Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill the passover.
Then Moses called together all the leaders of Israel and said to them, 'Go and choose a lamb for each of your families, and sacrifice it for the Passover.'
Moses is instructing the Israelite leaders to prepare for the Passover by selecting and sacrificing a lamb for each family.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Exodus, the Israelites had been enslaved in Egypt for generations, and God was preparing to deliver them through a series of plagues as judgment on Pharaoh. Moses, acting as God's spokesperson, gathered the elders to give specific instructions for the Passover ritual, which involved selecting and sacrificing a lamb to protect their firstborn from the final plague, the death of Egypt's firstborn. This event marked the beginning of Israel's liberation and became a foundational celebration of God's faithfulness in their history.
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