The Bible In Paintings: THE LORD PASSES OVER!

[Hebrews 11:6]

The Bible In Paintings 2
ENCOURAGEMENT FOR APPRECIATING AND APPLYING GOD'S MESSAGE

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CHAPTER 11-12

Now the LORD had said to Moses,
“I will bring one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. After that, he will let you go from here, and when he does, he will drive you out completely. Tell the people that men and women alike are to ask their neighbors for articles of silver and gold.”

So Moses said to Pharaoh, “This is what the LORD says: ‘About midnight I will go throughout Egypt. Every firstborn son in Egypt will die, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh, to the firstborn son of the slave girl, and all the firstborn of the cattle as well.’ ” Then Moses, hot with anger, left Pharaoh.

The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt, “Tell the whole community of Israel that each man is to take a lamb for his family, one for each household. All the people of the community of Israel must slaughter them at twilight. Then they are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs.

“On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn—both men and animals—and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD. The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are; and WHEN I SEE THE BLOOD, I WILL PASS OVER YOU.”

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JAMES TISSOT
"The Signs on the Door"

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JACQUI OAKLEY
"Passover Lamb"

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JAMES TISSOT
"The Jews' Passover"

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URIEL CAZES
"The Night of Pessach"

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PALMA IL GIOVANE
"The Paschal Lamb"

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MARC CHAGALL
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ARTHUR HACKER
"And There Was a Cry in Egypt"

At midnight the LORD struck down ALL THE FIRSTBORN IN EGYPT, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on the throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner, who was in the dungeon, and the firstborn of all the livestock as well.

Pharaoh and all his officials and all the Egyptians got up during the night, and there was loud wailing in Egypt, for there was not a house without someone dead.

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GUSTAVE DORÉ
"The Firstborn Slain"

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JAMES TISSOT
"Pharaoh and His Dead Son"

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JMW TURNER
"Tenth Plague of Egypt"

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PIETRO PAOLETTI
"The Death of the Firstborn of Egypt"

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BERNARDINO LUINI
"The Death of the Firstborn"

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LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA
"Death of the Pharaoh Firstborn Son"

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CHARLES SPRAGUE PEARCE
"Lamentations over the Death of the First-Born of Egypt,"

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PHILIP DE VERE
"The First Born Smitten"

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ERNEST NORMAND
"The Pharaoh’s Sorrow"

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GUSTAV DORÉ
"Moses Before Pharaoh"

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GUSTAVE DORÉ
"The Egyptians Urge Moses to Depart"

New International Version ©1984, Abrdgd, EMPHASES Added

[Hebrews 11:6]

See you then!

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I'm about to go to the doctor about an hour away, but I will try to make my comment while my wife gets dressed.

Many people that read about the blood on the doorpost don't understand what God was doing and why He did it.

God made a law about the "first born" that must be followed. When a firstborn male was born, he must be redeemed with a ritually clean animal such as a lamb. If a donkey was born, you must redeem him with a lamb's death if you wanted to keep him. If you didn't need the donkey, you must break the neck of the donkey. God deemed a male child as an unclean animal, so every Jew had to redeem their firstborn with a lamb. God was demonstrating that He wanted to redeem the nation of Israel's firstborn with the blood of a lamb.

There was also a law for a "census tax" in Israel. You could pay the tax by donating a half shekel of silver to the Temple. That is why David counted his troops and 70,000 died that day because he didn't pay the tax. Silver symbolizes blood in Scripture so the whole Tabernacle was suspended on blocks of silver to keep it off the ground. By accepting the sacrifice of Jesus, we are redeemed by the blood of the Lamb just as Israel was redeemed and saved from the Death Angel. God always follows the law He wrote.

To be redeemed means blood must be shed to save the redeemed object. Even the land had to be redeemed in Israel.

The firstborn of Egypt had to die for the firstborn of Israel. We must die in the flesh to be born again in the Spirit to be redeemed to God. Jesus was willing to shed His blood so we could be kept alive by God because we are unclean.

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Glad to see you are still here! I have several more Bible studies on YouTube now. I hope you get a chance to look at some of them.

[Hebrews 11:6]

The firstborn of Egypt had to die for the firstborn of Israel.

‘This is what the LORD says: Israel is my firstborn son, and I told you, “Let my son go, so he may worship me.” But you refused to let him go; so I will kill your firstborn son.’
Exodus 4:22-23

Thanks for your informative essay.

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Are they just for Leon, or may anyone watch?

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Anyone can watch of course. Look under the name “Charles Gale”. I have put them in playlists under the book names. To get a head start, start watching the Spiritual Language video’s. After that watch the Leviticus 23 episodes for the Feast Day prophesies. I have Song of Songs, Joshua, and Exodus, posted after that. I’m trying to edit Genesis right now, but they are a mess. I look at the Scriptures from the Jewish point of view which some Christians resist or don’t understand.

[delchiante]

Late to your exhibit.
Great selections

I was thinking, just today, about a time I took a red eye on Passover/Good friday..clear across the continent.

Didn’t really think much of it then.
And now, it’s something I think about at Passover every year.

And then, your posting.
Very timely to me.
Divine Providence is a wonderful comfort
Gracias for your willing mind,heart and hand, to bend, to His..

[SisterK]

I agree. The Lawrence Alma-Tadema is extraordinarily powerful.
The Pharaoh’s face confirms the Defeat and Shock.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Thank you.

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L A-T certainly nailed Egypt. You may recall his "The Finding of Moses":