Exodus 12
Then the whole assembly of the community of Israel must slaughter their lamb or young goat at twilight. 7They are to take some of the blood and smear it on the sides and top of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the animal… 12On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn son and firstborn male animal in the land of Egypt… 13But 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.
The Passover is celebrated among the Jews to this day. It started when the Israelites were slaves in Egypt for 430 years. God told Moses to tell the Israelites to prepare a lamb to be killed and eaten with unleavened bread. They were to take the blood of the lamb and put it on the top and sides of the door frame. God’s Spirit would go through all of Egypt and strike the first born of everyone unless He saw the blood on the door frame. Those in the houses with the blood on the door frame would be saved. God commanded a Passover feast would be celebrated on the fourteen day of the first month of the Israelites calendar year.
Luke 22:14-20 14When the time came, Jesus and the apostles sat down together at the table. 15Jesus said, “I have been very eager to eat this Passover meal with you before my suffering begins. 16For I tell you now that I won’t eat this meal again until its meaning is fulfilled in the Kingdom of God.”
17Then he took a cup of wine and gave thanks to God for it. Then he said, “Take this and share it among yourselves. 18For I will not drink wine again until the Kingdom of God has come.”
19He took some bread and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”
Jesus celebrated the Passover with His disciples the night before He was killed on the cross. He knew He was going to die a horrible death on the cross the next day. I wrote about this in my journal comparing Jesus’ death and the Passover lamb. I wrote it about me, but you can put your name in place of mine. Here is what I wrote:
Lord, You took on all my sin when You went willingly to the cross. The lambs at the first Passover did not know they were going to die nor were they willing. It is the blood forming a cross on the door frames saved the Israelites. Your blood flowed from the crown of thorns, and the nails in Your hands and feet. These same hands hold me when I hurt or feeling low. You were beaten and laid bare against the rough wooden cross, hanging there bleeding. A crown of thorns on Your precious head. The lambs at the first Passover’s bones were not broken and neither were Yours. Your body represents the bread, Your blood represents the fruit of the vine. Christian churches all over the world celebrate this holy communion as a remembrance of Jesus, the Passover Lamb.
Yet, You so willingly went through this for me. I do not deserve this! You saved me from the coming tribulation and the lake of unending fire just like the lamb saved Israel from the coming disaster. You did it out of love for me. I cannot bare it! I cannot say thank you enough!
Do not delay asking God to forgive you for going your own way. Recognize Jesus went willingly to be our Passover Lamb on the cross for the whole world. He loves you so much. There is coming a time of great tribulation and it may be sooner than you think. Only those who accepts the Passover Lamb, Jesus, will be saved. This terrible tribulation will be like nothing the world has ever experienced. Do not delay! God wants to save you and have a relationship with you right now and give you eternal life with Him. Please accept the Passover Lamb!
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