Parashat 15 Bo In English

BO The last three plagues sent over Egypt: locusts devour all crops and vegetables; A tangible darkness envelops the earth; and all the firstborn of Egypt will die at midnight on the 15th of Nisan. Elohim commands to deliver the first Mitzvah (precept) to Israel: to establish a calendar based on the monthly lunar cycle. The Israelites are instructed to offer a "Passover Sacrifice" to Elohim: a lamb or a kid that was to be slaughtered, and part of its blood was to be splashed on the door jambs of every Israelite house so that Elohim would skip them when he comes to kill the Egyptian firstborn. The roast meat of the offering was to be eaten that same night with matzah (unleavened bread) and bitter herbs. The death of the firstborn finally breaks Pharaoh's resistance and drives the Children of Israel out of their land. So quickly do they depart, with no time for their masses to leave, that the only provisions they have are unleavened. Before leaving, they ask their Egyptian neighbors for gold, silver, and clothes, emptying Egypt of its fortune. The Children of Israel are commanded to consecrate all the firstborns and observe the anniversary of the Exodus each year by disposing of all leavened food for seven days, eating matzah, and telling the story of the Exodus to their children