Exodus 12:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.

Will smite

Exodus 12:29

Exodus 11:4

Against

Zephaniah 2:11

Gods

I am the lord

Exodus 6:2

Isaiah 43:11

Ezekiel 12:16

General references

Psalm 91:7

Psalm 136:10

Bible References

Will smite

And so at midnight the LORD struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the prisoner who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of the livestock.

So Moses announced to Pharaoh, "This is what the LORD says: "About midnight I'm going throughout Egypt,

Against

while they were burying their firstborn, whom the LORD had killed among them. The LORD also executed justice against their gods.

When the people of Ashdod got up the next morning, there was Dagon, lying on the ground in front of the Ark of the LORD. They took Dagon and put him back in his place.

"Five gold tumors and five gold mice," they answered, "according to the number of the lords of the Philistines, since the same plague was on all of you and on your lords. Make images of your tumors and images of the mice that are destroying your land, and you are to give glory to the God of Israel. Perhaps he will remove his pressure from you, your gods, and your land.

The Philistines abandoned their gods there, so David ordered that their idols be incinerated.

A message about Egypt: "Watch out! The LORD rides on a swift cloud, and is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt tremble before him, and the hearts of the Egyptians melt within them.

He will shatter the pillars of Heliopolis in the land of Egypt and will burn the temples of the gods of Egypt with fire."'"

The LORD will incite them to terror, because he will cause all the gods of the earth to waste away. They will worship him, every person in his own home, including even the coastlands of the nations."

Gods

then his master is to bring him before the judges and he is to bring him to the door or to the doorpost. His master is to pierce his ear with an awl, and he is to serve him permanently.

"You are not to blaspheme God or curse a ruler of your people.

God takes his stand in the divine assembly; among the divine beings he renders judgment:

Jesus replied to them, "Is it not written in your Law, "I said, "You are gods"'?

I am the lord

Later, God told Moses, "I am the LORD.

I, yes I, am the LORD, and apart from me there is no savior.

"But I'll preserve a few people out of the violent death, famine, and pestilence, so they can recount their detestable practices among the nations when they'll go there. Then they'll know that I am the LORD."

General references

If a thousand fall at your side or ten thousand at your right hand, it will not overcome you.

to the one who struck the firstborn of Egypt, for his gracious love is everlasting