It was during the Passover that these cruelties were practiced. While the Jews were celebrating their deliverance from Egypt and pretending great zeal for the law of God, they were at the same time transgressing every principle of that law by persecuting and murdering the believers in Christ.

Det var i påsketiden, at disse grusomheder blev forøvet. Medens jøderne fejrede deres udfrielse af Ægypten og foregav stor nidkærhed for Guds lov, overtrådte de samtidig enhver grundsætning i denne lov ved at forfølge og myrde dem, der troede på Kristus.