Numbers 9:4 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, that they should keep the passover.

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So Moses told the people of Israel that they should celebrate the Passover.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Moses is instructing the Israelites to observe their most important religious holiday, the Passover.

📚 Historical Context

This took place during the second year after the Israelites left Egypt, while they were camped in the wilderness of Sinai. The Passover was the annual celebration commemorating God's deliverance of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, when the angel of death 'passed over' their homes. This would have been their second Passover celebration as a free nation.

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