The Plagues of Egypt
 


 

The Angel of Death passes over the house of the Israelites, who celebrate the First Passover, and does not kill their first-born., but for the egyptians  first-born.

BECAUSE the king of Egypt would not free the Children of Israel, God punished the land of Egypt. Every time that the king refused Moses, God sent the Egyptians a new plague. In all He sent ten plagues.
    First, the water in the river turned to blood. Second, frogs in great numbers filled the land. Third, the dust was changed into small insects that covered everything. Fourth, there came a pest of flies. Fifth, a disease killed all the cattle. Sixth, boils broke out on man and beast. Seventh, hail and lightning came. Eighth, locusts ate up what the hail had left. Ninth, darkness covered Egypt. Still the king would not let the Israelites go.
    Finally, God said to Moses, "I will bring one more plague upon the Egyptians, one that will force the king to free My people. Every first-born in Egypt shall die, from the first-born of Pharaoh himself to that of the slaves. There will be great weeping in Egypt."
    Before this last evil came upon Egypt, God ordered the Israelites to prepare for their escape. They were to offer a special sacrifice. On the tenth day of the month, each family was to take a lamb. They were to keep the lamb until the fourteenth day of the month. In the evening they were to offer it in sacrifice and sprinkle their doorposts with its blood. Then they were to roast the lamb and eat it with unleavened bread and lettuce.
    At midnight the Angel of Death passed through Egypt, killing all the first-born of the Egyptians - from the first-born of the king to the first-born of the poorest Egyptian - and taking also the first-born of all animals.
    Among the Israelites no one died. The Angel of Death spared them when he saw the blood of the lamb which God had commanded them to sprinkle on the doorposts. This was the first Passover, or Pasch.
    In fear the king sent for Moses and Aaron during the night. "Go," said he. "Take your flocks and your people. Leave Egypt."

Paraooh had to suffer a lot to allow Israelits to go. Do you need to suffer to learn God´s messages of love???

Love, Tia Célia