The following is about the Passover and how Jesus' Ministry was fulfilling the prophetic message of the "Seven Festivals" in Israel that Jews observed (and do observe).
It's from a work called "The Seven Festivals of the Messiah" ...
This is my post from almost ten years ago, here on Free Republic, about "The Seven Festivals of the Messiah"
The link works sometimes for me, but most of the time, it won't work on Free Republic (something about this post being too far back and before Free Republic changed the way posts were made). So, you may get it if you repeatedly hit refresh (as I have done before) and maybe not. But, the following is that post from about ten years ago...
This is a "chart overview" of The Seven Festivals of the Messiah ...
HISTORICAL APPLICATION OF THE FEASTS
FEAST HISTORICAL APSECT
1. Passover Israel's deliverance out of Egyptian bondage
2. Unleavened Bread The going out of Egypt
3. First Fruits Crossing the Red Sea
4. Pentecost Giving the Commandments at Mount Sinai
5. Rosh HaShanah Blowing the 'Shofar' (trumpet)
(Feast of Trumpets) Jewish New Year
6. Day of Atonement Priest entered the Holy of Holies
Cleansing of the people's sins
7. Tabernacles Entering the Promised Land/Great Rejoicing
MESSIANIC APPLICATION OF THE FEASTS
FEAST MESSIANIC FULFILLMENT
1. Passover Death of Christ on the Cross (tree)
2. Unleavened Bread The burial of Jesus
3. First Fruits The resurrection of Jesus
4. Pentecost Pouring out of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2)
5. Rosh HaShanah The resurrection of the dead/
(Feast of Trumpets) Rapture of the believers
6. Day of Atonement The day of Christ's Second Coming
7. Tabernacles The Messianic Era/Millennium
SPIRITUAL APPLICATION OF THE FEASTS
FEAST SPIRITUAL APPLICATION
1. Passover Repent and trust by faith in
the shed blood of Jesus
2. Unleavened Bread Sanctification and separation from evil
represented by water immersion (baptism)
3. First Fruits Walking in newness of life
4. Pentecost Immersion (baptism) in the Holy Spirit
and faith in God
5. Rosh HaShanah Hear the calling (shofar (trumet)) of
(Feast of Trumpets) God for our lives
6. Day of Atonement Yielding ourselves to God so that we may
live (face to face) in His Presence
7. Tabernacles A daily rest in the Messiah and having the
rest of His Kingdom in our hearts
SIGNIFICANCE IN BRIEF
1. Passover Reminds us that God is the forgiver of sin who
grants us eternal life in His Kingdom through
the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, our Passover
2. Unleavened Bread Depicts putting sin out of our lives
3. First Fruits Christ, the firstfruits risen from the dead,
afterward, those who are Christ's at His Coming
4. Pentecost Serves to remind us that our Creator still works
miracles, empowering us to carry out His work
in this world
5. Rosh HaShanah Looks forward to the return of Jesus Christ
(Feast of Trumpets) (rapture of the Church), and to the resurrection
of the "dead in Christ" -the hope of Christians
6. Day of Atonement Pictures the loving reconciliation we have with
God, made possible through Christ's sacrifice
It also shows the remarkable truth that Satan
will eventually be removed so that humanity can
at last attain reconciliation with God on a
universal basis
7. Tabernacles Represents the Millenium, the reign of Christ on
Earth for 1,000 years of true happiness and
utopia
AND, the following is my original post from ten years ago...
The Seven Festivals Of The Messiah
Culture/Society Keywords: JEWISH FESTIVALS MESSIAH JESUS CHRIST
Author: Eddie Chumney
Posted on 10/08/2000 01:39:38 PDT by Star TravelerThe following is from a series of e-mails sent out about the "Seven Feasts of the Messiah" by Eddie Chumney. This posting here is in connection with a previous Free Republic posting regarding a Jerusalem Post opinion article.
http://www.jpost.com/Editions/2000/10/06/Opinion/Opinion.13368.html
The Free Republic posting of the above article is here --
http://www.FreeRepublic.com/forum/a39dfa12f6cd2.htm
And below are the series of the Seven Feasts of the Lord, which figures very closely into what is happening in the Middle East with the Arabs and the Jews, that is -- if you think that God has anything to do with the world situation and Israel.
What is shown here is how the seven Feasts of the Lord, are fulfilled in the ministry of Jesus Christ, throughout the course of the history of the world. The first four Feasts have been fulfilled, up through the Feast of Weeks, or Pentecost. The next one to be fufilled is the Feast of Trumpets, related to the Rapture. And then in quick succession comes the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) and the Feast of Tabernacles (the Millennial Reign of Christ).
1 Posted on 10/08/2000 01:39:38 PDT by Star Traveler (aldebaran6640@hotmail.com)
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The Feasts of the Lord--Part I
FEASTS OF THE LORD (most of the following study is taken from The
Seven Feasts of the Messiah by Eddie Chumney)
HEBREW NAME ENGLISH NAME TIME OF OBSERVANCE
1. Pesach Passover Nisan 14
2. Hag HaMatzah Feast of Nisan 15-21
Unleavened Bread
3. Bikkurim First Fruits (of The morrow after the
the Barley Harvest) sabbath during
Hag HaMatzah
4. Shavout Feast of Weeks/ Fifty days from the
Pentecost Feast of First Fruits
5. Yom Teruah Feast of Trumpets Tishrei 1
(Rosh HaShanah)
6. Yom Kippur Day of Atonement Tishrei 10
7. Sukkot Feast of Tabernacles/ Tishrei 15-21
Booths
THE APPOINTED FEASTS
The Festivals of the Lord found in Leviticus, chapter 23, were given to
us by God so His people could understand the coining of the Messiah and
the role that the Messiah would play in redeeming and restoring both man
and the earth back to God following the fall of Man in the Garden of
Eden.
The Festivals are divided into two major portions, depending upon
whether they occur in the spring or the fall. The Spring Festivals
teach about the First Coming of the Messiah, and the Fall Festivals
teach about the Second Coming of the Messiah. During the course of the
year, the rains come in Israel at two primary times - the spring and the
fall. In Hosea 6:3 we read- "...His going forth is established as the
morning; He will come to us like the rain, like the latter and former
rain to the earth." The "latter and former rain" in this passage is
commonly interpreted and understood to be the coming of the Holy Spirit.
The "former and latter" rain also refers to the First and Second Coming
of the Messiah. The Hebrew word for the former rain, found also in Joel
2:23, is 'moreh', which means "teacher". Jesus, the teacher, was sent
by God to the earth to faithfully teach us righteousness, just as God
faithfully sends us the rain. (Isaiah 55:10-11) The harvest (believers
in Christ) is the product that the rain (Jesus) produces.
The Apostle Paul, in Colossians 2:16-17 refers to the Feasts as a
"shadow of things to come." The first four Feasts or Festivals, which
are Passover, Unleavened Bread, First Fruits, and Pentecost, primarily
teach about the significant events in the First Coming of the Messiah
and why these events were an important part of God's redemption of man.
The last three Feasts, which are the Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teruah) also
known as Rosh HaShanah, the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), and the Feast
of Tabernacles or Booths (Sukkot), give us a fascinating insight
concerning important events that surrond the Second Coming of the
Messiah. God gave the Festivals to teach about the death, burial, and
resurrection of the Messiah, the empowering of the believers by the Holy
Spirit, the resurrection of the dead, the coronation of the Messiah, the
wedding of the Messiah (which we have already outlined in a previous
study, but will include portions here as well), the Millennium, and much
more.
The Bible also provides some powerful reasons for studying and
understanding the Seven Festivals of the Messiah:
-The Feasts are in the Bible, and all the Bible is inspired by God.
(2 Timothy 3:16-17)
-The Feasts are a shadow of things to come that teach us about the
Messiah. (Colossians 2:16-17, Hebrews 10:1)
-God gave the Feasts so we could learn and understand God's plan of
redemption for the world and our personal relationship to Him.
(Romans 15:4)
THE BIBLICAL CALENDAR AND THEIR MONTH OF THE YEAR
MONTH OF MONTH OF
NAMES OF MONTH OUR MONTH CIVIL YEAR SACRED YEAR
Tishrei Sep 1st 7th
Cheshvan Oct 2nd 8th
Kislev Nov 3rd 9th
Tevet Dec 4th 10th
Shevat Jan 5th 11th
Adar Feb 6th 12th
Nisan (Aviv) Mar 7th 1st
Iyar Apr 8th 2nd
Sivan May 9th 3rd
Tammuz June 10th 4th
Av July 11th 5th
Elul Aug 12th 6th
To fully understand the Feasts being appointed times given by God, it is
important to understand the Biblical Calendar that God gave to us.
There are two primary calendars in the Bible. The first one is called
the Civil Calendar and is used from Genesis 1:1 to Exodus 12. The first
month in the Civil Calendar is Tishrei. Rosh HaShanah, or the Jewish
New Year, the first day in the Civil Calendar, is the beginning of the
New Year. The second calendar in the Bible is the Religious Calendar.
The Religious Calendar is used from Exodus 12 to Revelation 22. God
established the Religious Calendar in Exodus 12:2- "This month shall be
your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to
you." The month that God was referring to was the month which is called
Nisan. Prior to God establishing the month of Nisan as the first month
in the Religious Calendar, Nisan was the seventh month in the Civil
Calendar. God gave the Religious Calendar so that we could understand
that these Feasts, which He gave and which are His appointed times and
foreshadow important events in redemption, would happen on the days He
ordained on the Religious Calendar. These important days on the
Religious Calendar are the same days that He gave as Festivals in
Leviticus, chapter 23.
HISTORICAL APPLICATION OF THE FEASTS
FEAST HISTORICAL APSECT
1. Passover Israel's deliverance out of Egyptian bondage
2. Unleavened Bread The going out of Egypt
3. First Fruits Crossing the Red Sea
4. Pentecost Giving the Commandments at Mount Sinai
5. Rosh HaShanah Blowing the 'Shofar' (trumpet)
(Feast of Trumpets) Jewish New Year
6. Day of Atonement Priest entered the Holy of Holies
Cleansing of the people's sins
7. Tabernacles Entering the Promised Land/Great Rejoicing
MESSIANIC APPLICATION OF THE FEASTS
FEAST MESSIANIC FULFILLMENT
1. Passover Death of Christ on the Cross (tree)
2. Unleavened Bread The burial of Jesus
3. First Fruits The resurrection of Jesus
4. Pentecost Pouring out of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2)
5. Rosh HaShanah The resurrection of the dead/
(Feast of Trumpets) Rapture of the believers
6. Day of Atonement The day of Christ's Second Coming
7. Tabernacles The Messianic Era/Millennium
SPIRITUAL APPLICATION OF THE FEASTS
FEAST SPIRITUAL APPLICATION
1. Passover Repent and trust by faith in
the shed blood of Jesus
2. Unleavened Bread Sanctification and separation from evil
represented by water immersion (baptism)
3. First Fruits Walking in newness of life
4. Pentecost Immersion (baptism) in the Holy Spirit
and faith in God
5. Rosh HaShanah Hear the calling (shofar (trumet)) of
(Feast of Trumpets) God for our lives
6. Day of Atonement Yielding ourselves to God so that we may
live (face to face) in His Presence
7. Tabernacles A daily rest in the Messiah and having the
rest of His Kingdom in our hearts
SIGNIFICANCE IN BRIEF
1. Passover Reminds us that God is the forgiver of sin who
grants us eternal life in His Kingdom through
the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, our Passover
2. Unleavened Bread Depicts putting sin out of our lives
3. First Fruits Christ, the firstfruits risen from the dead,
afterward, those who are Christ's at His Coming
4. Pentecost Serves to remind us that our Creator still works
miracles, empowering us to carry out His work
in this world
5. Rosh HaShanah Looks forward to the return of Jesus Christ
(Feast of Trumpets) (rapture of the Church), and to the resurrection
of the "dead in Christ" -the hope of Christians
6. Day of Atonement Pictures the loving reconciliation we have with
God, made possible through Christ's sacrifice
It also shows the remarkable truth that Satan
will eventually be removed so that humanity can
at last attain reconciliation with God on a
universal basis
7. Tabernacles Represents the Millenium, the reign of Christ on
Earth for 1,000 years of true happiness and
utopia
OVERVIEW OF THE SPRING FESTIVALS
The four Spring Festivals are Passover, Unleavened Bread, First Fruits,
and the Feast of Weeks or Pentecost.
These four Spring Festivals are joined together as an interrelated unit.
The Feast of Weeks is considered the conclusion to Passover. The season
of Passover is not considered totally over until Pentecost is completed.
Passover begins in Egypt (a type of the world), where the children of
Israel had become slaves. In the days of Joseph, there was a famine in
Israel and the children of Israel went down to Egypt and gave themselves
to rulership under Pharoah. Because of this, Pharoah had legal
ownership over the people. This ownership could be broken only by the
death of Pharoah, thus freeing the children of Israel to go to the
Promised Land. When Pharoah died, his rulership over the children of
Israel was legally broken and the people were free to go to the Promised
Land.
Spiritually speaking, Pharoah is a type of Satan. Until you accept
Jesus into your life, Satan has legal ownership over you. By the death
of Jesus, the legal ownership that Satan has over our lives is broken
and we are free to enter into the spiritual promised land of God and
receive all the promises that He has promised to us.
From the crossing of the Red Sea (Nisan 17) to the day Moses met God on
Mount Sinai were 47 days. For 47 days the children of Israel traveled
through the wilderness before they came to Mount Sinai on the third day
of the third month. (Exodus 19:1) God instructed the people through
Moses to sanctify themselves before He visited them three days later on
Mount Sinai, which would be the sixth day of the third month. (Exodus
19:10-11) This day would be the fiftieth day following the crossing of
the Red Sea. It came to be known as the revelation of God at Mount
Sinai. This day, being the fiftieth day from the crossing of the Red
Sea on Nisan 17 would be the Feast of Weeks or Pentecost.
From the Exodus story, we can see that the Lamb was slain on the
fourteenth of Nisan, the day of Passover. On the fifteenth of Nisan,
the day of Unleavened Bread, the people left Egypt. On the seventeenth
of Nisan the children of Israel crossed the Red Sea, and 50 days later
on the Feast of Weeks or Pentecost, God gave Moses the Commandments.
In the studies of the Feasts that will follow, we will see how Jesus
died on Passover (Nisan 14), was in the sepulcher on the day of
Unleavened Bread (Nisan 15), and was resurrected on the day of First
Fruits (Nisan 17), and the Holy Spirit empowered the believers 50 days
following Jesus resurrection on the day of Pentecost. We will also
learn what these Feasts mean to the believer and how they relate to our
personal relationship with God.
OVERVIEW OF THE FALL FESTIVALS
The Fall Festival season begins with a 40 day period called, in Hebrew,
'Teshuvah', which means "to repent or return". This 40 day period
begins in the sixth month of the Religious Calendar, and concludes on
the tenth day of the seventh month, which is Yom Kippur, the Day of
Atonement. Each morning in the synagogue following the morning prayers,
a trumpet (shofar) is blown (except on sabbaths and the day preceding
Rosh HaShanah, the Feast of Trumpets). The Biblical name for Rosh
HaShanah is Yom Terah, which means "the day of the awakening blast". We
call it the Feast of Trumpets. God gave us this day to teach us about
the resurrection of the dead, the coronation of the Messiah, the wedding
of the Messiah, and more. This day is both the Jewish New Year and the
beginning of a period of soul searching known as the High Holy Days,
culminating on Yom Kippur. Therefore, the last 10 days of the 40 day
period of Teshuvah or repentance, is also called the high Holy Days.
The first and second days of the 10 High Holy Days (Tishrei 1-10) are
collectively known as one day. (Nehemiah 8:1-2,13) The seven day period
from Tishrei 3 through Tishrei 9 is called the Days of Awe or the
Awesome Days. God gave these special days on His calendar to teach us
about the future tribulation period on earth. These seven days will
correspond to the seven years of the tribulation, known in Hebrew as the
"birthpangs of the Messiah".
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement is observed on the tenth day of the
seventh month. (Leviticus 23:26-32) Since Rosh HaShanah teaches us
about the resurrection of the dead, the coronation of the Messiah and
the wedding of the Messiah, and the Days of Awe teach us about the
tribulation, Yom Kippur teaches us about the literal Second Coming of
the Messiah when He will set His foot down of the Mount of Olives.
(Zechariah 14:4)
The Feast of Tabernacles is observed the fifteenth day of the seventh
month of Tishrei to the twenty first day. This Festival teaches us the
joy of the Messianic Kingdom or the Millennium.
There are four important aspects to remember when dealing with each of
the seven Great Festivals of the Lord:
1. All of the Festivals are, at the same time, both historical and
prophetic.
2. All of the Festivals teach about the Messiah, or Jesus.
3. All of the Festivals are agricultural in context.
4. All of the Festivals teach about your personal relationship with
God and how you are to walk with Him as you grow in the knowledge
of Him, from being a baby believer to a mature believer.
THE MEANING OF THE WORD "FEAST" IN THE BIBLE
There are two important Hebrew words that appear in Leviticus, chapter
23, and each word is translated as 'feast' in English. In verse 2, the
word for feast is the Hebrew word 'mo'ed'- "Speak unto the children of
Israel, and say unto them, concerning the feasts (mo'ed) of the Lord..."
The word 'mo'ed' means an appointment, a fixed time or season, a cycle
or year, an assembly, an appointed time, a set time or exact time. By
understanding the Hebrew meaning of the English word "feast", we can see
that God is telling us that He is ordaining a "set time or exact time or
an appointed time" when He has an appointment with humanity to fulfill
certain events in the redemption. Jesus came to earth at the exact time
ordained by God as Paul wrote in Galations 4:4, and God has an exact
time or set appointment when, in the future, He will judge the world as
written in Acts 17:31.
In verse 6 is another Hebrew word translated as "feast"- "And on the
fifteenth day of the same month is the feast (chag) of unleavened
bread..." The Hebrew word 'chag', which means a "festival", is derived
from the Hebrew root word 'chagag', which means to move in a circle, to
march in a sacred procession, to celebrate, dance, to hold a solemn
feast or holiday. God gave the Festivals as cycles to be observed
yearly so that, by doing them, we can understand God's redemptive plan
for the world, the role that the Messiah would play in that redemption,
and our personal relationship to God concerning how we grow from a baby
Bible believer to a mature Bible believer.
THREE TIMES A YEAR THEY WERE TO ASSEMBLE
There are a total of seven Feasts (the divine number for perfection or
completeness in the Bible). God divided the seven Festivals into three
major Festival seasons. The Feast of Passover, Unleavened Bread, and
First Fruits are in the Hebrew month of Nisan, which is the first month
of God's Religious Calendar in the spring of the year. The Feast of
Weeks, or Pentecost, is observed in the third month which is the Hebrew
month of Sivan. The Feasts of Trumpets, Atonement, and Tabernacles are
observed in the seventh month of Tishrei, which is in the fall of the
year. Three is the number of complete and perfect testimony and
witness. (2 Corinthians 13:1, 1 John 5:8) So the Feasts are a witness
to God's divine plan and the role of Messiah fulfilling that plan.
UNDERSTANDING THE FEASTS
In Leviticus 23:2 it is written, "...the feasts of the Lord, which ye
shall proclaim to be holy convocations..." The Hebrew term translated
as convocation in Leviticus 23:2,4 is 'miqra', which means "a
rehearsal". God gave the Festivals to be yearly "rehearsals" of the
future events in the redemption. Because God gave the "rehearsals" to
teach us about the major events in the redemption, if we want to
understand those events, then we need to understand what God was
teaching us by these rehearsals. We will do this in the study as we get
into the Feasts themselves.
The Feasts of the Lord--Part II
THE PASSOVER
The Feast of Passover was given by God to be a rehearsal of the First
Coming of Jesus Christ.
Jesus' sacrifice is the pivotal event in God's plan to save humanity.
Speaking of His certain death, Christ said that He, as the Son of Man,
must be "lifted up" (crucified) even as "Moses lifted up the serpent in
the wilderness," so that "whoever believes in Him should not perish but
have eternal life."
We see here that Jesus' sacrifice, the central message of the Passover,
was a supreme act of love for humanity. This important event laid the
foundation for the remaining annual Holy Days and Festivals. It is the
most momentous step in God's plan.
The Passover in the Old Testament foreshadowed Christ's crucifixion.
God declared Passover to be a permanent celebration for all eternity.
(Exodus 12:13-14) Historically, Passover celebrates God's deliverance
of the children of Israel from bondage in Egypt, where they were slaves
to the Egyptians (Exodus 6:5-8, 13:3,14).
The spiritual application that God wants us to understand can be seen as
this: Egypt is a type of the world and the world's system. Its ruler,
Pharoah, was a type of satan. The bondage people are in when they live
according to the ways of the world's system is sin (John 8:34).
Historically, the children of Israel were delivered from the bondage in
Egypt by putting the blood of a lamb upon the doorposts of their houses
(Exodus 12:13). Spiritually, this is a picture of Jesus and how those
who believe in Him are delivered from the bondages of sin and the rule
of satan in their lives. Jesus is the Lamb of God (John 1:29). Jesus
is also our Passover (1 Corinthians 5:7). Those who follow Christ are
the house of God (Hebrews 3:6). The doorposts are our hearts. It is
only through trusting by faith in the shed blood of Christ, our
Passover, that we are free from the bondage of sin (Galatians 5:1).
This is because the blood of Christ redeems us from sin (Leviticus
17:11, Ehesians 1:7, Colossians 1:14, 1 Peter 1:18-19, 1 John 1:7,
Revelation 1:5)
During Passover, the head of each household was to take a lamb of the
first year on the tenth day of the first month known as Nisan and set it
aside until the fourteenth day (Exodus 12:3-6). In the evening of the
fourteenth day, at exactly 3:00 p.m., the lamb was to be killed (Exodus
12:6) The blood of the lamb was to be sprinkled on the lintel and two
side posts of the household door. The lamb was to be roasted with fire,
with bitter herbs, and with unleavened bread, and the entire household
was to feast upon the body of the lamb (Exodus 12:7-8). The people were
instructed by God to eat the lamb with haste and to be dressed and ready
to leave Egypt at the midnight hour. This would be the fifteenth day of
Nisan (Exodus 12:10-11).
At midnight on that fateful evening in Egypt, the death angel passed
through the land. Every house tht did not have the token of the blood
on the doorposts and lintel suffered the judgment of God (Exodus
12:12-15). The Hebrew word for Passover is 'Pesach', which means "to
pass or hover over." This word speaks to us about two things. First,
it shows the passing over in judgment from death and sin to life in
Jesus. Second, it tells us about allowing, by faith, the blood of Jesus
to hover over our lives and give us divine protection from the evil one.
GOD'S COMMANDMENTS FOR PASSOVER
Exodus 12:
vs.2--This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be
the first month of the year to you
vs.3--Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth
day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to
the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house
vs4.--And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his
neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the
souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the
lamb
vs5.--Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye
shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats
vs.6--And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same
month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill
it in the evening
vs.7--And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side
posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat
it
vs.8--And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and
unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it
vs.9--Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with
fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof
vs.10--And ye shall let nothing remain until the morning; and that which
remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire
vs.11--And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on
your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it
is the Lord's passover
vs.12--For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will
smite 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.
PASSOVER WAS THE BEGINNING OF MONTHS (vs.2)
Nisan is the first month of the Religious Calendar. When we receive
Jesus into our lives it is the beginning of a New Covenant relationship
with God (Jeremiah 31:31-33, 2 Corinthians 5:17). Passover is the first
of the Feasts. Likewise, repenting of our sins and believing in the
shed blood of Jesus is the first step in our walk with God.
THE LAMB WAS HIDDEN FOR FOUR DAYS (vs.3,6)
God commanded Israel to take a lamb on the tenth day of Nisan and set it
aside until the fourteenth day. These four days were fulfilled by Jesus
during the Passover week. Remember, Jesus is the Lamb of God (John
1:29). He entered Jerusalem and went to the temple, which was the house
of God, and went on public display there for four days from Nisan 10 to
Nisan 14 (Matthew chapters 21-26).
In eschatology, the study of last days, these four days that the lamb
was hidden is prophetic of the people's expectations that the Messiah
would come 4,000 years from the creation of Adam as part of the 7,000
year plan of God to redeem both man and the earth back to how things
were in the Garden of Eden. These four days are prophetic of the
Messiah being hid from the world and not coming to earth for four days
or 4,000 years from the creation of Adam. A day is understood to be
prophetic of a thousand years, based upon Psalm 90:4 and 2 Peter 3:8.
Linking Psalm 90:4 to each day in creation, God ordained each day in
creation to be prophetic of a thousand years of time and the entire
redemption to take 7,000 years to complete from the fall of man in the
Garden of Eden (Genesis 1:1,5,8,13,19,23,31, 2:1-3).
THE LAMB WAS TO BE WITHOUT BLEMISH (vs.5)
Jesus was the Lamb of God (John 1:29) without spot or blemish (1 Peter
1:18-20).
THE LAMB WAS OF THE FIRST YEAR (vs.5)
Jesus was the firstborn of Mary naturally (Matthew 1:21-25), and the
firstborn of God spiritually (Colossians 1:15).
IT IS A MALE (vs.5)
It was through one man's sin that sin came into the world (Romans 5:12).
Because Adam, the firt male, sinned, so a male, Jesus, must die to atone
for tht sin (Romans 5:17-19)
IT IS A LAMB FOR A HOUSE (vs.3-4)
God's intention was that all (households) experience salvation. The
lamb was a lamb for the house. By believing in the Lord Jesus, we
become members of the household of faith (Ephesians 2:19). Salvation
for a household is available to all who believe in the Messiah, the Lamb
of God (Genesis 7:1, Joshua 24:15, John 4:46-53, Luke 19:5-10, Acts
16:31, 18:8).
There is a progressive revelation of the Lamb in the Bible. First,
there is a lamb for a house (Exodus 12:3-4) second, a lamb for a nation
(John 11:49-52) and finally, a lamb for the world (John 1:29).
A PASSOVER LAMB WAS TO BE KILLED IN THE EVENING (vs.6)
('evening' translated as twilight or between the evenings)
The Biblical day goes from evening to evening, from sundown to sundown,
which is roughly 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Genesis 1:5)
The day (6:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.) is divided into two 12-hour periods.
-The evening runs from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
-The morning runs from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
-Each 12-hour period is divided into two smaller portions.
-From 6:00 a.m. to noon is the morning part of the day.
-From noon to 6:00 p.m. is the evening part of the day.
The phrase, "between the evening" (vs.6) refers to the period of the day
that goes from noon to 6:00 p.m., which is exactly 3:00 p.m. This would
be the ninth hour of the day, counting from 6:00 a.m.
Jesus died at the ninth hour of the day (Matthew 27:45-50). This would
be 3:00 p.m., the ninth hour, counting from 6:00 a.m.
THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY SHALL KILL IT (vs.6)
Every person who has ever lived on planet Earth and sinned is guilty of
killing Jesus because He died for all sinners (Romans 3:10,23).
A whole congregation of people was involved in the death of Jesus. The
Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John show how the Sanhedrin, the
priests, the Romans, and the people of Israel all clamored for the
crucifixion of Jesus and for His blood to be shed (Acts 4:26-28).
THE BLOOD MUST BE APPLIED TO THE DOOR (vs.7)
Those who believe in the Lord Jesus are the house of God (Hebrews 3:6).
The only way into the house of God is through the shed blood of Christ,
who is the Door (John 10:7-9).
THE BODY OF THE LAMB MUST BE EATEN (vs. 8-10)
Both the body and blood of the lamb speak of the body and blood of
Christ (Matthew 26:26-28). We spiritually eat of the body of the Lamb
when we eat of His body (today represented by the bread).
IT MUST BE EATEN THE SAME NIGHT (vs.8)
Jesus was crucified, suffered, and died the same night.
IT MUST BE EATEN WITH UNLEAVENED BREAD (vs. 8)
Leaven speaks of sin (1 Corinthians 5:6-8). Unleavened bread is without
sin. As believers, we are instructed to live holy (unleavened) lives
before God (Leviticus 19:2, 1 Peter 1:15-16).
IT MUST BE EATEN WITH BITTER HERBS (vs. 8)
To those who have accepted Jesus into their lives, bitter herbs speak of
the bondage and burdens we experience while living in this world ( a
type of Egypt) before we accepted Jesus into our lives. This burden of
sin is placed on us by satan when we yield to his lies and deception,
and then sin because of our own evil desires.
For Christ, dying on the cross was a bitter experience because He had to
pay for man's sin with His sinless life.
THE LAMB MUST BE ROASTED IN FIRE (vs.8)
Fire speaks of judgment, refining, and purification. Our faith is
judged and tested by fire so it can be refined and purified and come
forth as pure gold (Zechariah 13:9, James 1:12, 1 Peter 1:7).
IT MUST NOT BE SODDEN WITH WATER (vs.9)
The Gospel of Jesus must not be watered down (Mark 7:9,13).
THE HEAD, LEGS, AND OTHER PARTS OF THE LAMB MUST BE EATEN (vs.9)
Those who believe in the Lord Jesus must feed on the mind of Christ
(Philippians 2:5, 1 Corinthians 2:16, Romans 12:2, Ephesians 4:21-23,
Hebrews 8:10). The legs speak of our walk (Colossians 2:6). How are
we, the believers in Christ to walk? See, Romans 6:4, 8:1,4, 2
Corinthians 5:7, Galations 5:16, Ephesians 5:2,8, Colossians 1:10, 4:5,
1 Thessalonians 4:1, 1 John 1:7, and 2 John vs.6.
THE LAMB MUST BE EATEN IN HASTE (vs.11)
Bible believers must be quick to leave Egypt (the influences of the
world) and run toward the life that is in the Savior, Jesus Christ (Luke
19:5-6).
IT MUST BE EATEN WITH OUR LOINS GIRDED (vs.11)
Our loins being girded speaks about our hearts desire to eagerly serve
and obey God. Our spiritual loins are the truth of the Word of God
(Ephesians 6:14). There are other Scriptures that speak about our loins
being girded. They are- 1 Kings 18:46, Luke 12:35 and 1 Peter 1:13.
SHOES MUST BE ON OUR FEET (vs.11)
Shoes on our feet speaks about our walk with God. Scriptures that speak
about this are- Nahum 1:15, Romans 10:15 and Ephesians 6:15.
A STAFF MUST BE IN OUR HAND (vs.11)
A staff in our hand speaks about the believer's authority in the Kingdom
of God by the name of Jesus The following Scriptures speak about a
staff being in our hand- Genesis 38:17-18, Psalm 23:4 and Mark 6:7-8.
IT IS THE LORD'S PASSOVER (vs.11)
If we follow Christ with all of our hearts, we will pass from death to
life, and from judgment to divine protection (John 5:24, 1 John 3:14, 2
Corinthians 5:17).
IT IS A MEMORIAL (vs.14)
Passover is a memorial or a remembrance (Luke 22:13-15,19). There are
two elements of remembrance:
-God remembers us (Genesis 8:1, 9:5-16, Exodus 2:24-25, 6:2,5 Leviticus
26:38-45, Numbers 10:9, Psalm 105:7-8, 42-43, 112:6). In fact, God has
a book of remembrance (Malachi 3:16-18).
-We must remember God (Exodus 13:3, Deuteronomy 7:17-19, 8:18, 16:3,
Numbers 15:37-41).
IT IS TO BE OBSERVED AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN (Deuteronomy 16:2,6).
This was fulfilled by the Lord at His crucifixion (Matthew 27:45-46).
IT IS THE PLACE WHERE GOD WOULD PUT HIS NAME (Deuteronomy 16:2,6)
The place where God has put His name is Jerusalem (2 Kings 21:4). Jesus
was crucified in Jerusalem.
NOT A BONE OF THE LAMB WAS TO BE BROKEN (Exodus 12:43-46)
Not a bone of our Lord was broken while He hung on the cross (John
19:33).
THERE WAS TO BE AN EXPLANATION OF THE SERVICE (Exodus 12:25-28)
Jesus explained each part of the Passover as He did the service (Luke
22:14-20, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26)
THE EGYPTIANS WERE SPOILED AT THE EXODUS (Exodus 12:31-36)
Satan was spoiled when Jesus entered hell and rose again (Colossians
2:15)
YOU MUST BE CIRCUMCISED TO EAT THE PASSOVER (Exodus 12:48, Joshua
5:2-10)
The physical act of circumcision was only a picture of the inward or
spiritual circumcision that God wanted us to have (Romans 2:28-29). God
has always desired for His people to be circumcised in the heart
(Deuteronomy 10:12-16, 1 Corinthians 7:18-19, Galatians 6:12-15).
THE PASSOVER FEAST WAS TO BE A HOLY CONVOCATION, AND NO WORK WAS TO BE
DONE (Exodus 12:16)
A believer finds true rest in ceasing from his own works and resting in
the finished work of Christ, God's Passover Lamb (Genesis 2:1-2, Matthew
11:28-30, Hebrews 4:1-10).
THE PASSOVER MUST BE KILLED OUTSIDE THE GATES OF THE CITY (Deuteronomy
16:5)
Our Lord was crucified outside of the city walls of Jerusalem at a place
called Golgotha (John 19:16-19, Hebrews 13:10-13).
THERE IS HEALING POWER IN THE LAMB (Exodus 15:26)
Christ, is the Healer sent from God (Isaiah 53:1-5, 1 Peter 2:24, 1
Corinthians 11:26-30).
THE EXODUS WAS ON EAGLE'S WINGS (Exodus 19:4)
Scriptures associated with this are Deuteronomy 32:9-13, Isaiah 40:31,
Luke 17:33-37 and Revelation 12:6,14.
THEY SANG A SONG OF REJOICING TO THE LORD (Exodus 15:1, 19-21)
Whenever a believer experiences and understands the meaning of Passover,
there is a spirit of rejoicing to the Lord for his or her deliverance
from sin, and for experiencing the newness of life in the Savior.
NOTE: The Passover Seder, which is the service and meal that celebrates
the Passover, always ends with songs of rejoicing. This can be seen in
Mark 14:26.
ISRAEL IS THE FIRSTBORN OF GOD (Exodus 4:22-23)
All those who accept Jesus as Lord and Savior are called the firstborn
of God even as Jesus is called the firstborn of God (Romans 8:29,
Colossians 1:15,18, Hebrews 12:22-23).
On the fourteenth of Nisan, at the third hour of the day (9 a.m.), the
high priest took the lamb and ascended the altar so he could tie the
lamb in place on the alter. At the same time on that day, Jesus was
nailed to the cross on Mount Moriah (Mark 15:25). At the time of the
evening sacrifice (3 p.m.) for Passover (Exodus 12:6), the high priest
ascended the altar, cut the throat of the lamb with a knife, and said
the words, "It is finished." These are the exact words said after
giving a peace offering to God.
At this same time, Jesus died (the ninth hour, 3:00 p.m., Matthew
27:46), saying these exact words in John 19:30- "IT IS FINISHED."
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