Exodus 9

The fifth plague:  many of the cows, sheep, horses and working animals are sick

The Lord told Moses to talk to Pharaoh.  He was to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go. If Pharaoh  refused again, all of the working animals who were outside would get sick.
[1] Then the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
[2] For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,
[3] Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.


God said that only Egyptian cattle would get sick.  The cattle that belonged to the Israelites would not get sick.
[4] And the LORD shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children's of Israel.


The Lord God said Moses should meet Pharaoh the next day.
[5] And the LORD appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the LORD shall do this thing in the land.

The next day, the Egyptian cattle got sick and died.  But the Israelite cattle did not get sick. But Pharaoh still refused to let the Israelites leave Egypt.
[6] And the LORD did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one.
[7] And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.

The sixth plague:  boils (sores)

The Lord God told Moses and Aaron to get some ashes out of the furnace. Then they were supposed to throw the ashes up in the air.  The ashes would become dust and would cause all the people and animals to have boils (sores) on them. 
[8] And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.
[9] And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.

The boils came. The Egyptian magicians had boils on them, too. But Pharaoh still refused to let the Israelites leave.
[10] And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast.
[11] And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.
[12] And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses.

The seventh plague: hail

The Lord God told Moses to talk to Pharaoh again. He told him again to let the Israelites leave Egypt.  If Pharaoh said no again, God would send a new plague. 
[13] And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
[14] For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.
[15] For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth.

God wanted Pharaoh to know that he was part of God's plan. Pharaoh had a lot of pride and thought he was very powerful. But God told Pharaoh that He had put him in power. God was more powerful than Pharaoh. God made Pharaoh to be part of His plan.
[16] And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
[17] As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?

If Pharaoh said no again, God would send hail falling down on Egypt.
[18] Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.

God said that the Egyptians should get all of their cattle and animals into the barns so the hail would not hurt them.  Some of the Egyptians respected God's power, and they brought their animals in.  Other Egyptian who did not respect God left their animals outside.
[19] Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.
[20] He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:
[21] And he that regarded not the word of the LORD left his servants and his cattle in the field.


When God told him it was time, Moses stretched his rod toward Heaven.  The hail started. The storm also made fire on the ground.
[22] And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.
[23] And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.
[24] So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.

All of the people and animals who were outside died because of the hail.  The hail also killed the plants and trees.
[25] And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.

There was no hail in Goshen. That was the part of Egypt where most of the Israelites live.
[26] Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.

Pharaoh told Moses that he had sinned and that God was right. He asked Moses to ask God to stop the hail. Pharaoh said that if God stopped the hail, he would let the Israelites go.
[27] And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.
[28] Intreat the LORD (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.

Moses said the hail would stop. He said he would ask God, and God would stop the hail. The Egyptians would see that God was powerful and controlled the earth.  
[29] And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the LORD's.


Moses knew that Pharaoh and his servants did not really think that God was the most powerful. They were just saying that to make the hail stop.
[30] But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear the LORD God.

The hail killed the flax and barley plants because these plants had already grown high.  But the wheat and rye plants were still small.  The hail did not kill them.
[31] And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled.
[32] But the wheat and the rie were not smitten: for they were not grown up.


The hail stopped. But God hardened Pharaoh's heart. He would not let the Israelites leave.
[33] And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the LORD: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.
[34] And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants.
[35] And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, neither would he let the children of Israel go; as the LORD had spoken by Moses.

Exodus 10

The eighth plague: locusts

God talked to Moses.  He told him to talk to Pharaoh again. God said that He hardened Pharaoh's heart so that he would not let the Israelites leave. This was so that God could show more of His power. God said that in the future, Moses could tell his children and his grandchildren about the powerful things God did in Egypt. Then they would know that He was almighty God who could do anything.
[1] And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him:
[2] And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the LORD.

Moses and Aaron talked to Pharaoh again.  They said that God was telling Pharaoh to let the Israelites leave. They said that if Pharaoh refused, God would send locusts to Egypt. Locusts are bugs that eat plants. Moses said that there would be so many locusts that they would cover the ground.  No one would be able to see the ground. The locusts would fill all the houses, too.
[3] And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.
[4] Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:
[5] And they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field:
[6] And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh.

Pharaoh's servants talked to him. They felt that he should let the Israelites leave.
[7] And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?

Pharaoh wanted to see Moses and Aaron again.  He asked them who would leave with them if he said they could leave.
[8] And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve the LORD your God: but who are they that shall go?


Moses said the young people, the old people, the sons, the daughters, and all the animals would leave.
[9] And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast unto the LORD.

Pharaoh said that if they left, they would have a hard time. Pharaoh made Moses and Aaron go out of the room and not talk to him.
[10] And he said unto them, Let the LORD be so with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you.
[11] Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve the LORD; for that ye did desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence.

The Lord God told Moses to stretch out his hand over Egypt.  This made the wind blow, and the locusts came to Egypt.
[12] And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left.
[13] And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.


The locusts were everywhere. They covered all the ground and made the land dark.  They ate all of the plants that the hail did not break.  There were no more green plants in Egypt.
[14] And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.
[15] For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt.


Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron.  He said he had sinned.  He wanted them to pray to God to take away the locusts.
[16] Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you.
[17] Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the LORD your God, that he may take away from me this death only.


Moses went out and prayed to God.  All of the locusts left Egypt and went into the Red Sea.
[18] And he went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the LORD.
[19] And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt.

God hardened Pharaoh's heart, and Pharaoh would not let the Israelites leave.
[20] But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go.

The ninth plague:  darkness

God told Moses to stretch his hand toward heaven. This made darkness all over Egypt for three days. No one could see anything. The Egyptians stayed home.  But it was dark in their homes, too. The Israelites had light in their homes.
[21] And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.
[22] And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:
[23] They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.

Pharaoh told Moses to leave Egypt and take his children. But Pharaoh said the animals must stay in Egypt. Moses said if they left, they were taking the cows with them.
[24] And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the LORD; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed: let your little ones also go with you.
[25] And Moses said, Thou must give us also sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the LORD our God.
[26] Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not an hoof be left behind; for thereof must we take to serve the LORD our God; and we know not with what we must serve the LORD, until we come thither.

God hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he refused to let the Israelites leave.  Then, Pharaoh told Moses and Aaron to get out. He didn't want to see them anymore. He threatened to kill them. 
[27] But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go.
[28] And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die.
[29] And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy face again no more.

Exodus 11

The last plague:  the death of the oldest child.
God tells the Israelites how to get ready for the Passover.

God told Moses that there was one last plague.  He said that after this plague, Pharaoh would let the Israelites leave. God said that Pharaoh would force them to leave.  Pharaoh would be happy for them to leave.
[1] And the LORD said unto Moses, Yet will I bring one plague more upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether.

God said the Israelites should ask the Egyptians to give them gold and silver jewelry.
[2] Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man borrow of his neighbour, and every woman of her neighbour, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold.

God made the Egyptians respect the Israelite people.  The Egyptian people and the Egyptian leaders also respected Moses.
[3] And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants, and in the sight of the people.

God said that He would kill the oldest (firstborn) in every family in Egypt. That included Pharaoh's oldest child, the oldest children of the workers, and the firstborn of the animals. There would be much crying in Egypt.
[4] And Moses said, Thus saith the LORD, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt:
[5] And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.
[6] And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more.

The Israelites would not be crying.  All would be calm.  Even the dogs would be quiet, too. Everyone would see that God treated the Israelites different than the Egyptians. After this, the Egyptians would tell Moses to get out of Egypt. They would tell him to take all of the Israelites out, too.
[7] But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.
[8] And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger.
[9] And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.
[10] And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: and the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land.

Exodus 12

God gives Moses instructions so that the Israelite firstborn would not die.


God said that after the people of Israel left Egypt, they  would be a new nation.  They would start a new calendar.  God said that this month would be the first month of the new calendar because it is the month when Israel became a new nation.
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,
[2] This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.

God said that in the tenth day of the new month, the Israelites must get a lamb. If it was a small family, they could share a lamb with a neighbor.
[3] 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:
[4] 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.


The lambs should be 1 year old.  They should be perfect (without blemish) with no scratches or marks on them. They should keep the lamb for 4 days.  On the 14th day of the month, everyone were supposed to kill their lambs at the same time.
[5] Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:
[6] 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.
 

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The Israelites were supposed to take the blood of the lamb and put it around their doors.  They were supposed to put it on each side of the door and also on the top of the door.
[7] And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.

They were supposed to cook and eat the lamb the same night.  They were also supposed to eat special bread. The bread was unleavened, which means it did not have yeast in it to make it rise and be fluffy. It was flat.  They were also to eat herbs that tasted bitter (small plants that did not taste good). They were supposed to cook the lamb over the fire.  They were not supposed to cook the lamb in water.
[8] And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.
[9] 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.


If any of the lamb was leftover in the morning, they were supposed to burn it.  They were supposed to eat it with their clothes and shoes on because they would be leaving Egypt in a hurry. 
[10] 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.
[11] 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.

God said that he would pass through Egypt and kill all the firstborn people and animals.  But when God saw houses that had the lamb's blood on the door, He would pass over these houses.  No one in these houses would be killed.
[12] 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.
[13] 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.

God said that this day would be celebrated by the Israelites from now on. The special day would be called Passover. They were supposed to have a special dinner or feast at this time every year.
[14] 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.

God gave instructions for the celebration of Passover. Passover would be for 7 days.  During the 7 days, no one was supposed to eat leavened bread (bread that had risen because it had yeast in it; unleavend bread is flat). God said that if anyone ate leavened bread during the 7 days of Passover, he would be put out.
[15] 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.

God said that on the first day of Passover, there would be a special service or gathering.  On the last day, there would be a second service. On these two days, no one was supposed to work.
[16] And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.

God said that the celebration of Passover would be from the 14th to the 21st day of the 1st month every year. The Israelites did not use the same calendar as we use.  Their 1st month was not January.  Their 1st month was called Abib. It was the same time of the year as our months of March and April. Later in history, the name Abib was changed to Nisan.
[17] And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.
[18] In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.

There would be no leavened bread in the houses for the 7 days.  If anyone ate leavened bread, that person would be put out.
[19] 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.
[20] Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.

Moses talked to the leaders of Israel.  He told them to take a lamb and kill it.  Then they were supposed to dip some hyssop ( a plant) in the blood and paint the blood on the top of their doors and the sides of their doors.  No one could go out of his house until the next morning.
[21] 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.
[22] 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.


Moses said that God would go through Egypt that night and kill the firstborn. But if God saw the lamb's blood on the door, he would pass over that house. No one in that house would die.
[23] 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.


The Israelites would celebrate the Passover forever. They would celebrate it after they left Egypt.  When the children asked about Passover, the fathers would tell the children about the sacrifice of the lambs, the blood on the doors, and how God passed over their houses.
[24] And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.
[25] And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.
[26] And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?
[27] That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD's passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.


The Israelites obeyed Moses. They got lambs and put the blood around their doors. 
[28] And the children of Israel went away, and did as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.

From the book, Treasures of the Bible, by Henry Davenport Northrop, D.D., published by International Publishing Company, 1894 From the La Vista Church of Christ web site

The first Passover happens


That night at midnight, God killed all the firstborn in Egypt. Pharaoh's oldest son died, too.
[29] 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.


There was a lot of crying in Egypt.  Every house had someone dead. Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron. Pharaoh told them to take all of the Israelites and leave Egypt. He told them to take all of their animals, too.
[30] 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.
[31] 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.
[32] Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also.

The Israelites leave Egypt fast.

The Egyptians wanted the Israelites to leave fast.  The Israelites hurried. Their bread was flat. It did not have time to rise.
[33] 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.
[34] And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.

The Israelites asked the Egyptians to give them a lot of jewelry, silver, and gold. The Egyptians gave them what they asked for.
[35] 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:
[36] 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.

The Israelites traveled from Egypt.  The first place they stopped was Succoth.  There were many people and animals in the group. There were other people that traveled with the Israelites.  Some were Egyptians that wanted to leave Egypt. Some were from other races of people. There were about 2 million people in the group.
[37] And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.
[38] And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle.

They baked the unleavened bread.  That is because they left Egypt fast and there was no time for the bread to rise.
[39] 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.

Since the time that Jacob's family first went to Egypt, exactly 430 years had passed.
[40] Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.
[41] And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.

Instructions for celebrating the Passover in the future

The Lord gave more instructions for celebrating the Passover in the future.
[42] It is a night to be much observed unto the LORD for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the LORD to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations.

No strangers were allowed to eat the Passover meal. But the servants were allowed to eat it if they had been circumcised.  
[43] And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof:
[44] But every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.
[45] A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof.

The meal was supposed to be eaten in the house and not carried out of the house. The bones of the lamb should not be broken.
[46] In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof.
[47] All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.