Not at all. Leave my people, you and the Israelites! 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). Now it came about at midnight that the Lord struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of cattle. 2 Kings 19:35 Verse Concepts The Passover and the plague of the firstborn had several purposes with regard to the Egyptians. Leave my people, you and the Israelites! WebHis angel that brings death will pass over and not kill your first-born sons. 26 Your children will ask you, What are we celebrating? 27 And you will answer, The Passover animal is killed to honor the Lord. (1) The Passover and the tenth plague served as a judgment on the gods of Egypt, whom the Israelites had worshipped in Egypt (cf. get answers to your Bible questions from 50+ resources ($2,400+ value! 13:4) was to be viewed, from this time forward, as the first month of the year (Exod. Bob was born and raised in a Christian home i More, The Net Pastors Journal, Eng. The purpose of this revelation thus dictates its form. 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. 46It must be eaten inside the house; take none of the meat outside the house. The similarity of the deaths in Israel in Davids day to the Egyptian Passover are what has often given rise to the thought that a similar death angel was involved in the tenth plague in Egypt. The Lord Jesus, as the Passover lamb, is the pattern for Christian suffering, and the way it should be dealt with. Go, worship(BD) the Lord as you have requested. God therefore designed these celebrations as occasions for instruction. 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. In fact, all men belong to God by virtue of creation, and all Christians belong (doubly) to God by virtue of redemption. He will not let the one who destroys come into your houses to kill you. Moses tells Pharaoh that he is right, that he will never see his face again (v. 29). English Standard Version By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them. (v6-7) This is how you are to eat it: with your cloak tucked into your belt, your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. Instead, verses 4-8 are Moses final retort to Pharaoh, made immediately after his demand that Moses leave. The Bible reports David even saw this angel. Other Quranic verses refer to a multitude of angels of death. Much of Johns teaching and research is available on the extensive range of DVDs and CDs available from Creation Research. The instructions concerning the Passover celebration alternate between the present and the future. 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. 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. 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). These are but sheep. You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men (1 Cor. The Grim Reaper, so to speak, does not exist in the way we have perceived it as a culture to exist. The sacrificial lamb131 was to be without defect (Exod. There would be no leftovers for dinner because they would be long gone before another meal could be eaten. MAN & WOMAN: Is there a real definition of man and woman in a world that wants fluid gender? 12:14-20; 13:3-10). How, some will ask, can we find it possible to justify Gods actions here? WebSurah 32:11 mentions an angel of death identified with Azrael. 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). Moses pronouncement to Pharaoh: the coming of the final plague (Exodus 11:4-8). Another angel who brought death and destruction is mentioned in the judgment of King Herod ( Acts 12:23 ). ), New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition, New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition, New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition, Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition. 2:16-24). (4) The Passover was another evidence of the grace of God in the lives of His people. 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. 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. Aggelos is best defined as a messenger, and generally a messenger from God, one who conveys news from God to men. There is no specific mention of any Egyptians celebrating the first Passover, although this is possible, even likely. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org, Then it happened that night that the angel of the, When the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, the. 12:14, etc.). No foreigner(BY) may eat it. 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. 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. Once we have come to grips with the seriousness of sin, we need to focus on the solution. And then, in the 4th verse of chapter 11 Moses seems to appear again before Pharaoh, in contradiction to Pharaohs order and to Moses retort. 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. When Moses spoke to Pharaoh about the Israelites, he said, Let My son go, that he may serve Me (Exod. English Standard Version By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them. Keller says it is. His sister, Miriam, follows along as the basket floats away. 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. 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 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. 5:7). 24:14). 22Take a bunch of hyssop,(AL) dip it into the blood in the basin and put some of the blood(AM) on the top and on both sides of the doorframe. No Angel of Death removed the life of Christ at Calvary! 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). John Mackay is International Director of Creation Research. WebHis angel that brings death will pass over and not kill your first-born sons. 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 institution of the Lords Table (communion) serves the same purposes. That night, God sent the angel of When God freed the Israelites, He did so so that they may become His servants. Also, when a child asks the meaning of a celebration, the parent is to teach its significance (12:26-27; 13:14). These include references in Numbers 9:1-4 , Numbers 28:16-25 , Deuteronomy 16:1-6 , and Leviticus 23:4-8 . Here as well, those who died were not military combatants, but civilians, among whom were many women and children. This is the second death, the lake of fire. Not at all. 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. 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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. 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. 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. Does that mean that the angel of death doesn't exist in the monotheistic traditions? 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. This was likely not immediately perceived, but there are several similarities between the Passover lamb and the Lamb of God, the Lord Jesus Christ. This plague accomplished precisely what God intended, and what Moses had been asking for all along. For Australia and rest of world click here. Several times the narrative of events is interrupted by explanatory statements, which serve to explain the turn of events which is described in the narrative. After the death of the firstborn of Egypt, the Egyptians did not want to be reminded of their grief by seeing the Israelites. God therefore struck down the Egyptian firstborn while He spared the Israelite firstborn. 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. These include references in Numbers 9:1-4 , Numbers 28:16-25 , Deuteronomy 16:1-6 , and Leviticus 23:4-8 . 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. 12:46), so no bone of our Lord was broken (John 19:32-36). 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. Follow Christ's journey to the Cross. Surplus food was not to be kept overnight, but was to be burned (12:10). 3:7). 33 The Egyptians urged the people to hurry and leave the country. John the Baptist, Matthew 11:10, quoting Malachi 3:1. 53:6-7). When those 70,000 people from Dan to Beersheba died, the Bible specifically mentions the Lord sent an angel who brought this to pass. First they tempt, then accuse and finally punish and torment, both wicked humans and fallen angels. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.(W). Let us heed His commandments well, for we belong to Him. 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). Copyright 2019 by Zondervan. Thus, this final plague brought the Egyptians to the point where they virtually compelled the Israelites to leave. For the Lord brought you out of Egypt with his mighty hand ( Exod. While it is true that the Egyptians suffered for their sins in the plague of the firstborn (and the other plagues too), we ought not overlook the suffering of the Israelites during the 400 years of oppression, and even during the days which immediately preceded the exodus. For UK tax deductible donations click here. Paul clearly identified the Lord Jesus as the Passover lamb: For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed (1 Cor. Josh. What colour was he? (4) The Passover Lamb was a model, a prototype (a type) of the Messiah, the Lamb of God through whom God would bring redemption to both Israel and the Gentiles (Exod. But when He sees the blood around your door, the Lord will pass over the door. The second is the instructions given to the Israelites regarding the Passover, which is Gods means of protecting His people from the plague. For the Lord brought you out of Egypt with his mighty hand ( Exod. Some Christians believe that suffering is not to be a part of the experience of one who trusts in the Lord and is obedient to Him. 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. Each household was to eat the meal inside the door on which the animals blood had been placed. Ed, Issue 46, Winter 2023. 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. Our attitude toward sin is very much shaped by our own perspectives and experiences. 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. 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. (1) The redemption of the firstborn (Exod. Davis, pp. We must acknowledge that God had the right (as He still does) to smite the firstborn of Egypt. 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. Go, worship the Lord as you have requested. The Corinthians had not done anything to remedy the situation, and even seemed to be proud of their liberality in this matter (5:2). 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). The tenth and final plague is described in several phases. 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). WebThe Passover. 12:5), just as the Lord Jesus was without blemish (1 Peter 1:19). Now relax your hand! And the angel of the Lord was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. 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. (BT) 41At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the Lords divisions(BU) left Egypt. Does that mean that the angel of death doesn't exist in the monotheistic traditions? This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt. 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. Gods provision of a means of escape was based upon His grace, not Israels merits. 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. No one is to leave the house until morning. Take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the bowl of blood and smear it on the lintel and on the two doorposts. This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt. (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. Nothing personifies death. 40Now the length of time the Israelite people lived in Egypt[b] was 430 years. The striking of the firstborn of Egypt should cause us to rethink the matter of sin. The plagues revealed the powerlessness of the gods of Egypt, and the power of the God of Israel. The hasty departure of the Israelites did not afford the time required to bake leavened bread (12:34, 39). Theres more! (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. He debated many academics and theologians on the creation/evolution issue, including Richard Dawkins and John Polkinghorne. If so, consider making a donation so we can keep adding more answers. Each succeeding plague was further proof of Gods existence and power, and gave greater substance to the warnings which followed. INSECT STINGS: Did insects such as bees and wasps have stingers before Adam sinned? The firstborn of Israel thus belonged to God as a result of the Passover, and all of Israel as a result of the exodus. For the LORD will pass through smiting the Egyptians, and when he sees the blood upon the lintel and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over that door and will not allow the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite, And Yahweh will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and He will see the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, and Yahweh will pass over the doorway and will not allow the destroyer to come into your houses to smite, And Yahweh will go through to strike Egypt, and he will see the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, and Yahweh will pass over the doorway and will not allow the destroyer to come to your houses to strike. 2 Thes. 13:4; 23:15; 34:18; Deut. (4) The participants of the Passover. In the first place, most of the plagues were preceded by an announcement and a warning. 17Celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread,(AC) because it was on this very day that I brought your divisions out of Egypt. 127 The NIV takes these verses as parenthetical and indicates so by rendering the text as a past perfect, rather than as a simple past tense. 13:14, 16; 3:20). Ex). 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. English Standard Version The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. Thus, in the gospel accounts, we find the death of our Savior corresponding with the sacrifice of the Passover sacrificial lambs and the Passover meal (cf. 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. It also informs us that Moses had nothing to say to Pharaoh, but that which God had commanded him to speak. 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. His sister, Miriam, follows along as the basket floats away. None of you shall go out of the door of your house until morning. 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. This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt. 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. 11:7). When the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lord relented from the calamity and said to the angel who destroyed the people, It is enough! (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 fact that God claimed to possess the firstborn, so that they needed to be redeemed (13:1-2; 11-16), evidenced Gods ownership. New International Version (NIV). Provision was also made for non-Israelites to partake of the Passover, if they were circumcised (acknowledging their faith in the Abrahamic Covenant, cf. (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. Let us learn to value and to practice those times of remembrance and anticipation which God has established and commanded us to do. 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. 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. 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. 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). 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. One man, Adam, had sinned, so one sinless man, Jesus, needed to die to buy redemption. 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? Its a masculine noun, so forget all those pretty female angels on the Christmas trees. 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 our day, we would have our coats on and our briefcase in hand. That night, God sent the angel of in 1971. After the Babylonian captivity, new calendar names were adopted and the ancient name Abib was changed to Nisan (cf. Israel was Gods possession. Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. (U) 13The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over(V) you. Romans 8:38-39ESV / 492 helpful votes HelpfulNot Helpful 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. This blood was to serve as a sign, which would protect the Israelites from the death angel (12:13, 23). The heartless Pharaoh still refused to free the Israelite slaves. Bob is a pastor/teacher and elder at Community Bible Chapel in Richardson, Texas, and has contributed many of his Bible study series for use by the Foundation. 26 Your children will ask you, What are we celebrating? 27 And you will answer, The Passover animal is killed to honor the Lord. Nothing personifies death. And also bless me.. But in this case the destroyer is not a person, but the coming of the penalty of death which destroys life. While every Egyptian home suffered loss (cf. 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. In the first epistle of Peter, the apostle informs Christians who are suffering that the passion, the suffering of the Lord Jesus, the Passover lamb, was a pattern for the suffering of all the saints (cf. The Angel of Death is a misnomer. 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? 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. 1 Pet. The Lord will go through Egypt to kill the Egyptians. Hence all angels, celestial or earthly, came about as a result of creation by God. So, the bottom line is there was no Angel of Death, or Death Angel involved in the Passover after all. 12:1). Get the BEST VALUE in digital Bible study as you prepare for Easter. 11This is how you are to eat it: with your cloak tucked into your belt, your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. He has an extensive teaching ministry on creation/evolution issues and continues to carry out research on evidence for creation and Noahs flood. (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. On this first and last of the seven days, a sacred assembly is held (12:16). 12:24-25). WebLater, in II Kings 19:35, the angel kills 185,000 Assyrian soldiers. He will not let the one who brings death come into your houses and kill you. That night, God sent the angel of The solution to the problem is, once again, a Lamb, the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ, on whom our sins were laid. There was to be provision of enough meat for each person to be adequately supplied. 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