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would protect them from the Angel of Death that God
was about to send to punish Egypt.
The Jews obeyed God,
and put the blood of the
lambs on their doors.
When the Angel of
Death came, God saw
the blood and spared the
house holds whose doors
were marked by the
blood of the lamb.
Pharaoh finally allowed
“Israelite puts blood of slain
lamb on door of house to
protect the house from the
‘Angel of Death’”
(Exodus 12:21-23)
the Jews to leave Egypt and nearly two million
followed Moses to freedom. Then Pharaoh changed
his mind and sent his armies to chase God’s people.
But God did a great miracle and caused the Red Sea
to open up for His people to pass through, and caused
the walls of water to collapse upon the pursuing
Egyptians. The Egyptian army was destroyed
(Exodus 14).
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