EXODUS 12:42 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
Because the Lord kept vigil that night to bring them out of Egypt, on this night all the Israelites are to keep vigil to honor the Lord for the generations to come. God kept vigil. The God of the universe watched through the night over the houses marked with blood, over the destroyer, over the transition from slavery to freedom. The keeping of vigil by Israel in every subsequent generation honors the vigil God kept on the original night. The word vigil — shimurim, watching, keeping — appears only here in the Torah. This night is unique: the Creator of the universe stood watch over a nation of slaves. Luke 2:8 records shepherds keeping watch over their flocks by night when the angels appeared — the vigil of shepherds is answered by the angels of God keeping watch over the birth of the one who fulfills the Passover. The night of watching continues.
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