Preparing the Passover

"And when I see the blood, I will pass over you . . . Exodus 12:13 "And when I see the blood, I will pass over you . . . Exodus 12:13 The last meeting between Moses and Pharaoh had taken place. It had been a tense, troubled affair. How Pharaoh had learned to hate these visits from Moses. Moses represented the God of Israel who now for many months had been ravaging his land. In his presence Pharaoh was torn between pride and fear; but pride had won out. Vainly he had sought a compromise,...