Éxodo 12:23

23 Porque el SEÑOR pasará hiriendo a los egipcios; y cuando vea la sangre en el dintel y en los dos postes, pasará el SEÑOR aquella puerta, y no dejará entrar al heridor en vuestras casas para herir

Éxodo 12:23 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 12:23

For the Lord will pass though to smite the Egyptians
All the firstborn in the several families, in all the towns and cities in Egypt: and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and upon the two
side posts;
which must be understood of his taking notice of it with a special view to the good of those within the house; otherwise every thing is seen by his all seeing eye: and thus Christ, the Lamb of God, is in the midst of the throne, as though he had been slain, and is always in the view of God and his divine justice; and his blood, righteousness, and sacrifice, are always looked unto by him with pleasure, delight, and satisfaction, to the advantage of his people, as applied unto them, who are hereby accepted with him, justified in his sight, and secure from condemnation and wrath: the Lord will pass over the door;
and the house where this blood is sprinkled, and go to the next, or where Egyptians dwell; and thus justice passes over, and passes by, acquits and discharges them who are interested in the blood and sacrifice of Christ: and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite
you;
the destroying angel, as the Targum of Jonathan; for he seems to be distinct from the Lord, who is said to pass through and pass over, being an attendant and minister of his, to execute vengeance upon the Egyptians; and whether a good or a bad angel, it matters not, since God can make use of either to inflict judgments on men; but it may be more probably the former, even such an one as was employed in destroying the whole host of the Assyrians in one night, ( 2 Kings 19:35 ) and answers better in the antitype or emblem to the justice of God taking vengeance on ungodly sinners, when it is not suffered to do the saints any harm.

Éxodo 12:23 In-Context

21 Y Moisés convocó a todos los ancianos de Israel, y les dijo: Sacad, y tomaos corderos por vuestras familias, y sacrificad la pascua

22 Y tomad un manojo de hisopo, y mojadlo en la sangre que estará en un lebrillo, y untad el dintel y los dos postes con la sangre que estará en el lebrillo; y ninguno de vosotros salga de las puertas de su casa hasta la mañana

23 Porque el SEÑOR pasará hiriendo a los egipcios; y cuando vea la sangre en el dintel y en los dos postes, pasará el SEÑOR aquella puerta, y no dejará entrar al heridor en vuestras casas para herir

24 Y guardaréis esto por estatuto para vosotros y para vuestros hijos para siempre

25 Y será, cuando habréis entrado en la tierra que el SEÑOR os dará, como os lo ha prometido, guardaréis este servicio