The LORD Passing Through Egypt Like a King Moving From Place to Place

Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 206:5

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"And the LORD will pass through to strike Egypt" (Exodus 12:23). Rabbi Yehudah says: like a king who passes from place to place.

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Divine JusticeExodusPassover

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