The Tenth Plague: Death of the Firstborn(A)

29 (B)And it came to pass at midnight that (C)the Lord struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was [a]in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of (D)livestock.

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  1. Exodus 12:29 in prison

51 And destroyed all the (A)firstborn in Egypt,
The first of their strength in the tents of Ham.

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23 So I say to you, let My son go that he may serve Me. But if you refuse to let him go, indeed (A)I will kill your son, your firstborn.” ’ ”

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(A)He [a]destroyed the firstborn of Egypt,
[b]Both of man and beast.

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  1. Psalm 135:8 Lit. struck down
  2. Psalm 135:8 Lit. From man to beast

36 (A)He also [a]destroyed all the firstborn in their land,
(B)The first of all their strength.

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  1. Psalm 105:36 Lit. struck down

10 (A)To Him who struck Egypt in their firstborn,
For His mercy endures forever;

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Then Moses said, “Thus says the Lord: (A)‘About midnight I will go out into the midst of Egypt; and (B)all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the female servant who is behind the handmill, and all the firstborn of the animals.

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For the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, (A)whom the Lord had killed among them. Also (B)on their gods the Lord had executed judgments.

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17 (A)For all the firstborn among the children of Israel are Mine, both man and beast; on the day that I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I [a]sanctified them to Myself.

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  1. Numbers 8:17 set them apart

12 ‘For I (A)will pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and (B)against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: (C)I am the Lord.

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28 By faith (A)he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them.

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15 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh was stubborn about letting us go, that (A)the Lord killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man and the firstborn of beast. Therefore I sacrifice to the Lord all males that open the womb, but all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.’

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23 to the [a]general assembly and church of (A)the firstborn (B)who are registered in heaven, to God (C)the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men (D)made perfect,

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  1. Hebrews 12:23 festal gathering

For you yourselves know perfectly that (A)the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then (B)sudden destruction comes upon them, (C)as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape.

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God Will Save His People

11 “As for you also,
Because of the blood of your covenant,
I will set your (A)prisoners free from the waterless pit.

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13 So they pulled Jeremiah up with ropes and lifted him out of the dungeon. And Jeremiah remained (A)in the court of the prison.

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(A)So they took Jeremiah and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah [a]the king’s son, which was in the court of the prison, and they let Jeremiah down with ropes. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire. So Jeremiah sank in the mire.

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  1. Jeremiah 38:6 Or son of Hammelech

14 The captive exile hastens, that he may be loosed,
(A)That he should not die in the pit,
And that his bread should not fail.

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22 They will be gathered together,
As prisoners are gathered in the [a]pit,
And will be shut up in the prison;
After many days they will be punished.

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  1. Isaiah 24:22 dungeon

20 In a moment they die, (A)in the middle of the night;
The people are shaken and pass away;
The mighty are taken away without a hand.

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13 because (A)all the firstborn are Mine. (B)On the day that I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They shall be Mine: I am the Lord.”

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So the Lord did this thing on the next day, and (A)all the livestock of Egypt died; but of the livestock of the children of Israel, not one died.

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