Moses told the people to sacrifice the lamb and spread the blood on the mantel to be saved. The choice was an individual one of faith and obedience, God did not force the Jewish people to obey and be delivered from the passover. Free will.
Choose wisely, but one must needs choose!
And, as Moses said, “Choose life.”
Yes, free will. The problem of evil. The oldest battle.
O, Lord, guide the hands and hearts of every patriot. Amen