“For the Lord will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when He sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the Lord will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to come in to your houses to smite you.” Exodus 12:23 (NASB95)

Regulation of the Feast A lamb was to be chosen on the 10th, which was then sacrificed on the 14th No bones were to broken and the flesh was not to be boiled - Ex 12:3-6 All leaven was to be removed from the territory for seven days beginning on the 14th - Dt 16:4 No foreigner was to partake of the feast - Ex 12:43-49 Regulation of the Feast

Clean out the Old Leaven The issue at Corinth - “you are puffed up” Deals with immediate issue - discipline the adulterer - 1Cor 5:3-5 Deals with the core problem - 1Cor 5:6-8 The leaven that was corrupting their assembly was their “boasting” or rejection of Paul’s previous instructions 1Cor 5:9-13 Clean out the Old Leaven

“They baked the dough which they had brought out of Egypt into cakes of unleavened bread. For it had not become leavened, since they were driven out of Egypt and could not delay, nor had they prepared any provisions for themselves.” Exodus 12:39 (NASB95)

“8 “You shall tell your son on that day, saying, ‘It is because of what the Lord did for me when I came out of Egypt.’ 9 “And it shall serve as a sign to you on your hand, and as a reminder on your forehead, that the law of the Lord may be in your mouth; for with a powerful hand the Lord brought you out of Egypt.” Exodus 13:8–9 (NASB95)

Clean out the Old Leaven The unleavened bread demonstrated showed their escape was not due to their wisdom The Corinth church demonstrated a lack of trust in God’s commands and provision Such an attitude inevitably spreads Clean out the Old Leaven

The Shadow of things to come The Body of Christ The Blood of the Lamb Connection to the Lord’s Supper

The type that reveals Grace and the demonstration of faith A just redeemer Behold the Lamb