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Part IIa Added Details of Selected Feasts
Passover- Nisan 14
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3 Passovers during the days of Jesus on earth
The Passover as Prophecy
Passover - Extra Added Attractions!
Key Bible References about Passover

Background
1- The Passover Feast was decreed by the Lord God about 1440+ years before the birth of Messiah Jesus.

At that time, the people of Israel were enslaved in Egypt.
God sent Moses to lead the people to freedom.
The king of Egypt [a.k.a. Pharaoh] refused to free the people, so God sent 9 plagues. But Pharaoh still refused.
Accordingly, God prepared to strike Egypt with the 10th & final plague.
In the 10th plague, God Himself would pass through Egypt and take the life from all the firstborn. -->

2- So that the firstborn of *Israel* would NOT be slain along with all the firstborn of Egypt, God established *The Passover*...

The 10th Plague took place during the night of Nisan 14th.
God decreed that Nisan would henceforth be the first month on Israel's calendar. [Before that, their year had begun with the month Tishri.]
At twilight on Nisan 14th every family of Israel was required to slay a lamb without blemish.
God commanded that the blood of that lamb would be applied to the doorposts of their homes. After that, they were to cook and eat the lamb, and REMAIN within their homes all that night. [more]

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During that night God passed through Egypt and took the life from the firstborn in every house.
However, when God saw the blood on the doorposts of the houses of the people of Israel, He did NOT enter to take away the life of their firstborn.
Instead, when God saw the blood on a house's doorposts, He *Passed Over* that house and spared the lives of the firstborn within that house.
Hence, the feast that memorializes that great night is called *Passover*

3 Passovers

The Bible mentions three Passover Feasts that took place after Lord Jesus reached adulthood.

Jesus and His disciples ate the third of these Passovers in the evening before His crucifixion.
It is this Passover that is commemorated in the famous painting known as *The Lord's Supper*.
During this Passover meal, the Lord instructed His disciples -- and you, too -- about celebrating the Lord's Table, or *communion*. {Mt 26.26-28}
On that same evening Jesus was arrested. The next day He was tortured and crucified.
The blood that Lord Jesus shed on the cross was for your sins and mine.
Three days and night later, Jesus ROSE from the dead for your justification and mine.
And He ever liveth!!! Halleluyah and Amen.

1- Now when Jesus was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name when they saw the signs which He did. John 2.23

2- Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat with His disciples. Now the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near. John 6.3-4

3- [Jesus told His disciples...] Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, "The Teacher says, My time is at hand; I will keep the Passover at your house with My disciples."

So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them; and they prepared the Passover.
When evening had come, Jesus sat down with the twelve. Mt 26.18-20 [see also John chapter 13]

The Passover Lamb was a Prophecy of Messiah Jesus

Prophecy a- The Passover sacrifice, whereby each family was spared from death, was a Lamb. [God commanded...] On the tenth day of this month [Nisan] every man shall take for himself a lamb, according to the house of his father, a lamb for a household. Ex 12.3

Fulfillment a- After Messiah Jesus was born, more than 1400 years later, He was recognized as *The Lamb of God.* The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! John 1.29

Prophecy b- God decreed that the Passover sacrifice must be a lamb without blemish. Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year. Ex 12.5a

Fulfillment b- Jesus was *The Lamb Without Blemish*. That is, Jesus was totally without sin.

Christ... a lamb without blemish and without spot. 1 Pet 1.19b
Jesus was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Heb 4.15b

Prophecy c- God decreed that the Passover lamb was to be slain. Then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it [the lamb] at twilight. Ex 12.6

Fulfillment c- The Lamb of God, Jesus, was slain for our sins.

Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures 1 Cor 15.3b
[Jesus is...] the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. Rev 13.8b

Prophecy d- God decreed that He would spare the lives of those whose houses were covered by the blood of the lamb. [God said...] The blood [of the Passover lamb] shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. Ex 12.13

Fulfillment d1- Those who receive Christ are justified by His blood. By His blood we are SAVED from the wrath of God. Having now been justified by His [Christ's] blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. Rom 5.9
...without shedding of blood there is no remission. Heb 9.22b

Fulfillment d2- Moreover, Jesus IS the Passover sacrifice for any and all who receive Him as Lord and Savior. Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us.
1 Cor 5.7

*Passover Lagniappe -- Extra Added Attractions*

Many hundreds of years BEFORE God decreed the Passover Lamb, He gave you yet another prophecy of Messiah Jesus in His role as the Lamb of God.

This prophecy was given when God commanded Abraham to sacrifice his son, Isaac.
[God told Abraham...] Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer [sacrifice] him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.
Gen 22.2

Notice that Abraham was to sacrifice Isaac atop Mount Moriah.
Then notice that Mt. Moriah later became the very place where Solomon built the temple of God. Read and be blessed!

[God told Abraham...] go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains Gen 22.2b
Now Solomon began to build the house [temple] of the LORD at Jerusalem on Mount Moriah 2 Chron 3.1a

Notice that God made special mention that Isaac was Abraham's ONLY son. Then read the New Testament verse I have cited.
THINK and be blessed!

[God told Abraham...] Take now your son, your only son Isaac Gen 22.2a
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3.16

Be aware that Genesis 22.2 gives you the very FIRST MENTION of *Love* in God's entire Bible.
Be aware that this first mention of *Love* is concerned with the love of a father for his son.
Then read the New Testament verse I have cited. Then THINK and be blessed!

[God told Abraham...] Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love Gen 22.2a
The Father loves the Son [Jesus], and has given all things into His hand. John 3.35

Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac, his son, as God had commanded.

As he and Isaac climbed Mount Moriah, to reach the place of sacrifice, Isaac noticed that they had brought no lamb for the sacrifice.
Notice what Abraham said in reply, "God will provide Himself the Lamb."

Question- From whence shall come the sacrificial lamb?
Answer- God will provide HIMSELF!!!

Halleluyah! Halleluyah! Halleluyah!
Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, "My father!" And he said, "Here I am, my son." Then he said, "Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?"

Abraham said, "My son, God will provide Himself the lamb for a burnt offering." So the two of them went together. Gen 22.7

In closing, meditate and praise God because:

God spared Abraham's son from being sacrificed, but...
Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. But the Angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" So he said, "Here I am." And He said, "Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him..."
Gen 22.10-12a

Many centuries later, God did NOT spare His own Son. Instead, God delivered Him up to be crucified... for YOU!

Amen.
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? Rom 8.31-32

Key Bible References About the Passover

[God commanded Moses...] Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying:

On the tenth day of this month every man shall take for himself a lamb, according to the house of his father, a lamb for a household.

If the household is too small for the lamb, let him and his neighbor next to his house take it according to the number of the persons; according to each man's need you shall make your count for the lamb.

Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats.

Now you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month. Then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at twilight. And they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses where they eat it.

Then they shall eat the flesh on that night; roasted in fire, with unleavened bread and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. Do not eat it raw, nor boiled at all with water, but roasted in fire-its head with its legs and its entrails. You shall let none of it remain until morning, and what remains of it until morning you shall burn with fire.

And thus you shall eat it: with a belt on your waist, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. So you shall eat it in haste. It is the LORD'S Passover.

For I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.

Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. Ex 12.3-14

These are the feasts of the LORD, holy convocations which you shall proclaim at their appointed times. On the fourteenth day of the first month at twilight is the LORD'S Passover. Lev 23.4-5

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Part IIa Added Details of Selected Feasts Passover- Nisan 14 Navigate Passover- Background 3 Passovers during the days of Jesus on earth The Passover as Prophecy Passover - Extra Added Attractions! Key Bible References about Passover
Background 1- The Passover Feast was decreed by the Lord God about 1440+ years before the birth of Messiah Jesus. At that time, the people of Israel were enslaved in Egypt. God sent Moses to lead the people to freedom. The king of Egypt [a.k.a. Pharaoh] refused to free the people, so God sent 9 plagues. But Pharaoh still refused. Accordingly, God prepared to strike Egypt with the 10th & final plague. In the 10th plague, God Himself would pass through Egypt and take the life from all the firstborn. -->		*2- So that the firstborn of Israel* would NOT be slain along with all the firstborn of Egypt, God established The Passover... The 10th Plague took place during the night of Nisan 14th. God decreed that Nisan would henceforth be the first month on Israel's calendar. [Before that, their year had begun with the month Tishri.] At twilight on Nisan 14th every family of Israel was required to slay a lamb without blemish. God commanded that the blood of that lamb would be applied to the doorposts of their homes. After that, they were to cook and eat the lamb, and REMAIN within their homes all that night. [more]**
3- During that night God passed through Egypt and took the life from the firstborn in every house. However, when God saw the blood on the doorposts of the houses of the people of Israel, He did NOT enter to take away the life of their firstborn. *Instead, when God saw the blood on a house's doorposts, He Passed Over* that house and spared the lives of the firstborn within that house.** Hence, the feast that memorializes that great night is called Passover
3 Passovers
The Bible mentions three Passover Feasts that took place after Lord Jesus reached adulthood. Jesus and His disciples ate the third of these Passovers in the evening before His crucifixion. *It is this Passover that is commemorated in the famous painting known as The Lord's Supper.* *During this Passover meal, the Lord instructed His disciples -- and you, too -- about celebrating the Lord's Table, or communion.* {Mt 26.26-28} On that same evening Jesus was arrested. The next day He was tortured and crucified. The blood that Lord Jesus shed on the cross was for your sins and mine. Three days and night later, Jesus ROSE from the dead for your justification and mine. And He ever liveth!!! Halleluyah and Amen.		1- Now when Jesus was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name when they saw the signs which He did. John 2.23 2- Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat with His disciples. Now the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near. John 6.3-4 3- [Jesus told His disciples...] Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, "The Teacher says, My time is at hand; I will keep the Passover at your house with My disciples." So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them; and they prepared the Passover. When evening had come, Jesus sat down with the twelve. Mt 26.18-20 [see also John chapter 13]
The Passover Lamb was a Prophecy of Messiah Jesus
Prophecy a- The Passover sacrifice, whereby each family was spared from death, was a Lamb.		[God commanded...] On the tenth day of this month [Nisan] every man shall take for himself a lamb, according to the house of his father, a lamb for a household. Ex 12.3
Fulfillment a- After Messiah Jesus was born, more than 1400 years later, He was recognized as The Lamb of God.		The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! John 1.29
Prophecy b- God decreed that the Passover sacrifice must be a lamb without blemish.		Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year. Ex 12.5a
*Fulfillment b- Jesus was The Lamb Without Blemish. That is, Jesus was totally without sin.*		Christ... a lamb without blemish and without spot. 1 Pet 1.19b Jesus was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Heb 4.15b
Prophecy c- God decreed that the Passover lamb was to be slain.		Then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it [the lamb] at twilight. Ex 12.6
Fulfillment c- The Lamb of God, Jesus, was slain for our sins.		Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures 1 Cor 15.3b [Jesus is...] the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. Rev 13.8b
Prophecy d- God decreed that He would spare the lives of those whose houses were covered by the blood of the lamb.		[God said...] The blood [of the Passover lamb] shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. Ex 12.13
Fulfillment d1- Those who receive Christ are justified by His blood. By His blood we are SAVED from the wrath of God.		Having now been justified by His [Christ's] blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. Rom 5.9 ...without shedding of blood there is no remission. Heb 9.22b
Fulfillment d2- Moreover, Jesus IS the Passover sacrifice for any and all who receive Him as Lord and Savior.		Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. 1 Cor 5.7
*Passover Lagniappe -- Extra Added Attractions*
Many hundreds of years BEFORE God decreed the Passover Lamb, He gave you yet another prophecy of Messiah Jesus in His role as the Lamb of God. This prophecy was given when God commanded Abraham to sacrifice his son, Isaac.		[God told Abraham...] Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer [sacrifice] him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you. Gen 22.2
Notice that Abraham was to sacrifice Isaac atop Mount Moriah. Then notice that Mt. Moriah later became the very place where Solomon built the temple of God. Read and be blessed!		[God told Abraham...] go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains Gen 22.2b Now Solomon began to build the house [temple] of the LORD at Jerusalem on Mount Moriah 2 Chron 3.1a
Notice that God made special mention that Isaac was Abraham's ONLY son. Then read the New Testament verse I have cited. THINK and be blessed!		[God told Abraham...] Take now your son, your only son Isaac Gen 22.2a For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3.16
*Be aware that Genesis 22.2 gives you the very FIRST MENTION of Love* in God's entire Bible. Be aware that this first mention of Love is concerned with the love of a father for his son. Then read the New Testament verse I have cited. Then THINK and be blessed!**		[God told Abraham...] Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love Gen 22.2a The Father loves the Son [Jesus], and has given all things into His hand. John 3.35
Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac, his son, as God had commanded. As he and Isaac climbed Mount Moriah, to reach the place of sacrifice, Isaac noticed that they had brought no lamb for the sacrifice. Notice what Abraham said in reply, "God will provide Himself the Lamb." Question- From whence shall come the sacrificial lamb? Answer- God will provide HIMSELF!!! Halleluyah! Halleluyah! Halleluyah!		Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, "My father!" And he said, "Here I am, my son." Then he said, "Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?" Abraham said, "My son, God will provide Himself the lamb for a burnt offering." So the two of them went together. Gen 22.7
In closing, meditate and praise God because: God spared Abraham's son from being sacrificed, but...		Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. But the Angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" So he said, "Here I am." And He said, "Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him..." Gen 22.10-12a
Many centuries later, God did NOT spare His own Son. Instead, God delivered Him up to be crucified... for YOU! Amen.		What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? Rom 8.31-32