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==Question: Why would a loving God kill the firstborn of Egypt? (Exodus 12:12)==
===This was God's last option, not His first. He took no delight in it.===

This had nothing to do with God deriving some sort of pleasure from killing "innocent children for the actions of others." God didn't want to kill anyone. Over and over and over again Moses came to Pharaoh, asking him to let the children of Israel go. The Pharaoh refused the request every time. There were nine plagues the preceded the Passover; Pharaoh could have gotten the message, but he didn't. This was God's last option, not His first. He took no delight in it. The killing of the Passover lamb and the placement of its blood above the doorway was a symbolic representation of how Christ would save us through his sacrifice.
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[[es:Pregunta: ¿Por qué un Dios amoroso mataría al primogénito de Egipto?]]
[[pt:Pergunta: Por que um Deus amoroso matar os primogênitos do Egito?]]