The Blood That Delivers -Exodus 11–12 Series

2026.02.22.Sermon Notes. THE BLOOD THAT DELIVERS -Exodus 11–12

William Akehurst, HSWC

KEY WORDS: Passover, Substitution, Atonement, Redemption, Judgment, Deliverance, Blood, Covenant, Lamb, Obedience, Distinction, Memorial,

Leaven, Hyssop, Holiness, Instruction, Worship

SCRIPTURES: Exodus 11:1-10, Exodus 12:1-51, Isaiah 53:6, Romans 6:23, Romans 8:1, 2 Corinthians 5:17, 1 Corinthians 5:7-8, John 1:29, John 19:36, Romans 2:29, Colossians 2:11, Galatians 3:28,

BIG IDEA:

GOD’s final plague reveals HIS absolute sovereignty over judgment and redemption, and the blood of the lamb becomes the divine provision that separates death from life; pointing unmistakably to CHRIST, our Passover.

INTRO

We now come to the climactic moment in the Exodus narrative.

Nine plagues have fallen upon Egypt. Pharaoh’s heart remains hardened. The gods of Egypt have been systematically judged. The Nile, the sun, the livestock, the firstborn of animals; all exposed as powerless before YAHWEH.

Now comes the final plague.

This is not merely another judgment.

This is the decisive act of redemption.

Exodus 11–12 is the theological heart of the Exodus.

Here we see:

• The final plague and breaking of Egypt’s power

• The birth of Israel as a nation

• The institution of Passover

• The clearest Old Testament picture of the Gospel

Here we see both judgment and mercy, death and deliverance, wrath and redemption, all meeting at one place:

Under the blood.

I. THE FINAL WARNING – A DISTINCTION MADE (EXODUS 11)

Exodus 11:1-10 Death of the Firstborn Announced

1 And the LORD said to Moses, “I will bring one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. Afterward he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will surely drive you out of here altogether. 2 Speak now in the hearing of the people, and let every man ask from his neighbor and every woman from her neighbor, articles of silver and articles of gold.” 3 And the LORD gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh’s servants and in the sight of the people.

4 Then Moses said, “Thus says the LORD: About midnight I will go out into the midst of Egypt; 5 and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the female servant who is behind the handmill, and all the firstborn of the animals. 6 Then there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as was not like it before, nor shall be like it again. 7 But against none of the children of Israel shall a dog move its tongue, against man or beast, that you may know that the LORD does make a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.’ 8 And all these your servants shall come down to me and bow down to me, saying, ‘Get out, and all the people who follow you!’ After that I will go out.” Then he went out from Pharaoh in great anger.

9 But the LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not heed you, so that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.” 10 So Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh; and the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go out of his land.

A. THE JUDGMENT: THE FINAL COUNTDOWN Vs. 1

Vs. 1 “I will bring one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. Afterward he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will surely drive you out of here altogether.

• One more plague.

• One LAST plague. The last straw.

Vs. 4 “about midnight I will go out into the midst of Egypt…”

This time, GOD HIMSELF passes through.

Notice the language. The previous plagues were mediated. But now GOD says:

“I will go out.”

B. Transfer of wealth Vs 2-3

Vs. 2 Let every man and woman ask from their neighbor for silver and gold.

Vs. 3 And the LORD gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians.

GOD’s Restoration of Wealth to the people of Israel. A Great Blessing.

C. DEATH OF THE FIRSTBORN Vs 5

Vs.5 “and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the female servant who is behind the handmill, and all the firstborn of the animals.”

The firstborn represented:

• Strength

• Inheritance

• Future legacy

• Authority

In Egyptian culture, Pharaoh himself was considered divine. The firstborn was sacred.

GOD strikes at the very heart of Egyptian identity and pride.

There will be:

• A cry unlike any before

• Universal grief

• No household untouched