l. The Lord’s Passover
The
Lord told Israel he would pass through the land of Egypt and smite all the
houses with death if there was no blood seen. He would “pass-over” the houses
of Israel and the Egyptians if the blood was sprinkled.
There
is a double truth implied in the title “Passover” for the one in meant death
and judgment on the firstborn. The Passover for the obedient meant divine
protection and life. The destroying angel would not touch any house where the
blood was. The covering blood was the token of the faith and obedience.
The
child of God in Christ also passes-over from death to life in Christ’s sacrificial
blood ( Rom 3:24-25; 1 Jn 3:14). Not any plague will come our dwelling as faith
in the blood be exercised (Psa 91:1-10).
m. A Memorial-
Ex 12:14
The
Passover was to be a memorial and ordinance forever in all their generations.
It was to be kept as a Feast unto the Lord. It was a memorial of redemption and
deliverance from Egyptian bondage of sin. Jesus
instituted the ordinance of the Lord’s supper to replace the Passover supper.
The table of the Lord is a memorial feast for he asks us to “do this in
remembrance of me”(Matt 26:26-28).
n. The Midnight
Hour- Ex 11:4-6; 12:29-30
The
Feast was to be held before the midnight hour, for at that time the death angel
would go through Egypt and smite the firstborn of man and beast if the blood
was not applied. The “Midnight Hour” is always
significant of the end of the age. It is always the darkest hour right before
the dawn of a new day. At midnight there would be a great cry made as the death
angel struck in every house which had rejected the Passover Lamb. Read the
following (Matt 25:6, Job 34:20, Judges 16:3, Mark 13:35, Luke 11:5, Ex
11:4-6). All pointing to the end of the church age.
o. Not a Bone
was to be Broken – Ex 12:46; Ps 34:20
When
preparing and eating the Passover lamb, God instructed that no bones were to be
broken. Undoubtedly, the full significance of this was not understood until the
death of Jesus Christ. The soldiers broke the legs of the two thieves so they
would speed up their deaths. But when they came to Jesus to break his legs they
found him already dead, for he surrendered his spirit to the Father in death.
He was not a disobedient sheep needing his legs to be broken, as were the two thieves.
This prophecy speaks to us that his body might have been beat beyond comprehension,
This prophecy speaks to us that his body might have been beat beyond comprehension,
His inner man “bones” or “his
spirit” was not broken. The outward man was broken, but his inward man stood
strong. Moreover, God watched his word to fulfill it, both through type and
fulfillment. Men fulfilled the scriptures unwittingly (Act 13:27; Jn 19:33-37).
We can see that God rules not only over the just to fulfill his will but also
over those who hate him as well (Psa. 76:10).
p. Unleavened
Bread was Eaten Seven Days- Ex 12:15-20, 34, and 39.
We
will study another time, but they were to put all leaven (yeast) out
of their houses. No leaven was to be found in their habitations whether Jew or
stranger for that week or they would be cut off from the congregation of
Israel. For seven days they ate unleavened bread, beginning the night of
Passover. The putting away of the leaven speaks of complete separation and
putting away sin in our lives. All evil or leavening influences that would
affect the believer are to be removed. No leaven was to remain in the house
while that feast was celebrated.
q. Safety in
The House inside the Door – Ex 12:22-24
One
of the commandments of the Lord was that which pertained unto the security of
the Jew or stranger. None were allowed to go outside the door of the house
until God commanded it. Thus safety and security were conditional upon
obedience, by staying inside the blood sprinkled door and in the household of
faith, feeding on the lamb. If any Jew dare leave the house, stepping outside
the blood sprinkled door, removed the guarantee of his safety (Heb 10:26). He would have undoubtedly
met the death angel in the land.
Thus
the child of God’s security is to stay inside the blood sprinkled door (Christ
Jn: 10:9), and in the church. The church is his house *(1Tim 3:15, Eph 2:18-22;
Heb 3:1-5). Remember what the spies told Rahab, when she let them down by that
“Scarlet
Thread,” as God was bringing judgment upon Canaan as he did upon Egypt
by Israel. They told her to remain in the house with the scarlet thread, her, and her household, and they would be saved, but if any removed themselves from
the house their blood would be upon their own head.
Any
disobedience is unbelief in the blood of the Lamb, and one becomes guilty of
treading on the blood of the covenant (Heb 10:26-29). All must stay under his
“covering blood.”
Praise God for The Blood of the Lamb!
If you have never accepted or if you have fallen away from Jesus Christ here are three steps you need to take to be saved:
You must admit you are a sinner, confess your sin to Jesus, repent (turn from all you know is wrong), ask Jesus to come in your heart, and begin to follow Jesus by reading and obeying his word and go to a bible believing church that teaches his word. And tell someone what Christ Jesus Has Done For You (Rev 12:10)
May God through Christ bless you!
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