By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.
Parallel translations
- WEB By faith, he kept the Passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them.
- KJV Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
- NKJV By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
- NASB By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch them.
- NLT It 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.
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Quick answer
By faith Moses kept the Passover and applied the blood, so the destroyer would not strike Israel's firstborn. Faith trusts God's appointed means of deliverance.
Overview
Exodus 12 records the first Passover, when the blood on the doorposts spared Israel's firstborn from the angel of death. Moses' obedience expressed faith in God's word of salvation through the blood of the lamb. This sacrifice points directly to Christ, "our Passover" (1 Corinthians 5:7), whose blood delivers his people from judgment.
Cross-references & the web
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- Exod 12:21–30Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and told them, “Go at once and select for yourselves a lamb for each family, and slaughter the Passover lamb.
- Heb 9:19For when Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people,
- Heb 12:24to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
- 1 Pet 1:2according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.
- Exod 12:3–14Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man must select a lamb for his family, one per household.
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