The central message of Passover is REDEMPTION.
For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. I Corinthians 5:7 NKJV
The main account of the Passover and its meaning is recorded in the twelfth chapter of Exodus. Here we find the details of how the people of Israel were to prepare themselves to escape God’s judgment of death upon Egypt and be delivered from their bondage of slavery. All of this happened over 3000 years ago.
This time in Jewish history is called the Passover because the judgment of death passed over every Jewish home that was under the protective covering of the blood of a slain lamb. While Israel stayed within their homes, the Lord’s judgment came upon Egypt, killing all the firstborn in the land, both man and beast.
The instructions that God gave to the Jewish people included the following:
1. Every household was to take a male lamb.
2. The lamb was to be inspected and found without blemish.
3. Everyone in Israel was to kill the lamb on the same evening.
4. The blood of the lamb was to be applied to the two side posts and to the upper doorpost of the house.
5. The lamb was to be roasted and eaten inside the house.
6. They were to eat the lamb in haste and be dressed for travel.
At the time of the Passover, Israel was also instructed by God to keep the Passover as an annual feast. It was the first of seven main feasts that God commanded Israel to keep. God also said this about the Passover, “It shall be a memorial forever.” God wanted every coming generation to remember what He had done when He delivered Israel from bondage. Every time the Passover is celebrated, God’s glorious plan of redemption is retold.
Each Tuesday preceding Easter, Roy is featuring a special post in the series “The Passover and How Jesus Fulfilled It”. You can learn more about the significance of the Passover in Roy’s booklet, “I AM” found here. You’ll also find additional items to help celebrate Passover in your home here at DaySpring.