The Passover
Protected by the Lord
Pharaoh would not let the
Israelites go free, so the Lord told Moses that He would
send one last plague.
The firstborn child of every
family in the land of Egypt would die, even the firstborn of their
animals.
The Lord promised that if the
Israelites followed His instructions, the plague would
pass over them and not hurt them.
The Lord told each Israelite
family to sacrifice a perfect male lamb and paint the blood of
the lamb on the doorframe of
their houses.
The Lord told the Israelites to
cook and quickly eat the lamb.
While they ate, they should be
dressed and ready to leave their
homes.
The Lord said if the Israelites
did these things, their firstborn would be safe from the plague.
Like the Lord warned, the plague
came.
All the firstborn in Egypt died,
including Pharaoh’s oldest son.
But the plague passed over each
home that had lamb’s blood
on the doorframe.
The firstborn of the Israelites
were saved because they obeyed the Lord.
When Pharaoh saw his own son was
dead because of this plague, he told Moses and Aaron to
take all the Israelites and leave Egypt.
The Israelites left, but Pharaoh
was angry.
He gathered his army and chariots
and chased after the Israelites.
The Israelites camped at the Red
Sea.
Soon Pharaoh and his army caught
up to them.
When the Israelites saw the
Egyptians coming, they were afraid.
But Moses told the Israelites that
the Lord would protect them.
As the Egyptians got closer, the
Lord told Moses to lift up his rod.
Moses did, and the Lord parted the
sea.
The Israelites crossed the sea on
dry ground.
They ran away from Pharaoh and his
army.
The Egyptian army chased after the
Israelites.
When all the Israelites were safe
on the other side of the sea, the Lord let the water come
down.
The Egyptian army drowned in the
sea.
The Israelites were free at last.
They sang songs, danced, and
thanked the Lord.
They always remembered the
Passover as the time the Lord saved their lives and led
them out of Egypt.