Passover Pastor Nathan Weller May 14, 2017 Series: Fantastic Feasts (and Who You Find In Them

--Leviticus 23.1-2 (ESV) 1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘These are the appointed feasts of the Lord you shall proclaim as holy convocations; they are my appointed feasts.’” --Leviticus 23.1-2 (ESV)

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At the festival of Passover we meet the God of Liberation

1 While the Israelites were still in the land of Egypt, the Lord gave the following instructions to Moses and Aaron: 2 “From now on, this month will be the first month of the year for you. 3 Announce to the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each family must choose a lamb or a young goat for a sacrifice, one animal for each household --Exodus 12.1-3 (NLT)

The importance of Liberation

“This day shall be for you a memorial day, and you shall keep it as a feast to the Lord; throughout your generations, as a statute forever, you shall keep it as a feast. --Exodus 12.14 (ESV)

will continue to observe this ceremony. 24 “Remember, these instructions are a permanent law that you and your descendants must observe forever. 25 When you enter the land the Lord has promised to give you, you will continue to observe this ceremony. 26 Then your children will ask, ‘What does this ceremony mean?’ 27 And you will... (cont’d) --Exodus 12.24-28 (NLT)

...will reply, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the Lord, for he passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt. And though he struck the Egyptians, he spared our families.’” When Moses had finished speaking, all the people bowed down to the ground and worshiped. --Exodus 12.24-28 (NLT)

3 Announce to the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each family must choose a lamb or a young goat for a sacrifice, one animal for each household. 4 If a family is too small to eat a whole animal, let them share with another family in the neighborhood. Divide the animal according to the size of each family and how much they can eat. 5 The animal you select must be a one-year-old male, either a sheep or a... (cont’d) --Exodus 12.3-13 (NLT)

...goat, with no defects. 6 Take special care of this chosen animal until the evening of the fourteenth day of this first month. Then the whole assembly of the community of Israel must slaughter their lamb or goat at twilight. 7 They are to take some of the blood and smear it on the sides and top of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the animal. 8 That same night they must roast the meat over a fire and eat it along with... (cont’d) --Exodus 12.3-13 (NLT)

--Exodus 12.3-13 (NLT) ...bitter salad greens and bread without yeast. 9 Do not eat any meat raw or boiled in water. The whole animal—including the head, legs, and internal organs—must be roasted over a fire. 10 Do not leave any of it until the next morning. Burn whatever is not eaten before morning. 11 “These are your instructions for eating this meal: Be fully dressed, wear your sandals, carry your walking stick in your hand. Eat the meal with... (cont’d) --Exodus 12.3-13 (NLT)

urgency, for this is the Lord’s Passover ...urgency, for this is the Lord’s Passover. 12 On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn son and firstborn male animal in the land of Egypt. I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt, for I am the Lord! 13 But the blood on your doorposts will serve as a sign, marking the houses where you are staying. When I see the blood, I will pass over you. This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt. --Exodus 12.3-13 (NLT)

The cost of Liberation

28 So the people of Israel did just as the Lord had commanded through Moses and Aaron. 29 And that night at midnight, the Lord struck down all the firstborn sons in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn son of the prisoner in the dungeon. Even the firstborn of their livestock were killed. 30 Pharaoh... (cont’d) --Exodus 12.28-32 (NLT)

--Exodus 12.28-32 (NLT) ...and all his officials and all the people of Egypt woke up during the night, and loud wailing was heard throughout the land of Egypt. There was not a single house where someone had not died. 31 Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron during the night. “Get out!” he ordered. “Leave my people—and take the rest of the... (cont’d) --Exodus 12.28-32 (NLT)

...Israelites with you! Go and worship the Lord as you have requested. 32 Take your flocks and herds, as you said, and be gone. Go, but bless me as you leave.” 33 All the Egyptians urged the people of Israel to get out of the land as quickly as possible, for they thought, “We will all die!” --Exodus 12.28-32 (NLT)

The God of Liberation

--Exodus 3.7-12 (NLT) 7 Then the Lord told him, “I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cries of distress because of their harsh slave drivers. Yes, I am aware of their suffering. 8 So I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and lead them out of Egypt into their own fertile and spacious land. It is a land... (cont’d) --Exodus 3.7-12 (NLT)

...flowing with milk and honey—the land where the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites now live. 9 Look! The cry of the people of Israel has reached me, and I have seen how harshly the Egyptians abuse them. 10 Now go, for I am sending you to Pharaoh. You must lead my people Israel out of Egypt.” (cont’d) --Exodus 3.7-12 (NLT)

11 But Moses protested to God, “Who am I to appear before Pharaoh 11 But Moses protested to God, “Who am I to appear before Pharaoh? Who am I to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt?” 12 God answered, “I will be with you. And this is your sign that I am the one who has sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God at this very mountain.” --Exodus 3.7-12 (NLT)

“I will be with you.” --Exodus 3.12 (NLT)

Christ, our Passover Lamb, has been sacrificed for us. --1 Corinthians 5.7b

When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God at this very mountain.” --Exodus 3.12b (NLT) When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.” --Exodus 3.12b (ESV)

Passover Pastor Nathan Weller May 14, 2017 Series: Fantastic Feasts (and Who You Find In Them