The Passover!

The Passover!

Moses called the leaders of Israel together and said: Each family is to pick out a sheep and kill it for Passover. Make a brush from a few small branches of a hyssop plant and dip the brush in the bowl that has the blood of the animal in it. Then brush some of the blood above the door and on the posts at each side of the door of your house. After this, everyone is to stay inside. During that night the LORD will go through the country of Egypt and kill the first-born son in every Egyptian family. He will see where you have put the blood, and he will not come into your house. His angel that brings death will pass over and not kill your first-born sons. After you have entered the country promised to you by the LORD, you and your children must continue to celebrate Passover each year. Your children will ask you, "What are we celebrating?" And you will answer, "The Passover animal is killed to honor the LORD. We do these things because on that night long ago the LORD passed over the homes of our people in Egypt. He killed the first-born sons of the Egyptians, but he saved our children from death." After Moses finished speaking, the people of Israel knelt down and worshiped the LORD. Then they left and did what Moses and Aaron had told them to do. At midnight the LORD killed the first-born son of every Egyptian family, from the son of the king to the son of every prisoner in jail. He also killed the first-born male of every animal that belonged to the Egyptians. That night the king, his officials, and everyone else in Egypt got up and started crying bitterly. In every Egyptian home, someone was dead.

Lesson to be Learnt:

            The Israelites celebrates Passover in remembrance of what God had done for them. In reality we should celebrate Passover every day. Because the Lord is saving us from  sin/sickness/problems/accidents/pestilence each and everyday. So never fail to thank and praise the Lord. Spend some time just to thank the Lord and praise Him everyday for what He has done/ what He is doing/ what He is yet to do in our lives.

1Chronicles 29:13

(CEV)  We thank you, our God, and praise you.

(Hindi) इसलिथे अब हे हमारे परमेश्वर ! हम तेरा ध्न्यवाद और तेरे महिमायुक्त नाम की स्तुति करते हैं।

(Tamil OV)  இப்போதும் எங்கள் தேவனே, நாங்கள் உமக்கு ஸ்தோத்திரம் செலுத்தி, உமது மகிமையுள்ள நாமத்தைத் துதிக்கிறோம்.

(Telugu)  మా దేవా, మేము నీకు కృతజ్ఞతాస్తుతులు చెల్లించుచున్నాము, ప్రభావముగల నీ నామమును కొనియాడుచున్నాము.

(Mal) ആകയാല്‍ ഞങ്ങളുടെ ദൈവമേ, ഞങ്ങള്‍ നിനക്കു സ്തോത്രം ചെയ്തു നിന്റെ മഹത്വമുള്ള നാമത്തെ സ്തുതിക്കുന്നു.

(Kan) ಆದದರಿಂದ ನಮ್ಮ ದೇವರೇ, ನಾವು ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ಸ್ತುತಿಸಿ ನಿನ್ನ ಮಹಿಮೆ ಯುಳ್ಳ ನಾಮವನ್ನು ಕೊಂಡಾಡುತ್ತೇವೆ.

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