Reference

Exodus 12:25

Literal FulfillmentIsrael-Specific PromisesDominion Over CreationStewardship of Creation
“And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the Lord will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.”
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For the Lord will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the Lord will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.

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And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.

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And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the Lord will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.

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And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?

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That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the Lord’s passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.

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Literal Fulfillment

The "service" mentioned could be interpreted metaphorically as a general commitment to God's laws, rather than a specific, literal ritual.

Israel-Specific Promises

While the verse speaks of a future land given by the Lord, it primarily focuses on the command to keep a "service" (referring to the Passover ritual), which is a religious obligation rather than a direct promise of land or nationhood itself.

Dominion Over Creation

This verse speaks about keeping a "service" (likely referring to a religious ritual or commandment) once the Israelites enter a promised land. It makes no mention of humanity's authority, rule, or control over the natural world or any living thing.

Stewardship of Creation

The verse explicitly refers to keeping a "service" (likely a religious ritual or obligation), not the land itself or its resources. The "land which the Lord will give you" is a setting for this service, not the object of stewardship in this particular command.

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Cross-References

Deuteronomy 4:5Thematic

“Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the Lord my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it.”

Deuteronomy 16:5Thematic

“Thou mayest not sacrifice the passover within any of thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee:”

Exodus 3:8Thematic

“And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.”

Psalms 105:44Thematic

“And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;”

Exodus 3:17Thematic

“And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.”

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Thematic Connections

Literal FulfillmentIsrael-Specific PromisesDominion Over CreationStewardship of Creation

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