13:9; cf. 12:14, etc.). (3) The plague of the firstborn was an appropriate punishment of Egyptians for their oppression of Israel (Gen. 15:14; Exod. 12:48-49; Gen. 17:9-14). He has an extensive teaching ministry on creation/evolution issues and continues to carry out research on evidence for creation and Noahs flood. At midnight, the firstborn of the Egyptians were slain, from the king of Egypt to its cattle, from the firstborn of the Pharaoh to that of the prisoner. 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. 35The Israelites did as Moses instructed and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold(BK) and for clothing. 29At midnight(AY) the Lord(AZ) struck down all the firstborn(BA) in Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on the throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner, who was in the dungeon, and the firstborn of all the livestock(BB) as well. The word translated angel in English is from the NT Greek aggelos. 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. If so, consider making a donation so we can keep adding more answers. It may not be possible to determine with any degree of certainty, nor is it necessary that we do so. Exod. The firstborn of Israel were not spared because they were more worthy or more righteous than the Egyptians. The hasty departure of the Israelites did not afford the time required to bake leavened bread (12:34, 39). What Israel did on that first Passover night was a prototype for all future Passover observances. Nothing personifies death. Web31 During the night Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, Up! Apart from the Lord God, who is the eternal Triune Creator, nothing exists in this universe except what was created. Since the firstborn of the Israelites belonged to God, they had to sacrifice them (in the case of an animal, except for the donkey, 13:13), or (in the case of a son) to offer a sacrifice to redeem 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. The Grim Reaper, so to speak, does not exist in the way we have perceived it as a culture to exist. It is a holy God whom we serve, and this text will remind us of that fact as we come to it with reverence and sincerity. No foreigner(BY) may eat it. 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. 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. 12:12). In fact, all men belong to God by virtue of creation, and all Christians belong (doubly) to God by virtue of redemption. 2 Kings 19:35 Verse Concepts The Passover and the plague of the firstborn had several purposes with regard to the Egyptians. 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. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! (v12), Note well the text records it is not an angel who was sent to strike down the people, but the striker is named as the Lord God Himself. Surely this is evolution? 7:23). The month of Abib approximates to our month of April. 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. Surplus food was not to be kept overnight, but was to be burned (12:10). (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. Another angel who brought death and destruction is mentioned in the judgment of King Herod ( Acts 12:23 ). 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]. A number of commemorations were held, ranging from memorial services for those killed or injured to demonstrations protesting the use of nuclear weapons. All rights reserved worldwide. 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. What colour was he? For Jehovah will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side-posts, Jehovah will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you. There were several purposes for the Passover celebration, some of which were to be understood at a later time. For Yahweh will pass through to strike the Egyptians; and when he sees the blood on the lintel, and on the two door posts, Yahweh will pass over the door, and will not allow the destroyer to come in to your houses to strike you. WebWhen I see the blood, I will pass over you. (1) The Passover was a memorial of the deliverance of Israel, accomplished by the mighty power of God: This observance will be for you like a sign on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that the Law of the Lord is to be on your lips. Eat it in haste; it is the Lords Passover (v11) The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. The Angel of Death is a misnomer. But in this case the destroyer is not a person, but the coming of the penalty of death which destroys life. This is entirely untrue. Now its over, tell your children every year of the significance of the Passover. Not at all. It also informs us that Moses had nothing to say to Pharaoh, but that which God had commanded him to speak. 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. There was to be provision of enough meat for each person to be adequately supplied. God directed that the meaning of the celebration was to be explained to the children (13:8). In the Book of Enoch, angels of punishment and destruction belong to a group of angels called satans with Satan as their leader. 31During the night Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, Up! At midnight, God would go throughout Egypt, slaying the firstborn, from Pharaohs own son, to the firstborn son of the lowest slave. 13:3, 9, 14, 16; cf. 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. 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. English Standard Version By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them. The slaughter of the Egyptians took place a long time ago, and thus we do not have the kind of emotional reaction to this account as we have seen to the bombing of Hiroshima or the Nazi death camps of Germany. Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. This plague accomplished precisely what God intended, and what Moses had been asking for all along. This explains how Moses knew that this was the final plague, and why Pharaoh will nonetheless reject the warning. The Angel of Death is a misnomer. Exodus 12:12,13 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD. Ignoring God does not seem so serious, until we understand the importance of trusting and obeying Him. WebSurah 32:11 mentions an angel of death identified with Azrael. First they tempt, then accuse and finally punish and torment, both wicked humans and fallen angels. 12:26-27; 13:8, 14-16). The Corinthians had not done anything to remedy the situation, and even seemed to be proud of their liberality in this matter (5:2). The plagues revealed the powerlessness of the gods of Egypt, and the power of the God of Israel. WebHis angel that brings death will pass over and not kill your first-born sons. Genesis 17:11 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you. 13:4) was to be viewed, from this time forward, as the first month of the year (Exod. No grief will have ever been greater for the Egyptians, and yet not the least evil128 would fall upon the Israelites. 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). 32Take your flocks and herds,(BE) as you have said, and go. How, some will ask, can we find it possible to justify Gods actions here? (4) The participants of the Passover. (M) 10Do not leave any of it till morning;(N) if some is left till morning, you must burn it. (3) The Passover meal. 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. Each household was to eat the meal inside the door on which the animals blood had been placed. Davis, pp. Perhaps first, a little on angels in general will help. 24Obey these instructions as a lasting ordinance(AR) for you and your descendants. Get the BEST VALUE in digital Bible study as you prepare for Easter. 13:9; cf. Drunks are people we can laugh at, until they get behind the wheel and kill one of our loved ones. These include references in Numbers 9:1-4 , Numbers 28:16-25 , Deuteronomy 16:1-6 , and Leviticus 23:4-8 . 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 David saw the angel who was striking down the people, he said to the Lord, I have sinned; I, the shepherd, have done wrong. 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. 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. The heartless Pharaoh still refused to free the Israelite slaves. Then the Lord will pass over that house. 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. Their hope is that the basket will float to safety and whoever finds the baby will adopt him as their own. TIM KELLER ON EVOLUTION & ADAM: Is evolution compatible with Adam and Eve and the Fall of Man? In our study of this text we will seek to face these moral issues squarely. One man, Adam, had sinned, so one sinless man, Jesus, needed to die to buy redemption. Josh. Go, worship the Lord as you have requested. The sacrifice of the Passover lamb set in motion the Feast of Unleavened Bread. The fact that God claimed to possess the firstborn, so that they needed to be redeemed (13:1-2; 11-16), evidenced Gods ownership. Leave my people, you and the Israelites! After the Babylonian captivity, new calendar names were adopted and the ancient name Abib was changed to Nisan (cf. (2) The Feast of Unleavened Bread (Exod. Withdraw your hand. The angel of the Lord was then at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. 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. 33 The Egyptians urged the people to hurry and leave the country. New International Version (NIV). Luke 22:1-23). God therefore struck down the Egyptian firstborn while He spared the Israelite firstborn. Hence all angels, celestial or earthly, came about as a result of creation by God. When Moses spoke to Pharaoh about the Israelites, he said, Let My son go, that he may serve Me (Exod. 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. This was likely not immediately perceived, but there are several similarities between the Passover lamb and the Lamb of God, the Lord Jesus Christ. 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 . When you enter the land that the Lord will give you as he promised, observe this ceremony. 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. (1) Verses 1-20 contain the revelation which God had given to Moses and Aaron. The weeping and wailing that night was not like anything ever heard in the land before. Or three months of fleeing from your enemies while they pursue you? No Angel of Death removed the life of Christ at Calvary! 12:24-25). 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. 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). 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. the blood shall be for a token for you: i.e., Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed, Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that, Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular, A signal, as a, flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular, To hop, skip over, to hesitate, to limp, to dance, Preposition | second person masculine plural, Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle, Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular, Preposition-b | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singular, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct, Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa, The Israelites are driven out of the land, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, OT Law: Exodus 12:13 The blood shall be to you (Exo. 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. Leave my people, you and the Israelites! New International Version (NIV). You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Nevertheless, Gods actions here (and similar actions elsewhere) are explainable. 16On the first day hold a sacred assembly, and another one on the seventh day. (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. The rite of redeeming the firstborn was a constant reminder to the Israelites of all subsequent generations that the firstborn belonged to God, and that this was due to the sparing of the firstborn at the Exodus. For less than $5/mo. 1:22). 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. It can refer to a human messenger, e.g. 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. 32 Take your flocks and herds, as you have said, and go. This blood was to serve as a sign, which would protect the Israelites from the death angel (12:13, 23). Other Quranic verses refer to a multitude of angels of death. 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 firstborn of Israel were spared due to the grace of God alone. Keller says it is. INSECT STINGS: Did insects such as bees and wasps have stingers before Adam sinned? Paul clearly identified the Lord Jesus as the Passover lamb: For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed (1 Cor. Go on to share how the original Passover heralded the coming of Christ as Son, and the glorious resurrection of Jesus the Saviour. Start FREE. This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt. 12:5), just as the Lord Jesus was without blemish (1 Peter 1:19). 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. English Standard Version The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. Not at all. 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.. Much of Johns teaching and research is available on the extensive range of DVDs and CDs available from Creation Research. Since He had spared their lives, He possessed them. 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. 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. The bitter herbs (12:8) would certainly help the children gain some sensory stimulation in this educational endeavor. 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. Deut. Is it evolutionist? Here as well, those who died were not military combatants, but civilians, among whom were many women and children. For less than $5/mo. DOG EVOLUTION? 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. 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 we shall seek to grasp the meaning and the application of Gods judgment to our lives. Do no work(AB) at all on these days, except to prepare food for everyone to eat; that is all you may do. 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. (AW) 28The Israelites did just what the Lord commanded(AX) Moses and Aaron. WebThe Eternal will pass through the land during the night and bring death to the Egyptians. 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