“By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them” (Hebrews 11:28).
Walking by faith is not the same as walking by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7). Walking by sight demands explanations from God. Walking by faith trusts the words of God and acts accordingly.
The final plague upon Egypt was the universal death of every living firstborn of man and livestock in the land (Exodus 12:12). The only possible way to avoid this horrific calamity was to do exactly what God said would prevent it:
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From the sheep or goats take an unblemished lamb of the first year;
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Upon the 14th day of the month (i.e., at the full moon) kill it at twilight; then put some of its blood on the two doorposts and the lintel of the house;
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Eat the roasted flesh with bitter herbs and let none of it remain until morning;
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Eat your meal with a belt on your waist, sandals on your feet, and a staff in your hand (Exodus 12:4-11).
If these specific actions were taken, God promised to have the death angel pass over every house which had trusting, obedient occupants.
“Then the children of Israel went away and did so; just as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did. And it came to pass at midnight that the Lord 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, and all the firstborn of livestock. So, Pharaoh rose in the night, he, all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was not a house where there was not one dead” (Exodus 12:28-30).
Never before or since has a death plague been averted by such actions. It did in Moses’ day because of faithful obedience to what God had said.
God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
