[[Exod-12]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Exod-11]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Exod-13]] --- ### For I will go through the land of Egypt in that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and animal... The blood shall be to you for a token on the houses where you are. When I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will be on you to destroy you. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: God predicts a specific judgment on Egypt's firstborn while promising safety to those who apply the blood of a lamb to their doorposts. *Historical context*: The fulfillment occurred immediately within the same night, resulting in the release of the Israelites from 430 years of bondage. *Related to*: ### At midnight, Yahweh struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon... Pharaoh rose up in the night... and said, 'Rise up, get out from among my people...' *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The predicted plague on the firstborn occurs exactly as stated, compelling Pharaoh to finally release the Israelites. *Historical context*: The Exodus is the founding event of the nation of Israel, historically commemorated annually through the festival of Passover (Pesach). *Related to*: [[Exod-12#v12|Exodus 12:12]]-13 ### This day shall be a memorial for you. You shall keep it as a feast to Yahweh. You shall keep it as a feast throughout your generations by an ordinance forever. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: God declares that the event of the Passover will be memorialized and observed by all future generations indefinitely. *Historical context*: Passover has been observed by Jewish people for over 3,000 years, making it one of the oldest continuously observed religious festivals in human history. *Related to*: ### Now the time that the children of Israel lived in Egypt was four hundred thirty years. At the end of four hundred thirty years, to the day, all of Yahweh's armies went out from the land of Egypt. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The departure from Egypt fulfills the much earlier divine promise made to Abraham regarding his descendants' duration of stay in a foreign land. *Historical context*: The text explicitly links the 430-year duration to the day of departure, fulfilling the prophecy in [[Gen-15#v13|Genesis 15:13]]–14 that predicted the descendants of Abraham would be strangers in a land for 400 years and then leave with great possessions. *Related to*: [[Gen-15#v13|Genesis 15:13]]-14 ### Do not break any of its bones. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A specific ritual instruction regarding the treatment of the Passover lamb's body. *Historical context*: In Christian theology, this is viewed as a Messianic prophecy fulfilled during the crucifixion of Jesus. While Roman soldiers typically broke the legs of the crucified to hasten death, they did not break Jesus' legs because he was already dead, as recorded in [[John-19#v31|John 19:31]]–36. *Related to*: --- #ai_prophecy