24:14). The Grim Reaper, so to speak, does not exist in the way we have perceived it as a culture to exist. While every Egyptian home suffered loss (cf. So, the bottom line is there was no Angel of Death, or Death Angel involved in the Passover after all. 12:38, 43-49). 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). 19For seven days no yeast is to be found in your houses. Berean Standard Bible 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. There is no need to elaborate further. He will not let the one who brings death come into your houses and kill you. 21Then 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(AK) lamb. In the Book of Enoch, angels of punishment and destruction belong to a group of angels called satans with Satan as their leader. `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. 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? Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! 130 There is considerable discussion and disagreement over the precise time at which the Passover sacrifice was to be slain. (2) The Passover was for Israel a manifestation of Gods power. No one is to leave the house until morning. 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. 12:5), but since our Lord was referred to as the Lamb, I have chosen to speak of the sacrificial animal as a lamb. At midnight, God would go throughout Egypt, slaying the firstborn, from Pharaohs own son, to the firstborn son of the lowest slave. Follow Christ's journey to the Cross. 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. There was to be one sacrificial animal per household, unless the family was too small to consume one. Nothing personifies death. The Passover and the plague of the firstborn had several purposes with regard to the Egyptians. 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). Then the Lord will pass over that house. HUMAN RACE? Not at all. 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). 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. 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. Not at all. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. 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). (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. The solution to this apparent discrepancy is to observe the way this text (as well as others in Exodus) is structured. The offer of salvation is before you. Moses tells Pharaoh that he is right, that he will never see his face again (v. 29). It also informs us that Moses had nothing to say to Pharaoh, but that which God had commanded him to speak. Start FREE. Other Quranic verses refer to a multitude of angels of death. The plagues revealed the powerlessness of the gods of Egypt, and the power of the God of Israel. Wherever you live,(AI) you must eat unleavened bread.(AJ). 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. 16On the first day hold a sacred assembly, and another one on the seventh day. 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. As there was to be no bone broken of the Passover lamb (Exod. 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. None of you shall go out of the door of your house until morning. For UK tax deductible donations click here. On this first and last of the seven days, a sacred assembly is held (12:16). Under such circumstances, two families could share one (12:4). You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men (1 Cor. (Z) On the first day remove the yeast from your houses, for whoever eats anything with yeast in it from the first day through the seventh must be cut off(AA) from Israel. Bob was born and raised in a Christian home i More, The Net Pastors Journal, Eng. Rev. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt. 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). He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth (Isa. 12:24-25). (1) Because Christ is our Passover Lamb, we are Gods possession. Let your hand fall on me and my family.. All those who remained within the house which had blood applied to its door frame were spared. 39With the dough the Israelites had brought from Egypt, they baked loaves of unleavened bread. 2:16-24). Their hope is that the basket will float to safety and whoever finds the baby will adopt him as their own. 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. English Standard Version The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. (2) The Passover lamb (12:3-8, 21-23). Like the Egyptians, the Israelites were sinners, fully deserving of divine wrath. Thus we shall seek to grasp the meaning and the application of Gods judgment to our lives. And another, a red horse, went out; and to him who sat on it, it was granted to take peace from the earth, and that men would slay one another; and a great sword was given to him. This was likely not immediately perceived, but there are several similarities between the Passover lamb and the Lamb of God, the Lord Jesus Christ. 3:20; 6:1; 11:1; 12:31-32). All things were created through Him and for Him. Every child of God belongs to God, and must live in the light of belonging to Him. 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. 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. Go on to share how the original Passover heralded the coming of Christ as Son, and the glorious resurrection of Jesus the Saviour. 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. And the blood shall be to you for a token on the houses where you are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt. [4] (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. The Passover celebration was to commence the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Davis, pp. 51And on that very day the Lord brought the Israelites out of Egypt(CG) by their divisions.(CH). 1). This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt. New International Version (NIV). Here as well, those who died were not military combatants, but civilians, among whom were many women and children. Theres more! English Standard Version By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them. (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. A number of commemorations were held, ranging from memorial services for those killed or injured to demonstrations protesting the use of nuclear weapons. Do no work(AB) at all on these days, except to prepare food for everyone to eat; that is all you may do. 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. WebHis angel that brings death will pass over and not kill your first-born sons. Hence all angels, celestial or earthly, came about as a result of creation by God. WebThe Eternal will pass through the land during the night and bring death to the Egyptians. 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. Berean Standard Bible These are but sheep. 13:14, 16; 3:20). Thus, verses 1 and 9 of chapter 11 begin, the Lord had said to Moses. In this passage and in 2 Samuel 24, the destroying angel is actually called the angel of the Lord, which many scholars take to be a reference to Christ in a pre-incarnate appearance. For the Lord brought you out of Egypt with his mighty hand ( Exod. 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. Not only are innocent children slaughtered by God here, but the occasion is the basis for an annual celebration by Israel, one that is to be carried on forever (Exod. (AW) 28The Israelites did just what the Lord commanded(AX) Moses and Aaron. Or three months of fleeing from your enemies while they pursue you? Now relax your hand! And the angel of the Lord was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. 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. 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. And also bless(BF) me.. in 1971. 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. WebLater, in II Kings 19:35, the angel kills 185,000 Assyrian soldiers. WebLater, in II Kings 19:35, the angel kills 185,000 Assyrian soldiers. Since He had spared their lives, He possessed them. The Lord Jesus, as the Passover lamb, is the pattern for Christian suffering, and the way it should be dealt with. Another angel who brought death and destruction is mentioned in the judgment of King Herod ( Acts 12:23 ). Destruction is mentioned in the way we have perceived it as a culture exist. Questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at Privacy @ biblegateway.com at all the meaning and glorious! 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