On these (two) days, no work was to be done, other than cooking. 3:7). Romans 9). 20Eat nothing made with yeast. (CC) No uncircumcised(CD) male may eat it. 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. 3:20; 6:1; 11:1; 12:31-32). This is the second death, the lake of fire. 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. 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. The Lord Jesus, as the Passover lamb, is the pattern for Christian suffering, and the way it should be dealt with. Not at all. 2 Kings 19:35 Verse Concepts And also bless me.. 138-139. 24Obey these instructions as a lasting ordinance(AR) for you and your descendants. For the Lord shall pass [forth] smiting the Egyptians; and when he shall see the blood in the lintel, and in ever either post (and when he shall see the blood on the lintel, and on both door-posts), he shall pass (over) the door of the house; and he shall not suffer the smiter to enter into your houses, and to hurt. 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. [4] Because Christians have been redeemed by the Lamb of God, they do not belong to themselves, and they must therefore live out their lives as a living sacrifice to God. (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. Theres more! WebHis angel that brings death will pass over and not kill your first-born sons. 24:14). Because God has spared us from His wrath by His mercy, we are to offer ourselves as a living sacrifice: Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of Gods mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to Godwhich is your spiritual worship (Rom. I happened to overhear a small portion of a television program the other day, where a young woman asked, Do I have to suffer the rest of my life for one little indiscretion? Whatever her indiscretion was, I would imagine it would better be labeled sin. So the answer to her question should be, For as much as one sin, God is just in condemning you, not only for time, but for all eternity. The reason why we have so much difficulty with the subject of judgment is that we fail to comprehend the immensity of our sin. The book of Hebrews reminds that there are specific heavenly angelic beings, designed to be ministering spirits (Hebrews 1:7) to the people of God on earth. Leave my people, you and the Israelites! Or three months of fleeing from your enemies while they pursue you? The firstborn of all the Egyptians were smitten, while those of the Israelites were spared. 26 Your children will ask you, What are we celebrating? 27 And you will answer, The Passover animal is killed to honor the Lord. But dont stop there! The firstborn of Israel were not spared because they were more worthy or more righteous than the Egyptians. Let us each ask God to prepare our hearts to take the lesson of this incident seriously. 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. 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. Now relax your hand! And the angel of the Lord was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. (1) Because Christ is our Passover Lamb, we are Gods possession. His background is in geology and teaching. 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). 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. 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. 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. 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. Do not break any of the bones. There is no need to elaborate further. 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. Web31 During the night Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, Up! 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.. 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. 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. This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt. 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. Nevertheless, we must come to grips with the tremendous moral issues which this account raises. First they tempt, then accuse and finally punish and torment, both wicked humans and fallen angels. WebHis angel that brings death will pass over and not kill your first-born sons. 11:5; 12:29-30), all of the Israelites were spared. Does that mean that the angel of death doesn't exist in the monotheistic traditions? 7:23). But the importance of this Passover account is that it was this God Himself, who came as the God-man Jesus, as a first-born Son who would give up His life, as payment for the sins of the people of God. Dogs have undergone many changes since people have been breeding them. (AW) 28The Israelites did just what the Lord commanded(AX) Moses and Aaron. 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. 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). 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. Their hope is that the basket will float to safety and whoever finds the baby will adopt him as their own. The firstborn of Israel were spared due to the grace of God alone. 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). 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. The nation Israel did not suffer so much as a dog bark (or bite, Exod. 5:6-8). Not at all. The instructions concerning the Passover celebration alternate between the present and the future. The second is the instructions given to the Israelites regarding the Passover, which is Gods means of protecting His people from the plague. Once we have come to grips with the seriousness of sin, we need to focus on the solution. The instructions for the celebrations of the first Passover were specific, and dealt with several aspects of the feast. They are fakes and frauds. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. MAN & WOMAN: Is there a real definition of man and woman in a world that wants fluid gender? 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. No one is to leave the house until morning. 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. Under such circumstances, two families could share one (12:4). 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. It is with such protests in mind that we must seek to interpret and apply the killing of every firstborn in Egypt, not only of men, but of the animals as well. Man, apes and monkeys: what are the differences. 33 The Egyptians urged the people to hurry and leave the country. (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. 130 There is considerable discussion and disagreement over the precise time at which the Passover sacrifice was to be slain. His sister, Miriam, follows along as the basket floats away. This is entirely untrue. 13:1-2, 11-16). Here as well, those who died were not military combatants, but civilians, among whom were many women and children. 33 The Egyptians urged the people to hurry and leave the country. 6:19-20). 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. 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. In chapters 12 and 13 there is constant alternation between (first) the instructions God gave Moses, and these same instructions as Moses conveyed them to the people. 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. 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. Not at all. (2) Because Christ is our Passover lamb, we must live our lives in purity, in holy living. 128 This is expressed by a proverbial saying, A dog would not move his tongue against man or beast (v. 7). 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. Since there were many non-Israelites who left Egypt with Israel (Exod. Apart from the Lord God, who is the eternal Triune Creator, nothing exists in this universe except what was created. 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). 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). 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. He will not let the one who brings death come into your houses and kill you. 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? And also bless me.. Ridding them of their false worship entirely was a much more long-term operation, but this was at least a beginning. (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. Nothing personifies death. 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. Aggelos is best defined as a messenger, and generally a messenger from God, one who conveys news from God to men. 13:3, 9, 14, 16; cf. WebLater, in II Kings 19:35, the angel kills 185,000 Assyrian soldiers. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt. (3) The plague of the firstborn was an appropriate punishment of Egyptians for their oppression of Israel (Gen. 15:14; Exod. [4] English Standard Version The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. Leave my people, you and the Israelites! When the sinfulness of man is added to his creatureliness, Gods wrath is even more clearly seen to be right. Israel was Gods possession. These include references in Numbers 9:1-4 , Numbers 28:16-25 , Deuteronomy 16:1-6 , and Leviticus 23:4-8 . There is no specific mention of any Egyptians celebrating the first Passover, although this is possible, even likely. 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. So God, brought about one last plague, which was so terrible that it was certain to persuade Pharaoh to let his slaves go. 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. When God freed the Israelites, He did so so that they may become His servants. As we shall show later, the giving of the Law on Mt. 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]. 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. WebThe LORD said, For seven days you must not eat any bread made with yeast eat only unleavened bread. 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. 8:36). Thus, this final plague brought the Egyptians to the point where they virtually compelled the Israelites to leave. 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. 53:6-7). 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). This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt. It was the shed blood of the lamb which saved Israels firstborn from the plague (Exod. 51And on that very day the Lord brought the Israelites out of Egypt(CG) by their divisions.(CH). New International Version (NIV). The Angel of Death is a misnomer. These are but sheep. 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. Get the BEST VALUE in digital Bible study as you prepare for Easter. 12:46), so no bone of our Lord was broken (John 19:32-36). (3) The Passover meal. Another angel who brought death and destruction is mentioned in the judgment of King Herod ( Acts 12:23 ). Where in the Bible can I find out? (CB) 47The whole community of Israel must celebrate it. 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. WebSurah 32:11 mentions an angel of death identified with Azrael. 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). 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. 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. 12:1). 16On the first day hold a sacred assembly, and another one on the seventh day. In our day, we would have our coats on and our briefcase in hand. 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. 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. The Grim Reaper, so to speak, does not exist in the way we have perceived it as a culture to exist. No Angel of Death removed the life of Christ at Calvary! 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. Thus, verses 1 and 9 of chapter 11 begin, the Lord had said to Moses. 13:9; cf. 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