Did the Egyptians know about applying blood on their doors to prevent the Destroyer from killing their firstborn?

[tonychanyt]

When did Moses warn Pharaoh about the 10th plague?

Ex 11:

4 So Moses said [to Pharaoh], “Thus says the Lord: ‘About midnight I will go out in the midst of Egypt,

Moses warned Pharaoh on Nisan 14, bright and early in the day.

5 and every firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the slave girl who is behind the handmill, and all the firstborn of the cattle. 6 There shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there has never been, nor ever will be again. 7 But not a dog shall growl against any of the people of Israel, either man or beast, that you may know that the Lord makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.’

God made a special distinction between the Egyptians and his chosen people on the night of the Passover.

Ex 12:

1 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, 2 “This month shall be for you the beginning of months. It shall be the first month of the year for you.

The Lord spoke this to Moses in the month of Nisan in Egypt.

3 Tell all the congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month every man shall take a lamb according to their fathers’ houses, a lamb for a household. 6 You shall keep it until the fourteenth day of this month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill their lambs at twilight.

The Lord told Moses this schedule:
Nisan 10, choose a lamb.
Nisan 14 before sunset, kill the lamb.

After Moses had heard all the instructions, he repeated them to the people:

21 Moses called all the elders of Israel and said to them, “Go and select lambs for yourselves according to your clans, and kill the Passover lamb.

On the first passover in history, they selected and killed the lamb on the same day, Nisan 14.

22 Take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and touch the lintel and the two doorposts with the blood that is in the basin. None of you shall go out of the door of his house until the morning. 23 For the Lord will pass through to strike the Egyptians, and when he sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the Lord will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses to strike you.

How much time elapsed from the time God informed Moses to apply blood on the door posts to the actual execution time?

The Destroyer would show up in a matter of hours. It was urgent.

Did the Egyptians know about applying blood on their doors to prevent the Destroyer from killing their firstborn?

No, not generally. Moses didn't announce the solution to Pharaoh. News spread slowly back then. Some Egyptians who had Hebrew friends might know; probably not many because of the short time factor. This was a unique instruction given to the Israelites during the Passover event. Gentile Egyptians were not told.

 

[DamianWarS]

When did Moses warn Pharaoh about the 10th plague?

Ex 11:


Moses warned Pharaoh on Nisan 14, bright and early in the day.


God made a special distinction between the Egyptians and his chosen people on the night of the Passover.

Ex 12:


The Lord spoke this to Moses in the month of Nisan in Egypt.


The Lord told Moses this schedule:
Nisan 10, choose a lamb.
Nisan 14 before sunset, kill the lamb.

After Moses had heard all the instructions, he repeated them to the people:


On the first passover in history, they selected and killed the lamb on the same day, Nisan 14.


How much time elapsed from the time God informed Moses to apply blood on the door posts to the actual execution time?

The Destroyer would show up in a matter of hours. It was urgent.

Did the Egyptians know about applying blood on their doors to prevent the Destroyer from killing their firstborn?

No, not generally. Moses didn't announce the solution to Pharaoh. News spread slowly back then. Some Egyptians who had Hebrew friends might know; probably not many because of the short time factor. This was a unique instruction given to the Israelites during the Passover event. Gentile Egyptians were not told.

Ex 11:9 says "the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart", although the details of the blood seems to be meant for the Hebrews even if Pharaoh knew it doesn't seem like he would have responded any differently.

Given the predisposition of ancient cultures to analogous pagan-like practices, you would think some Egyptians tried to copy what their neighbours were doing, and others may have had some inside information. But the supply or motivation to slaughter sheep might not have translated well to an Egyptian audience since according to Gen 46:34 Shepherds were somewhat taboo and generally seen as unfavourable.

Perhaps Egyptians thought the slaughtering of a sheep was beneath them or something you would try to avoid association with, and certainly not smearing sheep blood all over your door. I could see such an act being considered barbaric to a people group who detested the practice of keeping sheep. If true, very few or none would be interested in following or be convinced of it in a few hours of a single night.