Passover and Exodus

Scripture:

Exodus 12:1-12:42


Observation:

The Passover marks the beginning of the calendar - this feast is to be celebrated for a week starting on the 14th day of the first month of the Jewish year. This feast (intended to be a reminder of the Israelites deliverance from Egypt) was decreed by God BEFORE the deliverance had actually occurred! During this time they were to eat roasted lamb and unleavened bread. Unleavened bread because there wouldn’t be time for it to rise, yes, but did you know that leaven is representative of sin? So unleavened bread is also representative of holiness (being set apart). You may have heard of a Seder meal (which is something celebrated today). The Seder celebration is a part of Passover and is an incredibly moving reminder of the Passover AND of the last supper before Jesus’s crucifixion.

The tenth plague, the death of the firstborn, is told about in this section of Scripture. Every firstborn who was not covered by the blood of the lamb (who was not in a house with lamb’s blood painted on the door posts and lintel) was killed. Those who were under the covering of the blood of the lamb were passed over by the angel of death. Immediately after the angel of death had finished in Egypt, Pharaoh sent the Israelites away. Thus they were delivered from their bondage!


Application:

The blood of the lamb is a foretelling of Jesus’s death. He became the ultimate sacrifice for sin, and through His death and resurrection we can be redeemed from our bondage to sin, and be given freedom in this life and for eternity. Those of us who are covered by the Blood of the Lamb (Jesus!) have been passed over by the angel of death and have been given life everlasting!

If you do not know Jesus personally and would like to, please email me. I would love to share with you how you, too, can experience eternal life!


Prayer:

Thank You, Jesus, for saving one such as I!