Plague of the Firstborn

Plague of the Firstborn

The tenth and final plague of Egypt was the death of all Egyptian first born males — no one escaped, from the lowest servant to Pharaoh's own first-born son, including first-born of livestock. This was the hardest and cruellest blow upon Egypt and the plague that finally convinced Pharaoh to submit, and let the Israelites go.

God told Moses that this plague would cause Pharaoh to send the Israelites away, and ordered him to prepare the people to leave. He also commanded Moses to teach the ritual of Pesah - the sacrifice of a lamb for God, and the eating of Matzot. God told Moses to order the Israelites to mark their doorpost with the lamb's blood, in order that the plague of death would pass over them.

At midnight, God came through Egypt to take the life of all the Egyptian first-born, including Pharaoh's own son. "That night, there was a great cry in Egypt, such as had never been heard before, or ever will be heard again". However, no Israelite first-born was killed, as God "passed over" the Israelite houses.

After this, Pharaoh, furious and saddened, ordered the Israelites to go away, taking whatever they wanted. The Israelites didn't hesitate; and at the end of that night Moses led them out of Egypt with "arms upraised.


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