Highlight:
Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
Hebrews 11:28
Explanation:
The passover was the name given to the last plague of Egypt in the time of Exodus in which God promised to kill the firstborn of every house, both human and animal, Hebrew and Egyptian. More specifically the term passover was the term that spoke to the fact that God had a redemption planned for all who would believe and obey this plan. As He prepared to execute the final judgment, those who believed God were instructed to slay a pure lamb and sprinkle its blood over the door posts of their homes. The blood of the innocent lamb would then serve as a sign that the coming judgment had already been carried out. When seeing the blood, God would pass over that house.
This is exactly what Moses did, and what he lead the people of Israel to do. They ate a meal in commemoration of their leaving. They ate that meal with their sandals on, in anticipation of the fact that they would be delivered and leave Egypt for the promised land as people freed from their slavery. The passover meal, as well as the sprinkling of blood on the doorposts itself, is rich with symbolism of the person and redemptive work of Jesus Christ. It was at this meal that Jesus told His disciples about his coming sacrifice. Paul describes it in 1 Corinthians:
23 For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:
24 And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.
25 After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.
26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come.
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
What an amazing thing to believe God for deliverance and freedom. Moses believed it so deeply that he would declare it to the people to obey as well. This was a continuation of Moses believing the invisible God and not being fearful of visible man, both the Egyptian King and the very Hebrews he was called to help deliver.
Application:
We are called to believe that not only did God redeem the jews by the blood of a lamb, but He will deliver all who believe by the blood of the lamb of God that takes away the sins of the World.
God came through for Moses. God came through on behalf of the Hebrews. God can be trusted. He will do what He has promised. We must put our faith in Him.
Serving an invisible God when Pharoah is breathing down your neck? This took courage and a lot of faith! Love your attention to the details which help me relate to the people and story!
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