2 Kings 19:35 Verse Concepts For the Lord brought you out of Egypt with his mighty hand (Exod. Start FREE. When Moses spoke to Pharaoh about the Israelites, he said, Let My son go, that he may serve Me (Exod. 32 Take your flocks and herds, as you have said, and go. The divinely provided protection from the death angel was the sacrifice of a lamb, with its blood applied to the door frame. For the Lord brought you out of Egypt with his mighty hand ( Exod. Josh. How, some will ask, can we find it possible to justify Gods actions here? Moses pronouncement to Israel: instructions regarding the Passover (Exodus 12:1-13, 21-23). I am the Lord. 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. 4:23). Also, when a child asks the meaning of a celebration, the parent is to teach its significance (12:26-27; 13:14). (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. Thus, circumcision enabled one to participate fully in the Passover celebration. There is no clearer example of salvation by grace in the Old Testament than the Passover which we have just studied. 33 The Egyptians urged the people to hurry and leave the country. The Angel of Death is a misnomer. 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. When God freed the Israelites, He did so so that they may become His servants. 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. 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. APE-MAN? The Passover and the final plague also had great meaning and significance for the Israelites. 13:1-2, 11-16). 26 Your children will ask you, What are we celebrating? 27 And you will answer, The Passover animal is killed to honor the Lord. 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.