Wed.’s Devo - Our Passover Lamb

Read Ex. 12:21-51 God gave them these feasts as “moeds” which is Hebrew for appointments. They were also “nikras” which is Hebrew for rehearsal. They were to observe these feasts every year as a dress rehearsal because one day he would appoint a day for the real event. Passover was the rehearsal for Jesus’ death. Jesus died on Passover. Unleavened bread was the next day when Jesus was buried under the earth. He had no yeast, no sin and hadn’t risen yet. On first fruits, Jesus rose. We will talk about first fruits later. God has certain appointments with man all through history, but when they happen, the majority miss it completely. Only a remnant is given revelation and understand. The death angel kills all who don’t have the blood applied to the doorpost of their houses just as death kills all who don’t have the blood of Jesus applied to the doorpost of their hearts. Death has no sting to those that are in Christ. This plague was the last straw. The Pharaoh was so distraught he threw them out of his land. The Israelites left so quickly the dough didn’t have time to rise in their bowls. They asked their neighbors for jewels and clothes, and the Egyptian gladly gave it to them because they had such a fear of God. They left with the riches of Egypt. They had been in Egypt exactly 430 years. This is one of the most celebrated times in Israel today. Verse 43 says that no stranger could eat the Passover meal just as only followers of Jesus can participate in the blessings of salvation. But verse 48 says that if a stranger walks with you and is circumcised, then he can eat the passover meal. In other words, a person who is not a Jew can be saved if he has accepted Jesus as his Messiah. (This is our verse as Gentiles.) Verse 46 says that the bone could not be broken. The only way to roast a lamb without breaking its bone was to put him on a spit that resembled a cross and spread his arms apart just as Jesus died. Passover was the day that God brought the children of Israel out of bondage just as it is the day that God brings us out of bondage to sin when we accept his son as our Lord. Jesus, thank you for being our Passover Lamb!