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. 13:9; cf. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. 13:4) was to be viewed, from this time forward, as the first month of the year (Exod. 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. 12:5-7, 46-47). 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. Withdraw your hand. The angel of the Lord was then at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. For the Lord will pass through to slay the Egyptians; and when He sees the blood upon the lintel and the two side posts, the Lord will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to come into your houses to slay you. 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.. 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. 53). 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. As Paul reminds us in Colossian 1:16: For by Him (Christ) all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. 12:5), but since our Lord was referred to as the Lamb, I have chosen to speak of the sacrificial animal as a lamb. The Lord Jesus, as the Passover lamb, is the pattern for Christian suffering, and the way it should be dealt with. The dough was without yeast because they had been driven out(BS) of Egypt and did not have time to prepare food for themselves. Nothing personifies death. Israel was Gods possession. God therefore designed these celebrations as occasions for instruction. The New Testament teaches a number of practical applications of the Passover for contemporary Christians. English Standard Version By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them. 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. There is absolutely no sensationalism here, but only the most cursory account of the fulfillment of the Word of the Lord, spoken through Moses. 32 Take your flocks and herds, as you have said, and go. Likewise consider who saw the blood on the door posts of the Israelites; Exodus 12: 21-23 records: Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and said to them, Go at once and select the animals for your families and slaughter the Passover lamb. There were several purposes for the Passover celebration, some of which were to be understood at a later time. 2 Thes. Ridding them of their false worship entirely was a much more long-term operation, but this was at least a beginning. 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. The institution of the Lords Table (communion) serves the same purposes. (2) Verses 21-30, the revelation which Moses conveyed to the Israelites. You are to determine the amount of lamb needed in accordance with what each person will eat. in 1971. `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. 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 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. DEATH: Did God really kill animals to clothe Adam and Eve, or did He create new skins for this purpose? The observance of the Lords Table reminds the Christian of the salvation which our Lord accomplished by His death, burial, and resurrection (cf. (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. 49The same law applies both to the native-born and to the foreigner(CE) residing among you., 50All the Israelites did just what the Lord had commanded(CF) Moses and Aaron. He willingly gave it up in obedience to God the Fathers specific requirement that the wages of sin had to be paid. (Y) 15For seven days you are to eat bread made without yeast. Is there only one race of man? The answer is yes. Moses pronouncement to Pharaoh: the coming of the final plague (Exodus 11:4-8). None of you shall go out of the door of your house until morning. Passover thus was a kind of dividing line between a true believer and an outsider. The firstborn of Israel thus belonged to God as a result of the Passover, and all of Israel as a result of the exodus. The word translated angel in English is from the NT Greek aggelos. Luke 22:1-23). 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. What do you think of the book Creation Unfolding by Ken Coulson? But in this case the destroyer is not a person, but the coming of the penalty of death which destroys life. (2) Because Christ is our Passover lamb, we must live our lives in purity, in holy living. These include references in Numbers 9:1-4 , Numbers 28:16-25 , Deuteronomy 16:1-6 , and Leviticus 23:4-8 . 25When you enter the land(AS) 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. (AW) 28The Israelites did just what the Lord commanded(AX) Moses and Aaron. Not at all. English Standard Version The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. From this time onward two calendar reckonings were employed by the Israelites: one for sacred and the other for civil purposes, the first month of each year being in the seventh month of the other though the numbers always from Nisan as the first. Davis, p. 137. (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. So, too, idolatrous worship doesnt seem very serious, until we view this evil from Gods perspective. Another angel who brought death and destruction is mentioned in the judgment of King Herod ( Acts 12:23 ). Gods provision of a means of escape was based upon His grace, not Israels merits. Moses tells Pharaoh that he is right, that he will never see his face again (v. 29). All those who remained within the house which had blood applied to its door frame were spared. There was to be provision of enough meat for each person to be adequately supplied. 5:9). 12:14, etc.). This was likely not immediately perceived, but there are several similarities between the Passover lamb and the Lamb of God, the Lord Jesus Christ. 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. 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. Follow Christ's journey to the Cross. English Standard Version The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. 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. 11:7). 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Nothing personifies death. Berean Standard Bible 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. 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. Josh. 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. 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. Because the Israelites had also worshipped the gods of Egypt, the judgment of these gods caused Gods people to turn from their false worship, at least for the moment. The Grim Reaper, so to speak, does not exist in the way we have perceived it as a culture to exist. Man, apes and monkeys: what are the differences. The Angel of Death is a misnomer. He will not let the one who destroys come into your houses to kill you. On this first and last of the seven days, a sacred assembly is held (12:16). Exod. The solution to the problem is, once again, a Lamb, the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ, on whom our sins were laid. 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. Other Quranic verses refer to a multitude of angels of death. 6:19-20). 33 The Egyptians urged the people to hurry and leave the country. As there was to be no bone broken of the Passover lamb (Exod. (M) 10Do not leave any of it till morning;(N) if some is left till morning, you must burn it. 24:14). Rev. 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. 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. 5:7). 38Many other people(BR) went up with them, and also large droves of livestock, both flocks and herds. 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. For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he sees the blood on the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in to your houses to smite you. 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. (AD) Celebrate this day as a lasting ordinance for the generations to come. 20:11-15). Once we have come to grips with the seriousness of sin, we need to focus on the solution. 9:16). When you enter the land that the Lord will give you as he promised, observe this ceremony. (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. 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. 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). That night, God sent the angel of 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. 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. He debated many academics and theologians on the creation/evolution issue, including Richard Dawkins and John Polkinghorne. 7:23). 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. 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. Sex offenders are people who simply have a different sexual orientation or preferences, until they molest someone close to us. The reason why men find the judgment of God in the smiting of the firstborn so difficult to justify is that they do not grasp the seriousness of their own sin. Another angel who brought death and destruction is mentioned in the judgment of King Herod ( Acts 12:23 ). I must say at the outset that Christians are obliged to praise and worship God, regardless of whether or not we understand His actions, and that, as God He is free to act in any way He chooses. 11:5; 12:29-30), all 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. 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. 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. This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt. 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. All of the Egyptians came to respect Moses (11:3), and some took heed to his warnings (9:13-21). A new religious calendar was given to the nation at this time. 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 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. 13:14, 16; 3:20). 51And on that very day the Lord brought the Israelites out of Egypt(CG) by their divisions.(CH). These include references in Numbers 9:1-4 , Numbers 28:16-25 , Deuteronomy 16:1-6 , and Leviticus 23:4-8 . 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. 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. Start FREE. 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. (BT) 41At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the Lords divisions(BU) left Egypt. 5:6-8). (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. At the same time, none of Israels firstborn, whether man or beast, was smitten. And the angel of the LORD was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite. Exod. 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. Nothing personifies death. For less than $5/mo. 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. As we shall show later, the giving of the Law on Mt. Romans 9). The offer of salvation is before you. 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. The Lord will go through Egypt to kill the Egyptians. NOAH: What Race was Noah? Exod. 16:1) which literally means ear-month because it was at that time that the grain was in the ear. Its a masculine noun, so forget all those pretty female angels on the Christmas trees. The Passover animal was to be a male yearling, either a goat or a sheep (12:5). 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. Let us heed His commandments well, for we belong to Him. New International Version (NIV). 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. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. The purpose of this revelation thus dictates its form. In verses 4-8, Moses declared the essence of this revelation to Pharaoh, as it related to him. 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. Neh. This is why the meal was to be eaten with an atmosphere of readiness and anticipation. 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. (4) The participants of the Passover. 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. 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. WebThe Eternal will pass through the land during the night and bring death to the Egyptians. WebSurah 32:11 mentions an angel of death identified with Azrael. The Grim Reaper, so to speak, does not exist in the way we have perceived it as a culture to exist. The Bible reports David even saw this angel. Not at all. 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. 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. (2) The Passover was for Israel a manifestation of Gods power. The Passover and the plague of the firstborn had several purposes with regard to the Egyptians. Other Quranic verses refer to a multitude of angels of death. WebHis angel that brings death will pass over and not kill your first-born sons. That night, God sent the angel of 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. There is no specific mention of any Egyptians celebrating the first Passover, although this is possible, even likely. 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. You are not your own; you were bought at a price. 130 There is considerable discussion and disagreement over the precise time at which the Passover sacrifice was to be slain. 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? 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. 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. So God, brought about one last plague, which was so terrible that it was certain to persuade Pharaoh to let his slaves go. (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. Let me outline some of them briefly. Our attitude toward sin is very much shaped by our own perspectives and experiences. [4] 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.. 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. No one is to leave the house until morning. The Angel of Death is a misnomer. First they tempt, then accuse and finally punish and torment, both wicked humans and fallen angels. For the Lord brought you out of Egypt with his mighty hand ( Exod. John Mackay is International Director of Creation Research. No foreigner(BY) may eat it. 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). Other Quranic verses refer to a multitude of angels of death. Also, when a child asks the meaning of a celebration, the parent is to teach its significance (12:26-27; 13:14). 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. [4] 131 We use the term lamb aware that the sacrificial animal could have been either a lamb or a goat (Exod. Gods promises, for pleasure or pain, of prosperity or peril, are certain. In our day, we would have our coats on and our briefcase in hand. HUMAN RACE? 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