Egypt Mourns the Firstborn

Egyptian women collapse in grief within a walled city, their bodies bent with lamentation as sorrow fills the streets. The palm trees, stone buildings, and ancient garments place the scene in Egypt, while the anguished postures point to the night of judgment described in Exodus, when the death of the firstborn brought a great cry throughout the land. The composition emphasizes the human weight of Pharaoh’s hardened resistance and the solemn severity of divine deliverance. In the Passover narrative, Israel is sheltered by the blood of the lamb while Egypt mourns under judgment, revealing both God’s mercy toward His covenant people and His power over oppression. This artwork serves well for teaching on Passover, the plagues of Egypt, judgment, deliverance, and the cost of refusing the word of the Lord. by S. M. Davis