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What does Exodus 12 teach us?
This is essentially the message that Moses delivered to the Israelites in Exodus 12. For four hundred years God’s covenant people had suffered as slaves in Egypt. But great change was coming. God had come down to set them free and guide them to a new life in the promised land.
What is Exodus chapter 12?
Bible Gateway Exodus 12 :: NIV. “This month is to be for you the first month, the first month of your year. Tell the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man is to take a lamb for his family, one for each household.
How did God deliver the Israelites?
God ordered Moses to stretch out his staff over the Red Sea, and the sea parted. This allowed the Israelites to escape across the sea, and away from Egypt unharmed. Meanwhile, the Pharaoh and his army followed them by charging into the sea.
What was Ptah the god of?
Ptah, also spelled Phthah, in Egyptian religion, creator-god and maker of things, a patron of craftsmen, especially sculptors; his high priest was called “chief controller of craftsmen.” The Greeks identified Ptah with Hephaestus (Vulcan), the divine blacksmith.
Who is the god Ra?
Ra was the king of the deities and the father of all creation. He was the patron of the sun, heaven, kingship, power, and light. He was not only the deity who governed the actions of the sun, he could also be the physical sun itself, as well as the day.
What does Exodus 12 12 mean in the Bible?
Exodus 12:12 On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn male, both man and beast, and I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD.
What does the Bible say about going through the land of Egypt?
‘For I will go through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments— I am the LORD.
Will I execute judgments on all the gods of Egypt?
I’ll execute judgments on all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD. For I will go through the land of Egypt in that night, and will smite all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the LORD.
What does the Bible say about Jehovah going through Egypt?
I AM LORD JEHOVAH. and I will go throughout the land of Egypt in that night, and will smite every first-born in the land of Egypt both man and beast, and on all the gods of Egypt will I execute vengeance: I am the Lord. That same night I will pass through Egypt and kill the first-born son in every family and the first-born male of all animals.