THE FINAL PLAGUE

“At midnight Adonai killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh sitting on his throne to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of livestock.”
Exodus 12:29

The warning had been given to Moshe that at midnight the final plague would roam Egypt, and a great cry never before heard would invade the land. True to His word, Adonai unleashed death to the firstborn at midnight. People and animals alike were found dead. But why? As we have seen already, Adonai had proved Himself greater than the gods of Egypt. Still one god, or image of god, remained. The Pharaoh himself was esteemed in their culture as a god. Killing even the son of Pharaoh, Adonai proved His might and authority over the last of the false gods.
With horrendous wailing in the background, Pharaoh awoke to find his own son had passed. He became irate and summoned for Moshe and Aharon in the night and said to them, “’Up and leave my people, both you and the people of Isra’el; and go, serve Adonai as you said. Take both your flocks and your herds, as you said; and get out of here!’” In fear, the Egyptians as a whole also demanded they leave, for the fear of death was now upon them.
Grabbing their unleavened bread, bowls, and the clothes they were already dressed in as instructed by Adonai, the people of Isra’el went about asking for gold or silver from the Egyptians. This was just as Adonai had said. With the Egyptians so favorably disposed, they gave whatever they had to the Isra’elites. They then moved from Ra’amses to Sukkot, approximately six hundred thousand men alone, along with their families and livestock. The captivity they had known for a grand total of four hundred thirty years was now done. Adonai alone had brought His people out.

Exodus 12:29-51