Exodus 11:1-12:42 The Passover: Remembering the past Pointing to the future

Overview Judgment & History (the link to last week) Typology The Passover: sacrifice, grace, redemption The Passover lamb The Passover feast The Passover transaction So what?

Judgment God’s judgment is rooted in God’s justice Both reflect his nature (although not completely) Judgment is certain Judgment is all-inclusive Judgment will be devastating

Typology To qualify as a “type” Rooted in history Main point of the story The fulfillment must intensify the features Is this a valid type? John 1:29 1 Corinthians 5:7 Revelation 5:6, 5:12-13 etc.

So what? We need to take the Bible’s teaching about judgment seriously There is a way of escape

The Passover lamb Was a picture of Jesus who was the Lamb of God The lamb was substituted for the firstborn Yearling – cut off in the prime of life Had to be perfect Taken from the flock Separate from the flock

So what? Jesus, the perfect lamb of God gave himself as a sacrifice for us He died in our place to purchase our freedom Do we keep in mind the cost? Do we live in the light of the cost?

The Passover feast Was given before the law Was celebrated by families not dispensed by a priest The blood had to be sprinkled Was roasted whole Was to be eaten Was to be eaten completely Ready to leave

So what? It is not enough that Jesus died: We have to receive the forgiveness by faith We have to repent We have to give Him His rightful place

The Passover transaction Jesus takes my sin on himself Jesus gives me His righteousness

Today’s take-away Judgment is certain, universal and devastating God himself has dealt with the problem of our sin at great cost to himself We need to take this to ourselves

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