S4E7: Why God strikes every firstborn of Egypt - Plague and the Lamb 1

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We’re back again for another episode! This is a kind of milestone for the series, as we cover a key narrative in Exodus—that of the final tenth plague, which connects to the Gospel account of Jesus Christ. And the question we must first wrestle with is: why does God strike down every firstborn in Egypt? The plague horrifies with us with the image of dead children, though according to Exodus, it’d have struck down both young and old, and even the animals—but that of course only makes it worse. Why is God’s judgment so indiscriminate?

But, what if there’s something more to this plague? What if the story of this plague means something deeper than what’s on the surface? What if it is connected with other stories and ideas that both challenge and expand our idea of what God’s judgment really means? And what if that is why it connects to the story of Jesus Christ, saving all of humanity?

This is actually the first part of a two-part episode, which I had to split because of the length. So, I really want to get the second episode finished and uploaded within this month, though the latest trends suggest that this will be very challenging. So please keep me in your thoughts, and for those who pray, your prayers!
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1. The uniqueness of the tenth plague (00:00:00)

2. The analogy of crime and punishment for God's judgment (00:03:56)

3. God's judgment in the "original, primeval" sense (00:13:38)

4. How the final plague is a "primeval" judgment of God (00:24:30)

5. What the plague of the death of "firstborns" means (00:34:23)

6. Blood that God's judgment passes over (00:41:25)