Exodus 12:21-28
We’ve all heard the story of the last plague of Egypt, and how God delivered the Israelites from the Angel of Death, but have we ever really understood how this translates to Jesus and the cross?
As Jesus observed the Passover Meal with his disciples in the upper room on the evening before his arrest and ultimate crucifixion, the disciples had no idea that Jesus was about to fulfill the very tradition they were honoring. Think about it, the blood was placed across the top of the door (the patibulum or cross bar of the cross) and down the sides of the door (the stipes or standing post of the cross). By placing the blood on their doorposts, the Israelites were making a public declaration of their belief in God and willingness to follow Him. By doing so, God delivered them from “the Destroyer.” In the same way, because of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross, we can publicly declare our belief in and willingness to follow Him, and He will save us from “the Destroyer.” We receive eternal life with Him.
With that “Last Supper,” Jesus demonstrated the breaking of His body with the bread and the pouring out of his blood with the wine. Thus, the Passover became not just the memory of the deliverance of Israel from Egypt, but the deliverance of the entire human race from death and Hell; should they choose to accept it.
Lance Thrash
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