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Exodus 12:3-14
Excerpted from: Christ's Death, Resurrection, and Ascension

Notice in verse 3 that on the tenth day each person was to take a lamb for himself. In verse 5 we see that the lamb was to be without blemish, a male of the first year.

Think of Jesus when you look at these instructions. It could be either from the sheep or the goats. Jesus is a type of both sheep and goat. Remember in the atonement offering that one of the two goats typified Jesus. He was represented as a goat in that ceremony.

We are told that the lamb was to be kept until the 14^th day of the same month and that it was then to have been killed at twilight. This was done by slitting its throat. They were then to take some of the blood and smear it on the doorposts and lintel of the houses where they would be eating the Passover.

So we see that the innocent lamb actually bled to death. This was how it died. Scripture says that the bones were not to be broken. It was to be roasted whole. Remember that Jesus' bones were not broken either.

We see in all these things that Jesus was the perfect antitype of this lamb that was slain at the Passover service. The blood was put on the lintel and on the doorpost as a sign for the death angel to pass over that house. And he was not to kill the firstborn who were inside. By means of the blood that was smeared on the lintel and the doorposts they were saved from the tenth plague—the plague of the death of the firstborn. It was the blood of the lamb that redeemed them. It bought back the firstborn of Israel. Otherwise, they would have been killed.

Jesus' ghastly death—the terrible scourging He endured—did the same thing for us. It bought us back. It redeemed us. The Protestants say He died of a broken heart. That is not true. Like the Passover lamb, He bled to death. His blood spilled onto the earth and He expired as an innocent and pure Man. He had never sinned—just like that lamb without blemish and without spot.

Exodus 12:3-5
Excerpted from: Passover (Part 9)

That clearly instructs the Israelites to use a male lamb or a male kid of the goats from their flocks only. Note that it says male kid, and not the herd. If we take the word that is given in Deuteronomy 16:2, where it says "the flock and the herd," it would then be possible to have a Passover calf. That word there translated into English "herd" is baqar. That word means "bovine" in English.

Remember this in contrast to the Passover. It always had to be something from the flock—a lamb or a goat. You never heard of a Passover calf. Jesus Christ was not the Passover calf slain from the foundation of the world.

Notice the phrase "at the place which the LORD your God shall choose." This clearly contradicts Exodus 12 and Numbers 9 which command a domestically-killed Passover lamb.

Beginning in Exodus 25 we saw all the instructions for the building of the Tabernacle, for the making of the dress of the priests, for all of the furniture, for all of the appurtenances of the Tabernacle, and the consecration of both the priests and the Levites. All of this was given by command in the first month of the second year of the coming out of Egypt. We saw the completion in the story of the Tabernacle, and then the first thing they did was keep a Passover. That is recorded in Numbers 9. There was no change between Exodus 12 and Numbers 9, even though now the Tabernacle existed and the priesthood was installed and consecrated and in its place.

A domestically-killed Passover lamb was still the command after the Temple and the priesthood were in place. This makes it very clear these things that were offered at the Tabernacle, or the Temple, were not the Passover lamb. They were other offerings. That is six differences, with Exodus 12, Numbers 9, Leviticus 23, or Leviticus 33.

Exodus 12:5-7
Excerpted from: Unleavened Bread and Pentecost

When they did this, it marked their first real involvement, other than mentally assenting to what God was doing. In the analogy, this was tantamount to accepting the blood of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and it symbolizes the protection from death through a forgiveness supplied by God Himself. Now we know what the reality of that was, but repentance is not symbolized in this analogy until Israel left Egypt. But does Egypt represent sin? Only indirectly. Now remember I said earlier, Egypt represents the place of our bondage, it is the place or state in which we commit our sins but sin is something in this analogy that we leave behind when we accept the blood of Jesus Christ. What did Israel leave behind in Egypt that represents sin?

Exodus 12:5-6
Excerpted from: The Wavesheaf and the Selfsame Day

This is one of those places where the word "evening" is from the term in Hebrew ben har arbayim. In modern English it means "twilight" or "dusk." The description of the meaning of this word is that the sun has gone down, but light continues to remain for a period of time, and at this time of the year it probably would have been very close to about 45 minutes. Following that, it would be dark.

Exodus 12:5
Excerpted from: A Vivid Comparison (2000)

Here is the foundational principle showing what is required of an offering. It must be without blemish. The offering of a dog was blemished. It was unacceptable.

Articles

Countdown to Pentecost 2001
Death of a Lamb
God's Promises Are Sure!
Is the Passover Just a Sin Offering? (Part One)
The Economics of an Offering  (2)
Was Jesus Resurrected on Easter Sunday?
Why Was Jesus Not Crucified as Passover Began? (Part One)
Why We Must Put Out Leaven

Bible Studies

Holy Days: Passover

Essays

Do Not Confuse the Lessons (Part One)
Rehearsing God's Plan
Remember Me (Part Two)
Should Passover Be Observed for Seven Days?
Should Passover Be Observed for Seven Days?
The Endurance of the Firstfruits (Part One)
When Is Passover?

Sermons

Why Is Atonement a Fall Festival?
Deuteronomy 16, Passover, and the Night to be Much Observed
The Priesthood of God (Part 1)
An Intimate Expanding Relationship
Christ Our Passover
An Intimate Expanding Relationship
Grace, Unleavened Bread, and the Holy Spirit
The First Day of Unleavened Bread (Part One)
Jesus Christ's Trial (Part Four)
Atonement Goats and Passover Lambs
Truly Unleavened
Unleavened Bread and the Holy Spirit (2019)
Never Forget

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