Quotes About Protection

When she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the little boy was crying. So she had compassion on him and said, “This is one of the Hebrew children.”

Then his sister said to Pharaohís daughter, “Shall I go and call one of the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?”

So the LORD let him alone. (When she said, “bridegroom of blood,” she was referring to the circumcision.)

But on that day I will give special treatment to the land of Goshen, where My people live; no swarms of flies will be found there. In this way you will know that I, the LORD, am in the land.

I will make a distinction between My people and your people. This sign will take place tomorrow.í”

But the LORD will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, so that no animal belonging to the Israelites will die.í”

And the next day the LORD did just that. All the livestock of the Egyptians died, but not one animal belonging to the Israelites died.

So give orders now to shelter your livestock and everything you have in the field. Every man or beast that remains in the field and is not brought inside will die when the hail comes down upon them.í”

Those among Pharaohís officials who feared the word of the LORD hurried to bring their servants and livestock to shelter,

The only place where it did not hail was in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites lived.

but the wheat and spelt were not destroyed, because they are late crops.)

No one could see anyone else, and for three days no one left his place. Yet all the Israelites had light in their dwellings.

But among all the Israelites, not even a dog will snarl at man or beast.í Then you will know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.

They are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs.

The blood on the houses where you are staying will distinguish them; when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No plague will fall on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.

Take a cluster of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin, and brush the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe. None of you shall go out the door of his house until morning.

When the LORD passes through to strike down the Egyptians, He will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway; so He will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down.

you are to reply, ëIt is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when He struck down the Egyptians and spared our homes.í” Then the people bowed down and worshiped.

It must be eaten inside one house. You are not to take any of the meat outside the house, and you may not break any of the bones.

And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night.

Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place before the people.

The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

And the angel of God, who had gone before the camp of Israel, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from before them and stood behind them,

so that it came between the camps of Egypt and Israel. The cloud was there in the darkness, but it lit up the night. So all night long neither camp went near the other.