22 January | Kids

The First Passover

«Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.» Exodus 12:13

Do you believe in the Easter bunny? Rabbits have nothing to do with the real Passover. The first Passover took place just before the people of Israel were freed from slavery.

Even though Pharaoh did not want to let the people out of Egypt, God would deliver them. God told Moses to direct the people to prepare for the great journey when they would leave Egypt.

This happened before the tenth and last plague. They were instructed to eat a special evening meal together as a family, and to put some of the blood of a lamb on the doorposts of their house.

The angel of death would pass by, and the firstborns in every house without blood on the doorposts would die. There was no death in the homes of all the Israelites. But there was much sorrow in the houses of the Egyptians.

Passover means passage, that is, the angel would pass by and leave because there was blood on the threshold of the house.

Finally, Pharaoh let the people go.

Let’s practice!

Talk to your parents about how the Hebrews celebrated the Passover. Was there joy or worry?