When the LORD goes through the land to strike down the Egyptians, he will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway, and he will not permit the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down.
Exodus 12:23
The Passover of Exodus in the Old Testament clearly points forward to Jesus, our Passover lamb, in the New Testament.
The lamb had to die before its blood could be smeared on the doorposts of the Israelite home. The lamb of God, Jesus Christ, had to die for his blood to smear out our sin.
By an act of faith, the Israelites smeared blood on the top and sides of their door frame.
Exodus 12:50 says, All the Israelites did just what the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron.
Their faith led them to obediently follow God’s commands. And their faith resulted in their salvation. They were set free from bondage. Their exodus to freedom is recorded in Exodus 12:51, And on that very day the LORD brought the Israelites out of Egypt…
And on the very day that you by faith accept Jesus as your Passover lamb, allowing his blood to cover your sin, you will be set free spiritually just as the Israelites were set free physically.
Romans 8:1-2 says, Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.
Jesus is our Passover lamb. Our exodus from bondage to sin is assured because of Jesus. Have you, by faith, trusted in his shed blood to cover the doorposts of your heart?
By an act of faith, the Israelites believed God. By an act of faith, we believe God.
Have you accepted, by faith, Jesus as your Passover Lamb?
Link to audio teaching lecture for Exodus 12: http://fbcsiloam.podbean.com/e/ladies-bible-study-exodus-lesson-6-laura-macfarlan-10-16-14/
