An Overview of Exodus Chapters 12-15 Answers

1. Would the Passover occur at the beginning or end of the year for the children of Israel?

• The beginning (Exodus 12:1-2).

2. What kind of animal was to be used in preparation for the Passover?

• “Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to

them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house: And if the household be

too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the

souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb. Your lamb shall be without

blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats: And ye shall keep it up

until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in

the evening” (Exodus 12:3-6).

3. Were they supposed to eat the animal used in the Passover?

• Yes: “And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter

herbs they shall eat it. Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs,

and with the purtenance thereof. And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which

remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire. And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your

shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the Lord's Passover” (Exodus

12:8-11).

4. What would the blood on the doorposts do for those inside the house?

• “For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt,

both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord. And the blood

shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and

the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt… And ye shall take a bunch

of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the

blood that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning. For the

Lord will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two

side posts, the Lord will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to

smite you” (Exodus 12:12-13; 22-23).

5. How “strict” was God about using unleavened bread?

• “And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the Lord throughout your

generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever. Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread;

even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the

first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel… Seven days shall there be no leaven

found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the

congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land. Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all

your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread” (Exodus 12:14-15; 19-20).

6. Was it only the firstborn humans of Egypt being killed during this tenth plague?

• No: “And it came to pass, that at midnight the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the

firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all

the firstborn of cattle” (Exodus 12:29).

7. Did this tenth plague move Pharaoh to let the children of Israel go?

• Yes: “And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and 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. And he called for Moses and

Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of

Israel; and go, serve the Lord, as ye have said. Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and

be gone; and bless me also. And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out

of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead men. And the people took their dough before it was

leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders. And the children of

Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of

gold, and raiment: And the Lord gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto

them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians. And the children of Israel journeyed from

Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children. And a mixed

multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle. And they baked unleavened

cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust

out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual” (Exodus 12:30-39).

8. How long were the children of Israel in Egypt?

• They were in Egypt four hundred and thirty years (Exodus 12:40-41).

9. Who was not to eat of the Passover?

• From a careful reading of the text we would conclude that no uncircumcised person would eat thereof,

nor foreigner, nor uncircumcised servant (Exodus 12:43-51).

10. Who did the Lord want sanctified unto Him?

• The firstborn of the children of Israel both man and beast (Exodus 13:1-16).

11. Whose bones did Moses take with him out of Egypt?

• Joseph (Exodus 13:19; cf. Genesis 50:24-25).

12. How did the Lord go before them by day and then by night?

• “And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a

pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night: He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the

pillar of fire by night, from before the people” (Exodus 13:21-22).

13. Why was Moses told, “Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pihahiroth,

between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea”?

• “For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut

them in. And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon

Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the Lord. And they did so. And it was

told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against

the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us? And he made

ready his chariot, and took his people with him: And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots

of Egypt, and captains over every one of them. And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt,

and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an high hand. But the

Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and

overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon” (Exodus 14:3-9).

14. After all that Israel saw done for them do you think they would doubt God again?

• They DID doubt God again: “And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes,

and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out

unto the Lord. And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away

to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt? Is not this the

word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been

better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness” (Exodus 14:10-12).

15. How did God deliver the children of Israel from Pharaoh’s pursuit after them?

• “And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he

will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for

ever. The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore

criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward: But lift thou up thy rod, and

stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through

the midst of the sea. And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I

will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. And the

Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and

upon his horsemen. And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind

them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them: And it came between the

camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by

night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night. And Moses stretched out his hand over

the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry

land, and the waters were divided. And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry

ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. And the Egyptians

pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his

horsemen. And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the Lord looked unto the host of the Egyptians

through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians, And took off their chariot

wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the

Lord fighteth for them against the Egyptians. And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the

sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen. And

Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning

appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came

into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them. But the children of Israel walked upon

dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

Thus the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon

the sea shore” (Exodus 14:30-30).

16. Did God’s deliverance out of the hands of the pursuing Egyptians increase the faith of the children of Israel?

• Yes, (Exodus 14:31).

17. Who is a man of war according to the song Moses and the children of Israel sang?

• The Lord (Exodus 15:3).

18. Did the children of Israel realize God was capable of doing wonders?

• Yes, (Exodus 15:11).

19. How quickly did the children of Israel forget God is a God of wonders?

• As soon as they became thirsty (Exodus 15:23-24).

20. What did God promise if He was obeyed and what occurred next that should have signified God was with Israel?

• “And he cried unto the Lord; and the Lord shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters,

the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,

And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his

sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon

thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee. And they came to Elim,

where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the

waters” (Exodus 15:25-27).

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