The KJV Holy Bible

 

Exodus Chapter Twelve

 

1 And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt saying,

2 This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.

3 Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:

4 And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.

5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:

6 And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.

7 And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.

8 And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.

9 Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.

10 And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.

11 And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the Lord's passover.

12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord.

13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.

14 And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the Lord throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.

15 Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.

16 And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.

17 And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.

18 In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.

19 Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land.

20 Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.

21 Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill the passover.

22 And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning.

23 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.

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

25 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.

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

27 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.

28 And the children of Israel went away, and did as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.

29 And it came to pass, that at midnight the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.

30 And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.

31 And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the Lord, as ye have said.

32 Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also.

33 And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead men.

34 And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.

35 And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:

36 And the Lord gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians.

37 And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.

38 And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle.

39 And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.

40 Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.

41 And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt.

42 It is a night to be much observed unto the Lord for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the Lord to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations.

43 And the Lord said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof:

44 But every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.

45 A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof.

46 In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof.

47 All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.

48 And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the Lord, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.

49 One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.

50 Thus did all the children of Israel; as the Lord commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.

51 And it came to pass the selfsame day, that the Lord did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies.

 

 

Esoteric Interpretation & Commentary

 

The Hermetic Blueprint of Exodus: The Rite of Passover and the Severing of the Matrix

"Exodus Chapter Twelve details the Supreme Alchemical Rite of the Passover—the exact moment of Spiritual Liberation where the Awakened Soul finally and permanently severs its ties to the lower material matrix. It maps the transition from biological, earthly time into a new cycle of Divine Consciousness. Through the meticulous preparation of the unblemished lamb, the unleavened bread, and the sealing of the Mental portals with Spiritualized Life Force, the Adept is instructed on exactly how to protect the Inner Sanctuary while the destructive Karmic Forces completely obliterate the foundational pride of the Lower Ego. This is the great Exodus of the Mind, a rapid, forceful departure from the heavy gravity of earthly bondage."

 

 

Verses 1-2: The Dawn of Spiritual Time and the New Cycle - "And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you." 

The initiation of the Passover marks a complete reset of the Adept's timeline. Esoterically, the Soul is no longer bound by the cyclical, mechanical time of the physical world or the Karmic wheel of the past. The moment the Spiritual Will commits to Total Liberation, a new Internal calendar begins. This represents the Absolute Dawn of Higher Consciousness, where the Individual ceases to be a creature of material consequence and is officially reborn as an Active Creator Within the Spiritual Plane.

 

 

Verses 3-7: The Unblemished Lamb and the Sealing of the Portals - "Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying... they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house... Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year... And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it." 

The lamb—specifically the male of the first year (Aries, the astrological dawn of spring)—symbolizes the Purest, most Innocent, and Dynamic Spark of Solar Consciousness. It must be "without blemish," meaning the Spiritual Intention must be entirely free from the taint of earthly ambition or ego. The house Represents the human Mind. The "two side posts and the upper door post" symbolize the portals of human perception (the two physical eyes/senses and the Single Higher Eye of the Intellect/Intuition). By striking these Mental doorways with the blood (the Vital, Spiritualized Life Force), the Adept Alchemically seals their Consciousness, ensuring that the destructive chaos of the collapsing lower ego cannot enter and corrupt the Inner Spiritual Sanctuary.

 

 

Verses 8-11: The Feast of Fire and the Removal of the Ego's Yeast - "And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire... And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the Lord's passover." 

This meal is a precise formula for Internal Transmutation. The flesh must be roasted with Fire (the Active, Purifying Energy of the Spirit), absolutely avoiding water (the turbulent, diluting energy of astral emotions). The bread must be unleavened, completely devoid of yeast. Yeast is the ultimate esoteric symbol for the swollen, puffing pride of the lower ego; the Mind must be flat, humble, and devoid of past Karmic buildup. Eating in haste, fully dressed for travel with staff in hand, demonstrates Supreme Psychological Detachment. The faculties must be completely vigilant and ready to abandon the physical matrix at a moment's notice, holding zero lingering attachments to the comforts of Egypt.

 

 

Verses 12-13: The Midnight Judgment and the Recognition of the Spark - "For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord. And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you..." 

As the Immutable Law of Divine Justice sweeps through the Unredeemed Mind, it ruthlessly targets the "firstborn" (the foundational pride and generative power of the ego) and the "gods of Egypt" (the false, materialized belief systems that ruled the lower Intellect). However, the Divine Law Recognizes its Own Signature. When the Higher Forces see the blood—the Active, Spiritualized Life Force Consciously applied to the portals of the Mind—they "pass over." The Spiritual Faculties are completely spared from the necessary destruction of the carnal nature.

 

 

Verses 29-33: The Breaking of the Ego and the Great Expulsion - "And it came to pass, that at midnight the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt... And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt... And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people... And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead men." 

The stroke of midnight completely breaks the Lower Ego. Stripped of its pride, its power, and its earthly future, the carnal Mind (Pharaoh) finally surrenders in absolute terror. It no longer tries to negotiate or subjugate the Spiritual Faculties; it actively expels them. The urgency of the Egyptians shouting "We be all dead men" represents the lower Mind's Realization that trying to contain the Awakened, Blazing Force of the Spiritual Will is entirely fatal to its existence. The Great Work has reached critical mass, and the Soul is violently thrust into Total Liberation.