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Who is 'The Destroyer'?
Commentators like Ellicott, Calvin, and Gill clarify that 'the destroyer' is not an evil force opposing God, but an angel acting as His minister. God is fully in control, both in judging the Egyptians and in protecting His people. The destroyer is simply the instrument God uses to carry out His will.
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Exodus
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Charles Ellicott
On Exodus 12:23
19th Century
Bishop
The destroyer. —The “plague” of Exodus 12:13 is here called “the destroyer” (τὸν ὀλεθρεύοντα, Septuagint), as again in Hebrews 12:…
Charles Spurgeon
On Exodus 12:17–25
19th Century
Preacher
And you shall observe the feast of unleavened bread, for on this very same day I have brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore y…
John Calvin
On Exodus 12:23
16th Century
Theologian
For the Lord will pass through. He forbids them to go out during the night, so that they would not mix with the Egyptians, but commands th…
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John Gill
On Exodus 12:23
17th Century
Pastor
For the Lord will pass though to smite the Egyptians
All the firstborn in the several families, in all the towns and…
Matthew Henry
On Exodus 12:21–28
17th Century
Minister
That night, when the first-born were to be destroyed, no Israelite must stir out of doors until called to march out of Egypt. Their safety was owin…