What does Exodus 12:12 say God will do to Egypt and its gods?
Exodus 12:12 says God will pass through the land of Egypt that night, smite all the firstborn in the land, both man and beast, and against all the gods of Egypt He will execute judgment, proving their pagan worship had nothing to do with Him.
Les explains that in Exodus 12:12, God said He would pass through Egypt that night, smite all the firstborn of man and beast, and execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt. Les points out that every one of the plagues was directed against one of Egypt's gods, proving their pagan worship had nothing to do with God and that He could destroy them at will. He stresses that since the Tower of Babel the whole human race until Abraham was saturated in paganism and polytheism. When Israel comes on the scene as His separated, different covenant people, they are the only people on earth with a knowledge of the one true God.
For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.
What did God say He would do to Egypt on the night of the Passover?
God said He would pass through Egypt that night, smite all the firstborn in the land, both man and beast, and execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt, because He is sovereign and is the Lord. This was the final plague on Pharaoh's Egypt.
Why did God send the plagues against the gods of Egypt?
God sent the plagues to execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt. Every plague was directed against one of Egypt's gods, proving their pagan worship had nothing to do with Him. He could destroy them at will, showing Israel's God alone was the true God.