Night Watch
Pixabay Tucked away at the end of Exodus 12 is a verse that hit me today as it hasn’t before. A little background first. This chapter describes the last plague—the plague to end all of them—the death of the firstborn of animals and humans. The ritual needed to prepare for this disaster—and to prevent it from impacting the Hebrews—is described in detail. There is the selection of the lamb, its preparation, the instructions to the people to be indoors when the angel of death passes over, the need to paint the doorposts with blood so that “ …when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt ” (vs. 13) As promised, the angel of death passed over Egypt at midnight. The Lord watched over his people, keeping His promise, “ When the Lord goes through the land to strike down the Egyptians, he will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway, and he will not permit the destroyer to enter your hous...