Passover celebrates the Hebrew people's freedom from Egyptian bondage that took place approximately 3,300 years ago.
The PASSOVER itself... the Lamb of God (cap.12, 11 and 13): The Passover is the liberation from the Pharaoh and the slavery from Egypt. It begins in chap.11, with the announcement of the tenth and last plague, in which the first-born of each Egyptian was going to die, but not the Israelite first-born, protected by the blood of the sacrificed lamb.
It happened in Ex.12: 29 At midnight the LORD struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on the throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner, who was in the dungeon, and the firstborn of all the livestock as well. 30 Pharaoh and all his officials and all the Egyptians got up during the night, and there was loud wailing in Egypt, for there was not a house without someone dead. In Ex.12 it shows the way of our individual salvation, the liberation from the slavery of Satan, from sin, by faith in the Blood shed by Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, our Passover (1Cor.5:7).
We must study with affection the divine order of the Passover in Ex.12:
1 -The Hebrews had to kill a lamb without spot... Jesus is the "Lamb of God" who takes away the sin of the world, to redeem us (Jn.1:29, Apoc.1:5, Heb.9:22).
1 -The Hebrews had to kill a lamb without spot... Jesus is the "Lamb of God" who takes away the sin of the world, to redeem us (Jn.1:29, Apoc.1:5, Heb.9:22).
2- The blood was effective, but it was not enough, it was necessary to use it, it was necessary to sprinkle the threshold of the door with the blood... The Blood of Christ is effective to erase all vices and sins, but it is necessary to believe in Christ... to drink His Blood in the Eucharist. (Jn.6:48-58).
3- It was necessary "to eat the lamb"... " if you do not eat the flesh of the Son of man and you do not drink his blood, you will not have life in you ", the real Eucharist! (Jn.6:53).
4- Withdraw the "leaven bread": The leaven bread is the symbol of sin (Mat.16:6)... "Get rid of the old yeast that you may be a new batch without yeast--as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed" (1Cor.5:7).
5 The "bitter herbs": Christ carried his Cross, we have to carry our little Cross (Mat.16:24).
6 "Ready to start off "... the life of the Christian does not end with the liberation, it is but the principle of a glorious life in Christ, here on the Earth... to be always ready to go where the Lord sends us, to live the glorious adventure of love and joy in freedom and peace... that's Christianity.
And thus you shall eat it: Then, the lamb could be eaten - but only if it had been roasted in fire, with the lamb itself coming into contact with the fire, and with bitter herbs accompanying the meal.
As our Passover sacrifice, Jesus had to come into direct contact with the "fire" of the Father's judgment on our behalf, and the bitterness of the cross is reflected in the bitter herbs.
For seven days no leaven shall be found in your houses: Leaven was also a picture of sin and corruption, because of the way a little leaven influences a whole lump of dough, and also because of the way leaven "puffs up" the lump - even as pride and sin makes us "puffed up."
Significantly, God called them to walk "unleavened" after their initial deliverance from Egypt. Symbolically, they were being called to a pure walk with the Lord.
Some suggest there was also a hygenic aspect in getting rid of all the leaven. Since they used a piece of dough from the previous batch to make the bread for that day, and did so repeatedly, that harmful bacteria could take hold in the dough - so it was good to remove all leaven and start all over at least once a year
An ordinance for you and your sons forever: The deliverance of Passover was not only for them, but for their children, and all generations to follow. Passover was the greatest work of redemption performed on the Old Testament side of the cross.
In the same way Jesus gave the "new" Passover, saying that His work on the cross was not only for that generation, but should be remembered and applied to all generations (Luke 22:14-20).
When He struck the Egyptians and delivered our households: In Passover, there was a two-fold work. First, an enemy was defeated (He struck the Egyptians). Second, God's people were set free and given a new identity, with new promises, a new walk, a new life all together (delivered our households).
As our Passover sacrifice, Jesus had to come into direct contact with the "fire" of the Father's judgment on our behalf, and the bitterness of the cross is reflected in the bitter herbs.
For seven days no leaven shall be found in your houses: Leaven was also a picture of sin and corruption, because of the way a little leaven influences a whole lump of dough, and also because of the way leaven "puffs up" the lump - even as pride and sin makes us "puffed up."
Significantly, God called them to walk "unleavened" after their initial deliverance from Egypt. Symbolically, they were being called to a pure walk with the Lord.
Some suggest there was also a hygenic aspect in getting rid of all the leaven. Since they used a piece of dough from the previous batch to make the bread for that day, and did so repeatedly, that harmful bacteria could take hold in the dough - so it was good to remove all leaven and start all over at least once a year
An ordinance for you and your sons forever: The deliverance of Passover was not only for them, but for their children, and all generations to follow. Passover was the greatest work of redemption performed on the Old Testament side of the cross.
In the same way Jesus gave the "new" Passover, saying that His work on the cross was not only for that generation, but should be remembered and applied to all generations (Luke 22:14-20).
When He struck the Egyptians and delivered our households: In Passover, there was a two-fold work. First, an enemy was defeated (He struck the Egyptians). Second, God's people were set free and given a new identity, with new promises, a new walk, a new life all together (delivered our households).
When He sees the blood . . . the Lord will pass over: The Lord looked for blood. This blood sacrifice was the basis for sparing people from judgment. Salvation wasn't accomplished with a prayer or a fasting or a good work; it was accomplished by a life given on behalf of others.
By SS