And the children of Israel went away, and did as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
Parallel translations
- WEB The children of Israel went and did so; as Yahweh had commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did.
- BSB And the Israelites went and did just what the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron.
- NKJV Then the children of Israel went away and did so; just as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did.
- NASB Then the sons of Israel went and did so; just as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did.
- NLT So the people of Israel did just as the Lord had commanded through Moses and Aaron.
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Quick answer
The Israelites obeyed, doing exactly as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron.
Overview
Faith expresses itself in obedience; Israel applies the blood and keeps the meal as instructed. Their compliance, recorded plainly, shows the trust that lays hold of God's promised deliverance. Like Noah building the ark, Israel's obedient action demonstrates that saving faith acts upon God's word, taking refuge in His appointed way of rescue.
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- Heb 11:28Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
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The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.
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