So give Abraham his wife again. Abraham is a prophet. [112] He will pray for you, and you will live. But if you do not give Sarah back to Abraham, then I promise that you will die. And all your family will die with you.”
That is why Moses and Aaron did all these great miracles in front of Pharaoh. And that is why the Lord made Pharaoh so stubborn that he would not let the people of Israel leave his country.
So, on the evening of the 14th day of the first month (Nisan) you will begin eating bread without yeast. You will eat this bread until the evening of the 21st day of the same month.
“On the 14th day of the first month you must celebrate the Passover. The festival of unleavened bread {\cf2\super [441]} begins at this time. That festival continues for seven days.
they must eat the Passover [135] meal at twilight [136] on the 14th day of this month. They must do this at the chosen time, and they must follow all the rules about Passover.”
The people did this in the Sinai desert at twilight [138] on the 14th day of the first month. The Israelites did everything just like the Lord commanded Moses.
It was now only two days before the Passover {\cf2\super [190]} and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. {\cf2\super [191]} The leading priests and teachers of the law were trying to find a way to arrest Jesus without the people seeing it. Then they could kill him.
Herod arrested Peter and put him in jail. A group of 16 soldiers guarded Peter. Herod wanted to wait until after the Passover festival. Then he planned to bring Peter before the people.
A man of God [26] came to Eli and said, “The Lord says these things, ‘Your ancestors [27] were slaves of Pharaoh’s family. But I appeared to your ancestors [28] at that time.