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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 12:5-7
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.

Articles
Countdown to Pentecost 2001
God's Promises Are Sure!
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
Should Passover Be Observed for Seven Days?
When Is Passover?

Sermons
Never Forget
Christ Our Passover
Why Is Atonement a Fall Festival?
The Priesthood of God (Part 1)
Grace, Unleavened Bread, and the Holy Spirit
The First Day of Unleavened Bread (Part One)
Atonement Goats and Passover Lambs
Truly Unleavened
Unleavened Bread and the Holy Spirit (2019)

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