Exodus 12:29

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.

At midnight

1 Thessalonians 5:2

The lord smote

The first-born of pharaoh

Exodus 4:23

Exodus 11:5

Dungeon

General references

Exodus 4:23

Psalm 136:10

Bible References

At midnight

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.

And Moses said, Thus says the LORD, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt:

And it came to pass, when Pharaoh refused to let us go, that the LORD slew 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 that opens the womb, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.

In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without a hand.

For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night.

The lord smote

Because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and animal: mine shall they be: I am the LORD.

For all the firstborn of the children of Israel are mine, both man and animal: on the day that I struck every firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself.

For the Egyptians buried all their firstborn, which the LORD had smitten among them: upon their gods also the LORD executed judgments.

And struck down all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:

He struck also all the firstborn in their land, the first of all their strength.

Who struck the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.

To him that struck Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endures forever:

Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.

To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, who are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,

The first-born of pharaoh

And I say unto you, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if you refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay your son, even your firstborn.

And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sits upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.

Dungeon

And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be punished.

The captive exile hastens that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.

Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the cistern of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with ropes. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sank in the mire.

As for you also, because of the blood of your covenant I have sent forth your prisoners out of the pit in which is no water.

General references

And I say unto you, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if you refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay your son, even your firstborn.

To him that struck Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endures forever: