Exodus 11:5

"Moses said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘About midnight I will go out into the middle of Egypt,"

Key Reflection

This prophetic statement signifies divine judgment at a specific and symbolic hour, highlighting God's sovereign power to bring about His will precisely when He chooses. The timing of midnight emphasizes both the abruptness and the precision with which Yahweh acts to distinguish between His people and the Egyptians.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Two points are to be noticed: 1. The extent of the visitation: the whole land suffers in the persons of its firstborn, not merely for the guilt of the sovereign, but for the actual participation of the people in the crime of infanticideExodus 1:22. 2. The limitation: Pharaoh’s command had been to slay ALL the male children of the Israelites, but only one child in each Egyptian family was to die. If Tothmosis II was the Pharaoh, the visitation fell with special severity on his family. He left no son, but was succeeded by his widow. The mill -This consisted of two circular stones, one fixed in the ground, the other turned by a handle.

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