Exodus 12:29-30 And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt… I. WE SEE HERE THAT GOD'S VENGEANCE IS AS CERTAINLY EXECUTED UPON THE REBELLIOUS AS IT IS THREATENED. Men cannot elude the stroke of heaven. II. WE SEE HERE THAT GOD'S VENGEANCE IS UPON ALL SINNERS, NO MATTER WHAT THEIR SOCIAL POSITION, WHETHER KING OR BEGGAR. He takes the rich from their wealth, the poor from their misery; and perhaps in the next life the relations of men may be inverted — the poor man may be the prince, and the prince the slave in the dungeon. III. WE SEE HERE THAT GOD'S VENGEANCE COMES UPON SINNERS WHEN THEY LEAST EXPECT IT, AND IN THEIR MOMENTS OF FANCIED SECURITY. The darkness cannot hide from Him, We know not what will be in the approaching night. IV. WE SEE MERE THAT GOD'S VENGEANCE MAY MAKE THE MOST OBSTINATE SINNERS YIELD TO THE DEMANDS OF HEAVEN. It is well to avoid the penalties of sin, though this is the very lowest motive for obedience to the will of heaven. The submission of Pharaoh 1. It was immediate upon the plague. 2. It was complete in its obedience. 3. It was comprehensive in its injunction. 4. It was welcomed by the Egyptians. (J. S. Exell, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle. |
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