Numbers 33:4 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

For the Egyptians buried all their firstborn, which the LORD had smitten among them: upon their gods also the LORD executed judgments.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

The Egyptians were burying all their firstborn children, whom the LORD had killed among them. The LORD had also brought judgment on their gods.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse describes how God had killed all the firstborn in Egypt and shown His power was greater than Egypt's gods.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of the biblical summary in Numbers 33, which recounts the stages of the Israelites' journey out of Egypt after their deliverance from slavery. It refers to the aftermath of the tenth plague, where God struck down the firstborn of Egypt as a final judgment to compel Pharaoh to release the Israelites. Additionally, it emphasizes that these events demonstrated God's power over the false gods of Egypt, underscoring His supremacy in the cultural and religious context of ancient Egyptian polytheism.

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Exodus 13:15

When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the LORD killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt - both the firstborn of people and the firstborn of animals. That's why I sacrifice to the LORD every firstborn male animal, but I buy back all the firstborn of my children.

Exodus 11:5

Every firstborn in the land of Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, all the way down to the firstborn of the servant woman who works at the grinding mill, and even the firstborn of all the animals.

Psalms 135:8

He struck down the firstborn in Egypt, both people and animals.

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