~ The Messiah as
the Passover Lamb ~
“Search
the Scriptures—they testify of Me.”
— Jesus Christ (John 5:39)
The Scripture
“The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt,
‘This month is to be for you the first month, the first month of your year.
Tell the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man
is to take a lamb for his family, one for
each household. If any household is too small for a whole lamb, they must share
one with their nearest neighbor, having taken into account the number of people
there are. You are to determine the amount of lamb needed in accordance with
what each person will eat. The animals you choose must be year-old males
without defect, and you may take them from the sheep or the goats. Take care of
them until the fourteenth day of the month, when all the people of the
community of Israel must slaughter them at twilight. Then they are to take some
of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the door frames of the houses
where they eat the lambs. That same night they are to eat the meat roasted over
the fire, along with bitter herbs, and bread made without yeast. Do not eat the
meat raw or cooked in water, but roast it over the fire — head, legs and inner
parts. Do not leave any of it till morning; if some is left till morning, you
must burn it. This is how you are to eat it: with your cloak tucked into your
belt, your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. Eat it in haste;
it is the Lord's Passover. On
that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn —
both men and animals — and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am
the Lord. The blood will be a sign
for you on the houses where you are; and when I see the blood, I will pass over
you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt. This is a day
you are to commemorate; for the generations to come you shall celebrate it as a
festival to the Lord — a lasting
ordinance’” (Exodus 12:1-14).
The
Messiah
“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
Corinthians 5:7).
“For you know that it was not with perishable things such as
silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to
you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb
without blemish or defect” (1 Peter 1:18-19).
~~~ EXPLANATORY
“MESSIAH” NOTES ~~~
(1)
Each Saturday ALN posts an example of a Hebrew
Scriptures prophecy (or foreshadowing) related to the coming Messiah which was
fulfilled in the birth, life, death, or resurrection of Jesus Christ.
(2)
While extensive it will not be a
complete list—there are hundreds of prophecies of the coming Messiah which have
been fulfilled by one man—Jesus Christ at His First Coming.
(3) It is important that there are many more
prophecies of the Messiah, yet unfulfilled, which Christians believe will be
fulfilled at the time of His Second Coming.
A particularly relevant Scripture verse in this regard is: “Do not
despise prophesies” (1 Thessalonians 5:20).
(4)
These posts will typically consist only
of Scripture—which speaks for itself. Sometimes
italicized or bold font will be used by ALN for emphasis.
(5)
The numbering of these fulfilled
prophecies of the Messiah is used to differentiate individual posts. It is not
chronological (either by time of the prophecy or by sequence in the life of the
Messiah). The posting sequence will, for
the most part, be in the order that the prophecies appear in Scripture.
(6)
Because of the chosen methodology (#5 above)
we will find many specific prophecies repeated multiple times throughout the
Scriptures.
(7) These serial posts are in addition to our
regular Tuesday ALN postings on random topics.
(8)
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