Exodus 12:29-13:2.
Exodus 12:29-13:2 (GNT)
Today's Reading
29At midnight the Lord killed all the first-born sons in Egypt,
from the king's son, who was heir to the throne, to the son of the
prisoner in the dungeon; all the first-born of the animals were also
killed. 30That night, the king, his officials, and all the other Egyptians
were awakened. There was loud crying throughout Egypt, because there was
not one home in which there was not a dead son. 31That same night the king
sent for Moses and Aaron and said, Get out, you and your Israelites! Leave
my country; go and worship the Lord, as you asked. 32Take your sheep,
goats, and cattle, and leave. Also pray for a blessing on me. 33The
Egyptians urged the people to hurry and leave the country; they said, We
will all be dead if you don't leave. 34So the people filled their baking
pans with unleavened dough, wrapped them in clothing, and carried them on
their shoulders. 35The Israelites had done as Moses had said, and had
asked the Egyptians for gold and silver jewelry and for clothes. 36The
Lord made the Egyptians respect the people and give them what they asked
for. In this way the Israelites carried away the wealth of the Egyptians.
37The Israelites set out on foot from Rameses for Sukkoth. There were
about 600,000 men, not counting women and children. 38A large number of
other people and many sheep, goats, and cattle also went with them. 39They
baked unleavened bread from the dough that they had brought out of Egypt,
for they had been driven out of Egypt so suddenly that they did not have
time to get their food ready or to prepare leavened dough. 40The
Israelites had lived in Egypt for 430 years. 41On the day the 430 years
ended, all the tribes of the Lord's people left Egypt. 42It was a night
when the Lord kept watch to bring them out of Egypt; this same night is
dedicated to the Lord for all time to come as a night when the Israelites
must keep watch. 43The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, These are the
Passover regulations: No foreigner shall eat the Passover meal, 44but any
slave that you have bought may eat it if you circumcise him first. 45No
temporary resident or hired worker may eat it. 46The whole meal must be
eaten in the house in which it was prepared; it must not be taken outside.
And do not break any of the animal's bones. 47The whole community of Israel
must celebrate this festival, 48but no uncircumcised man may eat it. If a
foreigner has settled among you and wants to celebrate Passover to honor
the Lord, you must first circumcise all the males of his household. He is
then to be treated like a native-born Israelite and may join in the
festival. 49The same regulations apply to native-born Israelites and to
foreigners who settle among you. 50All the Israelites obeyed and did what
the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron. 51On that day the Lord brought the
Israelite tribes out of Egypt.
1The Lord said to Moses, 2Dedicate all the first-born males to me,
for every first-born male Israelite and every first-born male animal
belongs to me.
God bless you.
Today's Reading
29At midnight the Lord killed all the first-born sons in Egypt,
from the king's son, who was heir to the throne, to the son of the
prisoner in the dungeon; all the first-born of the animals were also
killed. 30That night, the king, his officials, and all the other Egyptians
were awakened. There was loud crying throughout Egypt, because there was
not one home in which there was not a dead son. 31That same night the king
sent for Moses and Aaron and said, Get out, you and your Israelites! Leave
my country; go and worship the Lord, as you asked. 32Take your sheep,
goats, and cattle, and leave. Also pray for a blessing on me. 33The
Egyptians urged the people to hurry and leave the country; they said, We
will all be dead if you don't leave. 34So the people filled their baking
pans with unleavened dough, wrapped them in clothing, and carried them on
their shoulders. 35The Israelites had done as Moses had said, and had
asked the Egyptians for gold and silver jewelry and for clothes. 36The
Lord made the Egyptians respect the people and give them what they asked
for. In this way the Israelites carried away the wealth of the Egyptians.
37The Israelites set out on foot from Rameses for Sukkoth. There were
about 600,000 men, not counting women and children. 38A large number of
other people and many sheep, goats, and cattle also went with them. 39They
baked unleavened bread from the dough that they had brought out of Egypt,
for they had been driven out of Egypt so suddenly that they did not have
time to get their food ready or to prepare leavened dough. 40The
Israelites had lived in Egypt for 430 years. 41On the day the 430 years
ended, all the tribes of the Lord's people left Egypt. 42It was a night
when the Lord kept watch to bring them out of Egypt; this same night is
dedicated to the Lord for all time to come as a night when the Israelites
must keep watch. 43The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, These are the
Passover regulations: No foreigner shall eat the Passover meal, 44but any
slave that you have bought may eat it if you circumcise him first. 45No
temporary resident or hired worker may eat it. 46The whole meal must be
eaten in the house in which it was prepared; it must not be taken outside.
And do not break any of the animal's bones. 47The whole community of Israel
must celebrate this festival, 48but no uncircumcised man may eat it. If a
foreigner has settled among you and wants to celebrate Passover to honor
the Lord, you must first circumcise all the males of his household. He is
then to be treated like a native-born Israelite and may join in the
festival. 49The same regulations apply to native-born Israelites and to
foreigners who settle among you. 50All the Israelites obeyed and did what
the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron. 51On that day the Lord brought the
Israelite tribes out of Egypt.
1The Lord said to Moses, 2Dedicate all the first-born males to me,
for every first-born male Israelite and every first-born male animal
belongs to me.
God bless you.
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