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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/hebrews/11.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/hebrews/11.htm">New International Version</a> By faith he kept the Passover and the application of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel. <a href="/nlt/hebrews/11.htm">New Living Translation</a> It was by faith that Moses commanded the people of Israel to keep the Passover and to sprinkle blood on the doorposts so that the angel of death would not kill their firstborn sons. <a href="/esv/hebrews/11.htm">English Standard Version</a> By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them. <a href="/bsb/hebrews/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn. <a href="/blb/hebrews/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> By faith he has kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the one destroying the firstborn would not touch them. <a href="/kjv/hebrews/11.htm">King James Bible</a> Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them. <a href="/nkjv/hebrews/11.htm">New King James Version</a> By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them. <a href="/nasb_/hebrews/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch them. <a href="/nasb/hebrews/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that he who destroyed the firstborn would not touch them. <a href="/nasb77/hebrews/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that he who destroyed the first-born might not touch them. <a href="/lsb/hebrews/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that he who destroyed the firstborn would not touch them. <a href="/amp/hebrews/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood [on the doorposts], so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch them (the firstborn of Israel). <a href="/csb/hebrews/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> By faith he instituted the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn might not touch the Israelites. <a href="/hcsb/hebrews/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> By faith he instituted the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn might not touch the Israelites. <a href="/asv/hebrews/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> By faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them. <a href="/cev/hebrews/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> His faith also made him celebrate Passover. He sprinkled the blood of animals on the doorposts, so that the first-born sons of the people of Israel would not be killed by the destroying angel. <a href="/erv/hebrews/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> By faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them. <a href="/gwt/hebrews/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Faith led Moses to establish the Passover and spread the blood [on the doorposts] so that the destroying angel would not kill the firstborn sons. <a href="/gnt/hebrews/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> It was faith that made him establish the Passover and order the blood to be sprinkled on the doors, so that the Angel of Death would not kill the first-born sons of the Israelites. <a href="/isv/hebrews/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> By faith he established the Passover and the sprinkling of blood to keep the destroyer of the firstborn from touching the people. <a href="/msb/hebrews/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel?s own firstborn. <a href="/net/hebrews/11.htm">NET Bible</a> By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the one who destroyed the firstborn would not touch them. <a href="/nheb/hebrews/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> By faith, he kept the Passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them. <a href="/wbt/hebrews/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the first-born should touch them. <a href="/wey/hebrews/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Through faith he instituted the Passover, and the sprinkling with blood so that the destroyer of the firstborn might not touch the Israelites. <a href="/web/hebrews/11.htm">World English Bible</a> By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/hebrews/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> By faith he kept the Passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, so that He who is destroying the firstborn might not touch them. <a href="/blb/hebrews/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> By faith he has kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the one destroying the firstborn would not touch them. <a href="/ylt/hebrews/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> by faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that He who is destroying the first-born might not touch them. <a href="/slt/hebrews/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> By faith he has kept the pascha, and the pouring out of blood, lest he destroying the first born should touch them.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/hebrews/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> By faith he celebrated the pasch, and the shedding of the blood; that he, who destroyed the firstborn, might not touch them. <a href="/cpdv/hebrews/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> By faith, he celebrated the Passover and the shedding of the blood, so that he who destroyed the firstborn might not touch them. <a href="/nabre/hebrews/11.htm">New American Bible</a> By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them. <a href="/nrsvce/hebrews/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/hebrews/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Through faith he instituted the passover, and sprinkled the blood, lest he who destroyed the first-born should touch them. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/hebrews/11.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> By faith he observed Passover and sprinkled the blood, lest he who was destroying the firstborn should touch them.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/hebrews/11.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> By faith he kept the passover, and the affusion of blood, that he who destroyed the first-born might not touch them.<CM> <a href="/godbey/hebrews/11.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> By faith he instituted the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, in order that the one destroying the first-born might not touch them. <a href="/haweis/hebrews/11.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> By faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the first-born might not touch them.<CM> <a href="/mace/hebrews/11.htm">Mace New Testament</a> through faith he celebrated the passover, and sprinkled blood, that the destroying angel might pass by the first-born. <a href="/wey/hebrews/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Through faith he instituted the Passover, and the sprinkling with blood so that the destroyer of the firstborn might not touch the Israelites. <a href="/worrell/hebrews/11.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> By faith he has instituted the passover, and the applying of the blood, lest the destroyer of the first-born should touch them. <a href="/worsley/hebrews/11.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> By faith he observed the passover and sprinkling of the blood, that he, who destroyed the first-born of the Egyptians, might not touch them. <a href="/parallel/hebrews/11-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x-IAXXp5zcA?start=2346" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/hebrews/11.htm">The Faith of Moses</a> …27By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible. 28<a href="/greek/4102.htm" title="4102: Pistei (N-DFS) -- Faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness. ">By faith</a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: pepoiēken (V-RIA-3S) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">he kept</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3957.htm" title="3957: pascha (N-ANS) -- The feast of Passover, the Passover lamb. Of Chaldee origin; the Passover.">Passover</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4378.htm" title="4378: proschysin (N-AFS) -- A pouring upon, an effusion, a sprinkling. From a comparative of pros and cheo; a shedding forth, i.e. Affusion.">sprinkling</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/129.htm" title="129: haimatos (N-GNS) -- Blood, literally, figuratively or specially; by implication, bloodshed, also kindred.">of blood,</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.">so that</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3645.htm" title="3645: olothreuōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- To destroy, cause to perish. From olethros; to spoil, i.e. Slay.">destroyer</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/4416.htm" title="4416: prōtotoka (Adj-ANP) -- First-born, eldest. From protos and the alternate of tikto; first-born.">firstborn</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/2345.htm" title="2345: thigē (V-ASA-3S) -- A prolonged form of an obsolete primary thigo; to manipulate, i.e. Have to do with; by implication, to injure.">would not touch</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autōn (PPro-GM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Israel’s own firstborn.</a> 29By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/12-21.htm">Exodus 12:21-28</a> Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and told them, “Go at once and select for yourselves a lamb for each family, and slaughter the Passover lamb. / Take a cluster of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin, and brush the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe. None of you shall go out the door of his house until morning. / When the LORD passes through to strike down the Egyptians, He will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway; so He will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down. ... <a href="/exodus/12-1.htm">Exodus 12:1-14</a> Now the LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, / “This month is the beginning of months for you; it shall be the first month of your year. / Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man must select a lamb for his family, one per household. ... <a href="/exodus/12-29.htm">Exodus 12:29-30</a> Now at midnight the LORD struck down every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, as well as all the firstborn among the livestock. / During the night Pharaoh got up—he and all his officials and all the Egyptians—and there was loud wailing in Egypt; for there was no house without someone dead. <a href="/exodus/12-43.htm">Exodus 12:43-50</a> And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the statute of the Passover: No foreigner is to eat of it. / But any slave who has been purchased may eat of it, after you have circumcised him. / A temporary resident or hired hand shall not eat the Passover. ... <a href="/exodus/13-3.htm">Exodus 13:3-10</a> So Moses told the people, “Remember this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; for the LORD brought you out of it by the strength of His hand. And nothing leavened shall be eaten. / Today, in the month of Abib, you are leaving. / And when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites—the land He swore to your fathers that He would give you, a land flowing with milk and honey—you shall keep this service in this month. ... <a href="/numbers/9-1.htm">Numbers 9:1-5</a> In the first month of the second year after Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai: / “The Israelites are to observe the Passover at its appointed time. / You are to observe it at the appointed time, at twilight on the fourteenth day of this month, in accordance with its statutes and ordinances.” ... <a href="/numbers/9-13.htm">Numbers 9:13</a> But if a man who is ceremonially clean and is not on a journey still fails to observe the Passover, he must be cut off from his people, because he did not present the LORD’s offering at its appointed time. That man will bear the consequences of his sin. <a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">1 Corinthians 5:7-8</a> Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. / Therefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth. <a href="/matthew/26-17.htm">Matthew 26:17-19</a> On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” / He answered, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him that the Teacher says, ‘My time is near. I will keep the Passover with My disciples at your house.’” / So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover. <a href="/luke/22-7.htm">Luke 22:7-13</a> Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed. / Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.” / “Where do You want us to prepare it?” they asked. ... <a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a> The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! <a href="/john/19-36.htm">John 19:36</a> Now these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of His bones will be broken.” <a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm">1 Peter 1:18-19</a> For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers, / but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot. <a href="/revelation/5-6.htm">Revelation 5:6-9</a> Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. / And He came and took the scroll from the right hand of the One seated on the throne. / When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. ... <a href="/leviticus/23-4.htm">Leviticus 23:4-8</a> These are the LORD’s appointed feasts, the sacred assemblies you are to proclaim at their appointed times. / The Passover to the LORD begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month. / On the fifteenth day of the same month begins the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the LORD. For seven days you must eat unleavened bread. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.he kept.<a href="/exodus/12-3.htm">Exodus 12:3-14,21-30</a> Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house: … the sprinkling.<a href="/hebrews/9-19.htm">Hebrews 9:19</a> For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,<a href="/hebrews/12-24.htm">Hebrews 12:24</a> And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.<a href="/exodus/12-7.htm">Exodus 12:7,13,23</a> And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hebrews/1-13.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-29.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-21.htm">Death</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-39.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-10.htm">Destroyer</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-39.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-27.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/hebrews/1-6.htm">Firstborn</a> <a href="/hebrews/1-6.htm">First-Born</a> <a href="/titus/2-5.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/romans/13-1.htm">Instituted</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-22.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-22.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-27.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/john/8-9.htm">Oldest</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">Passover</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-1.htm">Sign</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-22.htm">Sprinkled</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-13.htm">Sprinkling</a> <a href="/colossians/2-21.htm">Touch</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/1-1.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-4.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-31.htm">Death</a> <a href="/james/1-11.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/exodus/12-23.htm">Destroyer</a> <a href="/james/4-12.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-29.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-23.htm">Firstborn</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-23.htm">First-Born</a> <a href="/genesis/34-29.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-13.htm">Instituted</a> <a href="/revelation/2-14.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/genesis/32-32.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-33.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-16.htm">Oldest</a> <a href="/exodus/12-11.htm">Passover</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-24.htm">Sign</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-24.htm">Sprinkled</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-24.htm">Sprinkling</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-20.htm">Touch</a><div class="vheading2">Hebrews 11</div>1. <a href="/hebrews/11-1.htm">What faith is.</a> 6. <a href="/hebrews/11-6.htm">Without faith we cannot please God.</a> 7. <a href="/hebrews/11-7.htm">The examples of faithfulness in the fathers of old time.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hebrews/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hebrews/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/hebrews/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>By faith he kept the Passover This phrase refers to Moses' obedience to God's command to institute the Passover, as recorded in <a href="/exodus/12.htm">Exodus 12</a>. The Passover was a pivotal event in Israel's history, marking their deliverance from slavery in Egypt. Faith here is demonstrated through Moses' trust in God's promise of protection and deliverance. The Passover itself is a type of Christ, as Jesus is referred to as our Passover lamb (<a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">1 Corinthians 5:7</a>), symbolizing His sacrificial death for the redemption of humanity.and the sprinkling of blood The sprinkling of blood on the doorposts and lintels of the Israelites' homes was a critical act of faith and obedience. This act signified the covering and protection provided by the blood, prefiguring the atoning blood of Christ. The blood served as a sign for the angel of death to pass over the houses of the Israelites, sparing them from the plague. This foreshadows the New Testament teaching of salvation through the blood of Jesus (<a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Hebrews 9:22</a>).so that the destroyer of the firstborn The "destroyer" refers to the angel of death sent by God to execute judgment on Egypt by killing the firstborn of both man and beast (<a href="/exodus/12-23.htm">Exodus 12:23</a>). This was the final and most severe of the ten plagues, demonstrating God's power and judgment against the gods of Egypt. It highlights the seriousness of sin and the necessity of divine intervention for salvation.would not touch Israel’s own firstborn The protection of Israel's firstborn was contingent upon their obedience to God's instructions regarding the Passover. This distinction between the Egyptians and the Israelites underscores God's covenant relationship with His people. It also illustrates the principle of divine election and grace, as Israel was chosen not because of their merit but because of God's promise to Abraham (<a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1-3</a>). The sparing of the firstborn is a precursor to the ultimate deliverance through Christ, the firstborn over all creation (<a href="/colossians/1-15.htm">Colossians 1:15</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The central figure in this verse, Moses is the leader of the Israelites who, by faith, instituted the Passover as commanded by God. 2. <a href="/topical/p/passover.htm">Passover</a> A pivotal event in Israel's history, the Passover commemorates God's deliverance of the Israelites from Egyptian bondage, marked by the sacrifice of a lamb and the sprinkling of its blood on the doorposts. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_destroyer.htm">The Destroyer</a> Refers to the angel of death sent by God to strike down the firstborn of Egypt, sparing those who had the blood of the lamb on their doorposts. 4. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The descendants of Jacob, who were enslaved in Egypt and delivered by God through the leadership of Moses. 5. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> The land where the Israelites were enslaved and from which they were delivered during the Exodus.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a> Moses' obedience in keeping the Passover demonstrates faith that acts on God's promises, even when the outcome is unseen. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_the_blood.htm">The Power of the Blood</a> The sprinkling of blood symbolizes protection and deliverance, pointing to the ultimate sacrifice of Christ's blood for our salvation. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a> The Israelites' adherence to God's specific instructions for the Passover highlights the importance of obedience in the life of faith. <a href="/topical/g/god's_deliverance.htm">God's Deliverance</a> The Passover is a powerful reminder of God's ability to deliver His people from bondage, both physical and spiritual. <a href="/topical/c/christ_as_our_passover.htm">Christ as Our Passover</a> Understanding the Passover deepens our appreciation of Christ's sacrifice and the deliverance it provides from sin and death.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hebrews_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hebrews 11</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_blood_of_christ_mean.htm">What is the meaning of the Blood of Christ?</a> <a href="/q/benefits_of_becoming_christian.htm">Is life sustained by the presence of blood?</a> <a href="/q/who_were_the_bible's_chief_priests.htm">Who were the chief priests in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/why_require_blood_sacrifice_in_religion.htm">Why did God require blood sacrifice in religious practices?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hebrews/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28) Through faith he kept.--Rather, By faith he hath kept (see <a href="/hebrews/11-17.htm" title="By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,">Hebrews 11:17</a>). The celebration of the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood were acts of obedience, having reference to a danger as yet un seen, but present in God's word (<a href="/exodus/12-12.htm" title="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.">Exodus 12:12</a>).Lest he that destroyed.--Better, that the destroyer of the first-born may not touch them. (See <a href="/context/exodus/12-21.htm" title="Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said to them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill the passover.">Exodus 12:21-22</a>; <a href="/context/exodus/12-28.htm" title="And the children of Israel went away, and did as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.">Exodus 12:28-29</a>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hebrews/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 28, 29. - By faith he kept (literally, hath kept, πεποίηκεν, the perfect being used rather than the historical aorist, as denoting an accomplished act, with continuing effect and significance (cf. προσενήνοχεν, ver. 17). But πεποίηκεν does not mean, as some suppose, "hath instituted," ποιεῖν τὸ Πάσχα being the usual expression for the celebration) the Passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them. By faith they passed through the Red Sea, as by dry land; which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned. The faith of Moses himself is still mainly intended here, though the conjunction of πίστει with διέβησαν seems to imply faith in the people too. Nor is this inconsistent with the narrative; for, though they are represented as having cried out in their sore fear, and even reproached their leader for bringing them out of Egypt to die in the wilderness, yet on his exhortation, "Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD," they may be supposed to have trusted him, and caught something of the inspiration of his faith. Moses, indeed, stands out as a prominent example (and this is one point in the moral teaching of his history) of the strong faith of one great man, not only availing in behalf of others, but also in some degree infecting a whole community, little disposed at first to make heroic ventures. <a href="/commentaries/hebrews/11-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>By faith Πίστει (Pistei) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4102.htm">Strong's 4102: </a> Faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness. he kept πεποίηκεν (pepoiēken) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Passover πάσχα (pascha) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3957.htm">Strong's 3957: </a> The feast of Passover, the Passover lamb. Of Chaldee origin; the Passover. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. sprinkling πρόσχυσιν (proschysin) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4378.htm">Strong's 4378: </a> A pouring upon, an effusion, a sprinkling. From a comparative of pros and cheo; a shedding forth, i.e. Affusion. of blood, αἵματος (haimatos) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_129.htm">Strong's 129: </a> Blood, literally, figuratively or specially; by implication, bloodshed, also kindred. so that ἵνα (hina) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2443.htm">Strong's 2443: </a> In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. destroyer ὀλοθρεύων (olothreuōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3645.htm">Strong's 3645: </a> To destroy, cause to perish. From olethros; to spoil, i.e. Slay. [of] the τὰ (ta) Article - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. firstborn πρωτότοκα (prōtotoka) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4416.htm">Strong's 4416: </a> First-born, eldest. From protos and the alternate of tikto; first-born. would not touch θίγῃ (thigē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2345.htm">Strong's 2345: </a> A prolonged form of an obsolete primary thigo; to manipulate, i.e. Have to do with; by implication, to injure. [Israel’s own] [ firstborn ]. αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. 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