Exodus 12:25-33
12:25 a The land the Lord has promised to give you refers to the land of Canaan, which God had promised to Abraham (Gen 12:7 b; 13:14-17 c).Summary for Exod 12:26-27: 12:26-27 d In the future, the Passover celebration would be a memorial reminding future generations of Israelites of God’s grace in providing them a way of escape from death. For more than 3,000 years the Jewish people have celebrated this great formative event in their history.
Summary for Exod 12:28-30: 12:28-30 e The predicted plague was fulfilled. Just as death exempts no one, so no one in Egypt, from Pharaoh to the lowest prisoner, escaped the effects of Pharaoh’s pride.
Summary for Exod 12:31-42: 12:31–14:31 f The Lord delivered on his promises and rescued Israel, bringing them out of Egypt.
Summary for Exod 12:31-33: 12:31-33 g The same Pharaoh who had said that Moses would never again see his face and live (see 10:28 h) now asked for Moses to come and see him. Just as God had predicted, Pharaoh then ordered the Israelites to leave his land. He implicitly recognized the Lord’s power as he asked Moses to bless him. He never formally admitted that the Lord is God and that he, Pharaoh, was not.
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