Imagine the scene. Israelites crammed into small homes, blood on the doorposts. Outside, chaos descends in the night as the tenth plague hits hard, killing the firstborn of all not protected by the blood. Inside, families eat fast - roasted lamb, matzah, and something that bites back: bitter herbs. Why add the sting of bitterness just before deliverance? Their lives under Pharaoh were bitter. Crushed with slave labor, babies drowned, hope beaten down. Exodus 1:14 uses tha

Exodus 12:4-5 indicates on the eve of Passover the Hebrews were permitted to roast and eat a sheep or a goat. Is this really in the Bible?