And a Few More Commandments

Next the Jews were commanded to circumcise their newborn sons, and to offer a Pesach sacrifice. Every family was told to tie a lamb or goat to their bedposts. (Even in Egypt long, long ago, people didn't usually have a lamb tied to their beds...) For four days, their lamb was right by their bedside, giving them plenty of time to check it to make sure it was absolutely perfect.

That took a lot of chutzpah! Remember, the Egyptians worshipped lambs... can you imagine how they'd react when they would see the Jews preparing to sacrifice their G-ds? It was very brave of the Jews to do what HaShem commanded them to do, knowing that the Egyptians would be furious!