~ Jesus Christ is the Passover Lamb
and More ~
The Bible is about Jesus Christ
~ “Jesus
said to them, ‘How foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that
the prophets have spoken! Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and then enter His glory?’ And
beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was said
in all the Scriptures concerning Himself” (Luke 24:25-27).
In the book of Exodus Jesus Christ, the Messiah, is foreshadowed
primarily by the Passover Lamb. Scholars have also noted that He is seen as the
Deliver, High Priest, and Smitten Rock (Exodus 17:5-6).
Passover Lamb
~ The Passover Lamb account in Exodus
12 is by far the clearest presentation we find of Jesus Christ, who is the “Lamb
of God” (John 1:29,36) in the book of Exodus.
Without Blemish ~ “Your lamb shall be without blemish” (12:5). Clearly a prophetic
picture of the sinless Son of God—the Messiah. “For He [God the Father] hath
made Him [Jesus Christ] to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be
made the righteousness of God in Him [Jesus Christ]” (2 Corinthians 5:21).
The Blood
~ “Take
some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the
houses” (12:7). A type, or foreshadowing, of the future blood of the
Lamb of God. It is the blood which provides salvation—nothing else. “But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and
immediately blood and water came out” (John
19:34).
Individually Applied
~
“If the family is too small for a lamb, then
share it with a close neighbor, depending on the number of persons involved. Be
mindful of how much each person will eat” (12:4, The Message). Each
person in the household had to apply the blood for themselves. This is a picture
of how the salvation available through the Messiah is applied by an individual
decision to accept Christ’s sacrifice on their behalf. It is an individual
personal decision. No one receives salvation through birth in a Christian
nation, a Christian home, etc. “Jesus answered, ‘Most
assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot
enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that
which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, “You
must be born again”’” (John 3:5-8).
The
Fire ~ “roasted in fire … roasted in fire” (12:8-9). Fire is a
picture of the future judgment for those today who do not accept salvation
available through Jesus Christ. “It is appointed for
men to die once, but after this the judgment, so Christ was offered once to
bear the sins of many” (Hebrews 9:27-28a).
Bread Made Without Yeast ~ “With unleavened bread”
(12:8). Throughout the Scriptures leaven, or yeast, symbolizes sin and this
bread is a foreshadowing of Jesus Christ—the Bread of Life. “Jesus said to
them, ‘I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he
who believes in Me shall never thirst’” (John 6:35). “I am the bread of
life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and are dead. This is the
bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die. I am
the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he
will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall
give for the life of the world” (John 6:48-51).
Comment
~ We have only touched the
surface of Christ in Exodus. Much more could be said
about the list of examples.
additional comment:
While on earth Jesus Christ often quoted the Scriptures including all five
books of Moses. He quoted Exodus 3:6 (see Matthew 22:32; Mark 12:26) and Exodus
21:17 (see Matthew 15:4; Mark 7:10).
The Apostle
Paul told us the Scriptures present many shadows of things to come but the
reality is found in Jesus Christ (Colossians 2:17).
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