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<blockquote data-quote="JohnArguelles" data-source="post: 2641227" data-attributes="member: 891677">&quot;During the period of the Exodus in Ancient Egypt, the lamb was deified and worshiped as a god. By Egyptian law, it was therefore forbidden to harm a lamb in any way; such an act was considered a crime punishable by death.&quot;&quot;For this reason, Moses refused Pharaoh&#039;s initial offer that the Jews bring their sacrifice to God while remaining in Egypt, following the third plague of lice. Moses explained to Pharaoh that it would be impossible for his people to sacrifice these animals in this land because the Egyptians would execute us for carrying out this ceremony (Exodus 8:25-26).&quot;&quot;The Almighty, therefore, tested the faithfulness of the Jewish people by commanding them to kill Egypt&#039;s cherished god, and place the lamb&#039;s blood on their doorposts, displayed for all of their neighbors to see. Only those Israelites who, like Abraham, demonstrated that they feared nothing but the God of Israel were deemed worthy to have their homes &quot;passed over&quot; during the tenth and final plague.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JohnArguelles, post: 2641227, member: 891677"] "During the period of the Exodus in Ancient Egypt, the lamb was deified and worshiped as a god. By Egyptian law, it was therefore forbidden to harm a lamb in any way; such an act was considered a crime punishable by death." "For this reason, Moses refused Pharaoh's initial offer that the Jews bring their sacrifice to God while remaining in Egypt, following the third plague of lice. Moses explained to Pharaoh that it would be impossible for his people to sacrifice these animals in this land because the Egyptians would execute us for carrying out this ceremony (Exodus 8:25-26)." "The Almighty, therefore, tested the faithfulness of the Jewish people by commanding them to kill Egypt's cherished god, and place the lamb's blood on their doorposts, displayed for all of their neighbors to see. Only those Israelites who, like Abraham, demonstrated that they feared nothing but the God of Israel were deemed worthy to have their homes "passed over" during the tenth and final plague." [/QUOTE]

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