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Exodus 12:31-32, 37-38
21 Then Moses called all the elders of Israel and said to them, “Go and select lambs for yourselves according to your clans, and kill the Passover lamb. 22 Take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and touch the lintel and the two doorposts with the blood that is in the basin. None of you shall go out of the door of his house until the morning. 23 For the Lord will pass through to strike 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 enter your houses to strike you. 24 You shall observe this rite as a statute for you and for your sons forever. 25 And when you come to the land that the Lord will give you, as he has promised, you shall keep this service. 26 And when your children say to you, ‘What do you mean by this service?’ 27 you shall say, ‘It is the sacrifice of the Lord's Passover, for he passed over the houses of the people of Israel in Egypt, when he struck the Egyptians but spared our houses.’” And the people bowed their heads and worshiped.
28 Then the people of Israel went and did so; as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did.
29 At midnight the Lord struck down 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 the livestock. 30 And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he and all his servants and all the Egyptians. And there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was not a house where someone was not dead. 31 Then he summoned Moses and Aaron by night and said, “Up, go out from among my people, both you and the people of Israel; and go, serve the Lord, as you have said. 32 Take your flocks and your herds, as you have said, and be gone, and bless me also!”
37 And the people of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides women and children. 38 A mixed multitude also went up with them, and very much livestock, both flocks and herds.
Watch the Sermon
Summary: The conflict between Pharaoh and Moses comes to a head in this week's passage. After nine plagues, God warns of one final plague that will befall Egypt—the death of the firstborn. Unlike the previous plagues, Israel must act in order for God to avert the plague from striking them as well. God promises to provide salvation for them through the death of a spotless lamb. God also commands the people of Israel to pass on this story to the coming generations so they will remember forever God's great deliverance. With the preparations made, God's destroyer comes and no household in Egypt is left untouched by death. In response to this devastating judgment, Pharaoh submits to God's will by allowing the people of Israel to go. After 430 years of bondage, they begin their journey to the land of God's promise. This passage displays God's greatest act of deliverance in the Old Testament. The Passover now provides the backdrop for us to understand the coming of the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.
Review & Apply
Why would God require the Israelites to act to be saved from this plague?
How is faith a crucial element in the deliverance of the Israelites?
Why is it important to remember God's past acts of faithfulness?
Where do we see God's heart for the nations in this passage?
How does the Passover prepare us for Christ's coming?
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