The Passover of the Lord
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For the 3,332nd time since the Jewish People left Egypt, all over the world we Jews will sit down to a Passover Seder where we recount the miracles the Lord did for us on that day, when we went forth from Egypt, from the House of Bondage... Passover begins tonight 50 minutes after sundown, 8:15 CDT.
And on that day, you will tell your son
saying: This is on account of what
the Lord, my God, did for me that day
when I went forth from Egypt...
At the stroke of midnight
I, the Lord, your God
wreaked judgments upon the Egyptians
smiting their every firstborn
from man unto beast
from the king who sits upon his throne
to the hewer of wood and the drawer of water
I, the Lord Almighty, did this
I, Myself, and not an angel
I, Myself, and not a seraph
I, Myself, and not a messenger
I am the Lord; I am He...
Note: Not a word-for-word translation from the Book of Exodus.
Rather, a poetic dramatization, but one which hews closely
to the Hebrew text. ~ gw
Copyright © Gershon Wolf | Year Posted 2020
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