Post by foxjj on Apr 11, 2022 7:34:08 GMT
The Fulfillment of Passover
The Hebrew people were slaves in Egypt when God sent Moses to the Egyptian Pharaoh with the message, “Let my people go.” (Exodus 7:16) It was through Moses, that Yahweh revealed his power to the people when He sent plague's upon their Egyptian oppressors. Although each plague affected Egypt, the land of Goshen where the Hebrew people were living, was left untouched. On the night of the last plague, The Lord instituted the feast of Passover, in which, as part of the Passover meal, the Hebrew people were to kill and eat a lamb. They were also instructed to put some of the blood from the lamb upon their door post. At midnight The Lord struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, to the firstborn of the prisoner in his dungeon. During this final plague The Lord passed over any home that had blood upon the door post. (Exodus ch.12)
Down through the years on the feast of Passover, Jewish families would kill and eat a lamb in remembrance of that night in Egypt. Then came that notable Passover, when Jesus of Nazareth celebrated the meal with His disciples on the night that He would be arrested: "And he said to them, "I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer." (Luke 22:15) The Passover meal consisted of elements pertaining to the original meal held by the Hebrew slaves on their last night in Egypt. Jesus used the elements to show how His upcoming sacrificial death will be the fulfillment of Passover: "And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me." (Luke 22:19) Jesus was about to give His body as a sacrifice on behalf of humanity.
"Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins." (Matthew 26:27-28) Jesus was introducing the New Covenant in His blood which would be shed for sin the very next day. On this particular Passover, Jesus would be The Lamb of God sacrificed on behalf of humanity (John 1:29). This was because: "God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him." (John 3:16-17)
Today, let us thank our Hevenley Father for His love and forgiveness.
John Joseph Fox.
The Hebrew people were slaves in Egypt when God sent Moses to the Egyptian Pharaoh with the message, “Let my people go.” (Exodus 7:16) It was through Moses, that Yahweh revealed his power to the people when He sent plague's upon their Egyptian oppressors. Although each plague affected Egypt, the land of Goshen where the Hebrew people were living, was left untouched. On the night of the last plague, The Lord instituted the feast of Passover, in which, as part of the Passover meal, the Hebrew people were to kill and eat a lamb. They were also instructed to put some of the blood from the lamb upon their door post. At midnight The Lord struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, to the firstborn of the prisoner in his dungeon. During this final plague The Lord passed over any home that had blood upon the door post. (Exodus ch.12)
Down through the years on the feast of Passover, Jewish families would kill and eat a lamb in remembrance of that night in Egypt. Then came that notable Passover, when Jesus of Nazareth celebrated the meal with His disciples on the night that He would be arrested: "And he said to them, "I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer." (Luke 22:15) The Passover meal consisted of elements pertaining to the original meal held by the Hebrew slaves on their last night in Egypt. Jesus used the elements to show how His upcoming sacrificial death will be the fulfillment of Passover: "And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me." (Luke 22:19) Jesus was about to give His body as a sacrifice on behalf of humanity.
"Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins." (Matthew 26:27-28) Jesus was introducing the New Covenant in His blood which would be shed for sin the very next day. On this particular Passover, Jesus would be The Lamb of God sacrificed on behalf of humanity (John 1:29). This was because: "God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him." (John 3:16-17)
Today, let us thank our Hevenley Father for His love and forgiveness.
John Joseph Fox.
