Robert L. (Bob)Deffinbaugh graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary with his Th.M. Moses pronouncement to Pharaoh: the coming of the final plague (Exodus 11:4-8). TIM KELLER ON EVOLUTION & ADAM: Is evolution compatible with Adam and Eve and the Fall of Man? (3) The Passover teaches us the important role played by religious ceremony (liturgy, if you prefer) in the Christians experience. The Passover necessitated the suffering of the Son of God. get answers to your Bible questions from 50+ resources ($2,400+ value! A number of commemorations were held, ranging from memorial services for those killed or injured to demonstrations protesting the use of nuclear weapons. (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. This blood was to serve as a sign, which would protect the Israelites from the death angel (12:13, 23). 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. WebThe Eternal will pass through the land during the night and bring death to the Egyptians. God directed that the meaning of the celebration was to be explained to the children (13:8). 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). 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. But in this case the destroyer is not a person, but the coming of the penalty of death which destroys life. The answer is yes. Exodus 12:23 For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you. 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. English Standard Version By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them. 3:7). Go, worship the Lord as you have requested. (Y) 15For seven days you are to eat bread made without yeast. 13:9; cf. All things were created through Him and for Him. There is absolutely no sensationalism here, but only the most cursory account of the fulfillment of the Word of the Lord, spoken through Moses. 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. This covers the spiritual realm as well as the physical. 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]. 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. Just as the firstborn were worthy of divine judgment, and in danger of it, Gods solution must be believed and acted upon. Copyright 2019 by Zondervan. No Angel of Death removed the life of Christ at Calvary! 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. Web31 During the night Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, Up! 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. WebLater, in II Kings 19:35, the angel kills 185,000 Assyrian soldiers. Davis, pp. 46It must be eaten inside the house; take none of the meat outside the house. Surely this is evolution? 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. In the first epistle of Paul to the Corinthians, we read, Get rid of the old yeast that you may be a new batch without yeastas you really are. The nation Israel did not suffer so much as a dog bark (or bite, Exod. Hot with anger, Moses then left the presence of Pharaoh. Since He had spared their lives, He possessed them. For the Lord brought you out of Egypt with his mighty hand ( Exod. WebThe LORD said, For seven days you must not eat any bread made with yeast eat only unleavened bread. 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. 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. Get the BEST VALUE in digital Bible study as you prepare for Easter. 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). 1 Pet. Since the Passover was the commencement of a new life, the month (of Abib129, 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. 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. Josh. 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. 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. 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. Nothing personifies death. 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. Chapter 12 can be divided into four major sections. First they tempt, then accuse and finally punish and torment, both wicked humans and fallen angels. Go, worship the Lord as you have requested. 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. The Passover lamb was to be purchased or selected on the 10th day of the month, and slaughtered at twilight130 on the evening of the 14th. (1) Verses 1-20 contain the revelation which God had given to Moses and Aaron. 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. In our day, we would have our coats on and our briefcase in hand. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. This is why the meal was to be eaten with an atmosphere of readiness and anticipation. For a survey of the different views, cf. 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. One of the most commonly repeated phrases employed in conjunction with the Passover is with a mighty hand (Exod. These include references in Numbers 9:1-4 , Numbers 28:16-25 , Deuteronomy 16:1-6 , and Leviticus 23:4-8 . 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. 37The Israelites journeyed from Rameses(BO) to Sukkoth. WebThe LORD said, For seven days you must not eat any bread made with yeast eat only unleavened bread. The Lord will go through Egypt to kill the Egyptians. (CC) No uncircumcised(CD) male may eat it. Those who ate anything leavened during the week of the Feast of Unleavened Bread were to be excluded from the community of Israel, whether this person was an Israelite or a foreigner (12:19). 13:9; cf. Rev. Berean Standard Bible In that day, they were to have their cloak tucked in (so they could hurry without tripping over it), their sandals on their feet, and their staff in hand (12:11). Ex). 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). Start FREE. 8:36). The instructions concerning the Passover celebration alternate between the present and the future. 15:6, 12; 16:3). 53). Since the purpose is not merely a chronological review of history, chronological smoothness is set aside in deference to theological explanation. Berean Standard Bible The Passover and the plague of the firstborn had several purposes with regard to the Egyptians. Its a masculine noun, so forget all those pretty female angels on the Christmas trees. We shall therefore now consider the future implications of the first Passover celebration, as outlined in our text. 24:14). This is entirely untrue. Another angel who brought death and destruction is mentioned in the judgment of King Herod ( Acts 12:23 ). 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. 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. 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. His sister, Miriam, follows along as the basket floats away. Exod. Get the BEST VALUE in digital Bible study as you prepare for Easter. NOAH: What Race was Noah? 11:17-34). 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. 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. 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. This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt. Is Jesus story of the rich man and Lazarus a parable? English Standard Version By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them. I fear that all too many presentations of the gospel do not inform people that when they come to faith in Christ, they cease to own themselves, and that they become Christs possession. 11:4-8; 12:29). When you enter the land that the Lord will give you as he promised, observe this ceremony. 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. 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. Exod. 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. 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. None of you shall go out of the door of your house until morning. This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt. But to decrease your confusion, lets ask; are there any angels in the entire Bible who do function as Death Angels, or perhaps we can ask about any created angelic beings who have brought or do bring death? 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. 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). (D) 4If any household is too small for a whole lamb, they must share one with their nearest neighbor, having taken into account the number of people there are. The hasty departure of the Israelites did not afford the time required to bake leavened bread (12:34, 39). Another angel who brought death and destruction is mentioned in the judgment of King Herod ( Acts 12:23 ). (2) The Passover and the plague of the firstborn served as the final blow, which compelled the Egyptians to let the Israelites go (Exod. Follow Christ's journey to the Cross. As we shall show later, the giving of the Law on Mt. 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. APE-MAN? WebHis angel that brings death will pass over and not kill your first-born sons. John the Baptist, Matthew 11:10, quoting Malachi 3:1. We will briefly review these: (1) The time of the Passover meal. This was not a feast which Israel devised on her own, but one which God designed and very carefully prescribed. Neh. Now relax your hand! And the angel of the Lord was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. English Standard Version By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them. 10:21). John J. Davis, Moses and the Gods of Egypt (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1971), p. 136. 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. Other Quranic verses refer to a multitude of angels of death. But when He sees the blood around your door, the Lord will pass over the door. The word translated angel in English is from the NT Greek aggelos. Ridding them of their false worship entirely was a much more long-term operation, but this was at least a beginning. Paul told them he had already acted (5:3-4), and that they should do likewise, by putting this man out of the assembly. 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. Go, worship the Lord as you have requested. 13:14, 16; 3:20). New International Version (NIV). Let us remember that when we come to the Passover celebration and the plague of the firstborn, we are now dealing with the tenth and concluding plague which God has brought upon Pharaoh and the Egyptians. 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. 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. There were several purposes for the Passover celebration, some of which were to be understood at a later time. 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. 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. 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. (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. The Angel of Death is a misnomer. Provision was also made for non-Israelites to partake of the Passover, if they were circumcised (acknowledging their faith in the Abrahamic Covenant, cf. Now its over, tell your children every year of the significance of the Passover. Not at all. 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. 33 The Egyptians urged the people to hurry and leave the country. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. 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. English Standard Version The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. When the sinfulness of man is added to his creatureliness, Gods wrath is even more clearly seen to be right. New International Version (NIV). Not at all. The Passover celebration was to commence the Feast of Unleavened Bread. 16:1) which literally means ear-month because it was at that time that the grain was in the ear. Just as the Passover celebrations (including the redemption of the firstborn and the Feast of Unleavened Bread) provided an opportunity to instruct the children concerning Gods work in the past and its bearing on the present, so the Lords table and baptism provide us with teaching opportunities which we dare not neglect. It was the shed blood of the lamb which saved Israels firstborn from the plague (Exod. Dogs have undergone many changes since people have been breeding them. 12:38), it is likely that a number were converted and physically spared from death through the process of the plagues and the provision of the Passover. Ignoring God does not seem so serious, until we understand the importance of trusting and obeying Him. Do not break any of the bones. (BW), 43The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, These are the regulations for the Passover meal:(BX). The heartless Pharaoh still refused to free the Israelite slaves. Surplus food was not to be kept overnight, but was to be burned (12:10). 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. Let us learn to value and to practice those times of remembrance and anticipation which God has established and commanded us to do. 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. The Passover animal was to be a male yearling, either a goat or a sheep (12:5). Moses assembled all the elders of Israel. WebThe Passover. Were you helped by this answer? 13:14, 16; 3:20). I am the Lord. 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. On this first and last of the seven days, a sacred assembly is held (12:16). (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. 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. You are to determine the amount of lamb needed in accordance with what each person will eat. 12:12). 129 Another name for this first month of the sacred calendar is Abib (Exod. So, the bottom line is there was no Angel of Death, or Death Angel involved in the Passover after all. How, some will ask, can we find it possible to justify Gods actions here? Another angel who brought death and destruction is mentioned in the judgment of King Herod ( Acts 12:23 ). 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. Instead, verses 4-8 are Moses final retort to Pharaoh, made immediately after his demand that Moses leave. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. 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. And the angel of the LORD was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite. Do no work(AB) at all on these days, except to prepare food for everyone to eat; that is all you may do. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt. 2 Kings 19:35 Verse Concepts 32 Take your flocks and herds, as you have said, and go. 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. The bitter herbs (12:8) would certainly help the children gain some sensory stimulation in this educational endeavor. Like the Egyptians, the Israelites were sinners, fully deserving of divine wrath. 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