“But the blood on your doorposts will serve as a sign, marking the houses where you are staying. When I see the blood, I will pass over you. This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt.” Exodus 12:13 NLT
On the eve of Israel’s exodus or deliverance out of the Egyptian slavery, God gave Moses some important instructions to tell the children of Israel to follow. A very dire plague was about to hit Egypt causing many people to die by the Death Angel sent by God.
Yet, Israel would be saved and delivered because they were obedient to God by placing blood over their doorpost.
Little did they know that this would be a celebration that would mark generations to come and the symbolism it would reveal to us who are now Christians.
In this Passover memorial feast, on the 10th day of the first month of the year, every Jewish household were to get a one year old lamb without blemish out from their flock of sheep. If the Jewish household was a small one, some other Jewish family had to share their lamb with that particular small Jewish family.
Now, on the 14TH day of the same first month, every Jewish household were to kill their one year old lamb. And then they were to take some of the lamb’s blood and strike it on the tow side doorpost, and on the upper side door post of their house. And they were to roast and eat the one year old lamb with unleavened bread, and with bitter herbs. No roasted lamb could be saved for left-overs from the previous night; it all had to be burned with fire the very next day.
Did you notice the 4 day gap? This year old lamb would in essence become part of their family. When it came time to slaughter it - It would be emotional and sacrificial.
They were then to place the blood over the doorpost of the house. When the Death Angel came to bring destruction to Egypt - He would then “pass over” any home covered by the blood of this lamb.
Now, all of this was taken place during the Old Testament days. Today, we are living in the New Testament times. And because we are living in the New Testament times, we don’t have to look for a one year old lamb to kill so we can celebrate the Passover feast like children of Israelites had done in the Old Testament.
The reason why we don’t to look for a one year lamb to kill to celebrate the Passover feast is because we have someone who is our Passover lamb for us and His name is Jesus Christ, who is our Passover lamb. He is our one year old lamb without spot and blemish, that is, He is a our Passover lamb who is strong and mighty, who is without any sin or without any unrighteousness.
In John 1:29, John the Baptist says this about Jesus Christ. He says, “Behold the lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
And the Lamb of God which taketh away the sins of the world is none other than Jesus Christ himself.
In I Peter 1:18-19 says, “Forasmuch as ye know that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.
The apostle Paul says in I Corinthians 5:7 says, “For even Christ, our Passover is sacrificed for us.”
Jesus Christ is our symbolical Passover lamb, who was sacrificed and crucified on the cross for our sins. Now, just as the blood of the Old Testament lamb, which saved every Israelites from the death angel on the eve of their exodus out of Egypt, the blood of Jesus Christ saves us from and washes all of our sins away.
Hebrews 9:22 says, “Without the shedding of blood, there is no remission of sins.”
I had a friend who worked in a butchering facility for cows and it always amazed me of how clean his hands were. Our personal blood has a natural cleansing agent in it. But how much more does the blood of Christ over our sinful lives.
The sacrificial blood that was poured out by Christ completely satisfies the anger and wrath of God toward our sins. For those who cover their lives with the blood of Christ - you are saved and you are free today!
- If you want salvation, you need Jesus Christ
- If you want eternal life, you need Jesus Christ.
- If you want your sins forgiven , you need Jesus Christ
- If you want a brand new life, you need Jesus Christ
- If you want deliverance, you need Jesus Christ
- If you want to be saved , you need Jesus Christ
Romans 10:9 says, “If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead thou shalt be saved.”
Many years ago I accepted Christ into my heart and applied His blood to the doorway of my heart. He lives in me and He reigns over my life. His sacrificial blood can set you to tattily free today and give you peace into your hear. I pray that you would give your heart fully to Christ and follow Him with all your heart and soul.
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