Chapter 9: The Lamb and the Blood

Nine plagues had struck Egypt. Pharaoh had not broken. But Moses was not finished. God had given him one final message to deliver before he walked out.

MOSES (to Pharaoh)“About midnight, all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne to the firstborn of the servant behind the handmill. There shall be a great cry throughout Egypt. But against none of the children of Israel shall a dog move its tongue.”— Exodus 11:4-7

Then Moses walked out in fury.

God gave Moses the instructions for what was about to happen.

GOD“Every household shall take a lamb without blemish and kill it at twilight. They shall put the blood on the doorposts and on the lintel. Against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD. When I see the blood, I will pass over you.”— Exodus 12:3-13

In Egypt, Pharaoh himself was worshipped as a god. His firstborn son was heir to that divinity. And that was exactly where the final plague was aimed.

That night, across Goshen, families selected their lambs, killed them at twilight, and painted blood on their doorframes with hyssop. They ate the lamb roasted with fire, with unleavened bread and bitter herbs, dressed and ready to leave, sandals on their feet and staffs in their hands. Then they went inside, closed their doors, and waited.