Hey, it's Paul and Shelby, and we're walking you through the book of Exodus.

Today we're talking through chapters 11 through 13, and there's a lot going on here.

We see the final plagues. We see the institution of the Passover.

Plenty to talk through here, Paul. So feel free to jump right in.

Yes. So I think there's something specific I want to point to here about the Passover specifically.

So this is the final plague that God brings upon Pharaoh, right? And it's the most significant and the most

detrimental, right, that all of the firstborns in Egypt will die at God's hands, right, as a sign

that Pharaoh is resisting his desire to bring his people out, right? And, you know, this is a pretty

big moment for Israel as well, and God commemorates it with

this feast, right? He describes, you know, eating this lamb and eating unleavened bread, right?

And it's something that they're supposed to celebrate every single year. Every single year they're

supposed to partake of this meal, this feast, and to remember this moment.

And, you know, I think something to point out here is that, you know, this is really an opportunity every single year to pass on this story to the next generation.

You know, like I talked about previously, that this story is huge in the identity of Israel. And so there's several references

here in chapter 12 and chapter 13 about passing on to the next generation, right? And even in

chapter 13 verse 14, the son asks, what does this mean? Right. And so I think, you know, God is trying to point

them to the fact that, hey, they're not just supposed to partake of this feast. They're actually

also supposed to know why they're doing it, to know what is the actual, you know, meat behind this,

for lack of a better phrase, like, what is the actual meaning of this, right?

And I think for us today, I really think a lot about, you know, raising children in the church, right?

I was blessed enough to be raised in the church by my parents, and I think something that's so

significant is not just to have them read their Bibles or take them to church,

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