Each succeeding plague was further proof of Gods existence and power, and gave greater substance to the warnings which followed. 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. 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. He will not let the one who destroys come into your houses to kill you. In the Book of Enoch, angels of punishment and destruction belong to a group of angels called satans with Satan as their leader. Drunks are people we can laugh at, until they get behind the wheel and kill one of our loved ones. 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. 2:16-24). English Standard Version The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. 19For seven days no yeast is to be found in your houses. We cannot live our lives independently, autonomously, as Christians, but we must live them out as those who have been bought with a price and as those who belong to God. This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt. 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. 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. 6:19-20). As we shall show later, the giving of the Law on Mt. While the account is not written to underscore the conversion of Egyptians (the thrust of the account is on the judgment of Egypt, especially her gods), I think that there is ample evidence to suggest that some of the Egyptians were converted to true faith in the God of Israel. Paul told them he had already acted (5:3-4), and that they should do likewise, by putting this man out of the assembly. The Grim Reaper, so to speak, does not exist in the way we have perceived it as a culture to exist. First they tempt, then accuse and finally punish and torment, both wicked humans and fallen angels. (M) 10Do not leave any of it till morning;(N) if some is left till morning, you must burn it. God therefore struck down the Egyptian firstborn while He spared the Israelite firstborn. Every child of God belongs to God, and must live in the light of belonging to Him. 12:48-49; Gen. 17:9-14). What colour was he? (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. 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. WebWhen I see the blood, I will pass over you. One can see that the first Passover, along with each subsequent annual remembrance of Passover, was an event of great significance, one which was to be celebrated from that time on. 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. For less than $5/mo. So, the bottom line is there was no Angel of Death, or Death Angel involved in the Passover after all. 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. 2 Kings 19:35 Verse Concepts 13:9; cf. The nation Israel did not suffer so much as a dog bark (or bite, Exod. Does that mean that the angel of death doesn't exist in the monotheistic traditions? 35The Israelites did as Moses instructed and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold(BK) and for clothing. No grief will have ever been greater for the Egyptians, and yet not the least evil128 would fall upon the Israelites. Just as Gods claims on the Israelites were spelled out in the Law, given a little later on in Israels history, so Gods claims on our lives as believers are given to us in the Scriptures. Not at all. He willingly gave it up in obedience to God the Fathers specific requirement that the wages of sin had to be paid. He will see the blood on the sides and tops of the doorframes. John the Baptist, Matthew 11:10, quoting Malachi 3:1. 2 Thes. As the tenth and final plague, the smiting of the firstborn of Egypt conclusively proved that the gods of Egypt were powerless, non-existent, while the God of Israel was all-powerful. Moses assembled all the elders of Israel. WebHis angel that brings death will pass over and not kill your first-born sons. The firstborn of all the Egyptians were smitten, while those of the Israelites were spared. 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. New American Standard Bible Copyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. One man, Adam, had sinned, so one sinless man, Jesus, needed to die to buy redemption. (1) Because Christ is our Passover Lamb, we are Gods possession. (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. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. Each household was to eat the meal inside the door on which the animals blood had been placed. Verses 1-3 are cited before the announcement of Moses to Pharaoh that the firstborn of Egypt will be slain. WebThe Passover. 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. The plagues pointed out the sin of the Egyptians and their need to repent and believe in the God of Israel. 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. 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. It was the shed blood of the lamb which saved Israels firstborn from the plague (Exod. WebThe book gives the following examples of angels being executors: Angels were involved in the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19:1, 12-13). Web31 During the night Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, Up! 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. 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. Romans 9). 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. None of you shall go out of the door of your house until morning. A number of commemorations were held, ranging from memorial services for those killed or injured to demonstrations protesting the use of nuclear weapons. English Standard Version By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them. WebSurah 32:11 mentions an angel of death identified with Azrael. 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. 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. Robert L. (Bob)Deffinbaugh graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary with his Th.M. (CB) 47The whole community of Israel must celebrate it. (AW) 28The Israelites did just what the Lord commanded(AX) Moses and Aaron. So God, brought about one last plague, which was so terrible that it was certain to persuade Pharaoh to let his slaves go. 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. He debated many academics and theologians on the creation/evolution issue, including Richard Dawkins and John Polkinghorne. (1) The Passover and the plague of the firstborn was a defeat of Egypts gods: On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstbornboth men and animalsand I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt; I am the Lord (Exod. WebWhen I see the blood, I will pass over you. No foreigner(BY) may eat it. Instead, verses 4-8 are Moses final retort to Pharaoh, made immediately after his demand that Moses leave. 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. Berean Standard Bible The Bible reports David even saw this angel. For the entire seven days, no leavened bread was to be eaten. The Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread, Masoretic Text; Samaritan Pentateuch and Septuagint. 33 The Egyptians urged the people to hurry and leave the country. Moses tells Pharaoh that he is right, that he will never see his face again (v. 29). This possibility is enhanced by the report that some Egyptians had taken heed of previous warnings (9:18-21). (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. 12:1). 13:9; cf. Our text informs us that this slaughter (no need to use a more euphemistic term) was directed at the Egyptians alone, and without regard to social or economic status. 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). All of the Egyptians came to respect Moses (11:3), and some took heed to his warnings (9:13-21). 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. Gods provision of a means of escape was based upon His grace, not Israels merits. 8That same night(I) they are to eat the meat roasted(J) over the fire, along with bitter herbs,(K) and bread made without yeast. This is the second death, the lake of fire. I am the Lord. (4) The Passover and the plague of the firstborn was an act of grace, as well as an act of judgment. 2 Kings 19:35 Verse Concepts After the Babylonian captivity, new calendar names were adopted and the ancient name Abib was changed to Nisan (cf. WebThe LORD said, For seven days you must not eat any bread made with yeast eat only unleavened bread. He died for our sins; He bore the wrath of God, so that men could escape from the coming wrath of God, and could participate in His promised blessings (Isa. (3) The Passover teaches us the important role played by religious ceremony (liturgy, if you prefer) in the Christians experience. 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. His sister, Miriam, follows along as the basket floats away. 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. 1 and 2; 7:14ff.). 12:14, etc.). Then the Lord will pass over that house. 24Obey these instructions as a lasting ordinance(AR) for you and your descendants. 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. The word translated angel in English is from the NT Greek aggelos. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.(W). English Standard Version By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them. 3:7). Follow Christ's journey to the Cross. The fact that God claimed to possess the firstborn, so that they needed to be redeemed (13:1-2; 11-16), evidenced Gods ownership. (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. The Grim Reaper, so to speak, does not exist in the way we have perceived it as a culture to exist. Hence all angels, celestial or earthly, came about as a result of creation by God. 51And on that very day the Lord brought the Israelites out of Egypt(CG) by their divisions.(CH). The Passover animal was to be a male yearling, either a goat or a sheep (12:5). What do you think of the book Creation Unfolding by Ken Coulson? 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. 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. 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. Luke 22:1-23). Let your hand fall on me and my family.. 2 Kings 19:35 Verse Concepts 37The Israelites journeyed from Rameses(BO) to Sukkoth. The power of God was made manifest by the Passover and the plagues. 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. There is no clearer example of salvation by grace in the Old Testament than the Passover which we have just studied. 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). Not too long before, there was a very strong reaction to the visit of President Reagan to a German cemetery, where some Nazi soldiers were buried. That night, God sent the angel of 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). 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. 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). The heartless Pharaoh still refused to free the Israelite slaves. Another angel who brought death and destruction is mentioned in the judgment of King Herod ( Acts 12:23 ). Unfortunately, Christians have come to take the remembrance of our Lord lightly, and do it infrequently, often as a kind of footnote to some other service. 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. Or three days of plague in your land? There would be no leftovers for dinner because they would be long gone before another meal could be eaten. 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. 13:4; 23:15; 34:18; Deut. When those 70,000 people from Dan to Beersheba died, the Bible specifically mentions the Lord sent an angel who brought this to pass. (4) The participants of the Passover. These include references in Numbers 9:1-4 , Numbers 28:16-25 , Deuteronomy 16:1-6 , and Leviticus 23:4-8 . Just as the firstborn were worthy of divine judgment, and in danger of it, Gods solution must be believed and acted upon. 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. Now then, think it over and decide how I should answer the one who sent me. David said to Gad, I am in deep distress. The Grim Reaper, so to speak, does not exist in the way we have perceived it as a culture to exist. 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). 26 Your children will ask you, What are we celebrating? 27 And you will answer, The Passover animal is killed to honor the Lord. A new religious calendar was given to the nation at this time. This covers the spiritual realm as well as the physical. Berean Standard Bible This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt. Bob was born and raised in a Christian home i More, The Net Pastors Journal, Eng. Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. 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! What Israel did on that first Passover night was a prototype for all future Passover observances. 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). It also informs us that Moses had nothing to say to Pharaoh, but that which God had commanded him to speak. 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