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! Introduction:

Exodus 12 is one of those incredible passages that the Bible contains.

I personally believe that this chapter is one of those passages that every believer should be acquainted with.

In fact, every believer should be well versed in this chapter.

Because it so greatly speaks about the sacrifice of the Passover Lamb, namely Jesus Christ.

This chapter has Jesus Christ woven all throughout it.

It is like a great sermon…it is all about Jesus!

What we understand in the book of Exodus so far is that God has been dealing with Pharaoh and the people of Egypt.

He has left their nation in ruins, both physically and religiously.

There has been 9 previous plagues come against Pharaoh and his people.

Now, in this 12th chapter of the Book of Exodus, we will be partakers in the sight of the death-blow to Pharaoh and the people of Egypt.

You must understand that Pharaoh and Egypt become types (representations, foreshadowing’s, pictures, illustrations) of Satan and the World.

*Pharaoh *is holding the Hebrews captive in slavery, *Satan *is holding people captive to do his will (2Tim.2:24)

*Moses/ /*said to Pharaoh “Let My people go” (Ex.5:1), *We* are to pray to God to set free, those who are held captive:

ü     2Corinthians 4:3-7; 10:3-6; Mark 9

           

*The Passover Deals With The Judgment Of God And The Deliverance Of God.*

*Þ   */The judgment of God upon the unbelievers of this world/, upon the evil oppressors and the ungodly and unrighteous of this world:

"He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”"

(John 3:36, NASB95)

"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness," (Romans 1:18)

"Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things [immorality, impurity, greed, filthiness, coarse jesting, covetousness and idolatry] the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

Therefore do not be partakers with them; for you were formerly darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light" (Ephesians 5:6-8)

"… and they said to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the presence of Him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb; for the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”" (Revelation 6:16-17)

 

*Þ   */The deliverance of God/, /His deliverance of all who believe in Christ/ and diligently follows Him:

"Having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him.

For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life."

(Romans 5:9-10)

"“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand."

(John 10:27-28, NASB95)

"Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them."

(Hebrews 7:25, NASB95)

 

*The Importance Of The Passover Can Never Be Over-Stressed!*

It was without question the most significant day in Israel’s history.

Grasp the magnitude of what God was doing in the Passover:

Þ     God had a plan to save and deliver His people, all of them (John 10:27-28).

Þ     God had a plan to judge the evil and brutal Egyptians while protecting His people (2Pet.2:9).

Þ     God had a plan to show every future believer the importance of the blood of the Passover Lamb.

Þ     God had a plan for the forgiveness of sin, every sin that Jesus Christ would willingly take upon Himself.

!! A.           Instructions For The Passover (v.1-20)

!!! 1.

The Significance of the Passover Feast (v.1-2)

!!!! a)            Passover Marked Their New Calendar (v.1-2)

!!!!! (1)           The Passover was the most significant event in Israel’s history, so significant that God used the Passover to change the very calendar of Israel.

It marked the very night when God delivered His people...

!!!!!! (a)           *from the slavery of the Egyptians (the world)*.

*Slavery: *"knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin; for he who has died is freed from sin"… "For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law but under grace."

(Romans 6:6-7, 14)

"Thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were committed, and having been freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness."

(Romans 6:16-18)

"For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness." (Romans 6:20)

"But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life."

(Romans 6:22)

 

*The World: *"The Lord Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for our sins so that He might rescue us from this present evil age (Galatians 1:3-4, NASB95)

"You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world."

(1 John 4:4, NASB95)

"For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.

Who is the one who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?" (1 John 5:4-5, NASB95)

 

!!!!!! (b)           *from the plague of death*.

"Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death (Romans 8:1-2).

"But we do see Him who was made for a little while lower than the angels, namely, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone."

(Hebrews 2:9, NASB95)

"“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life."

(John 5:24)

"“O death, where is your victory?

O death, where is your sting?”

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law; but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."

(1 Corinthians 15:55-57, NASB95)

!!!!! (2)           The Exodus From Egypt Marked A Whole New Way Of Life For God’s People.

Thus God wanted their new way of life marked with a significant event, an event that would always stir them to remember the Passover, the great night of His deliverance.

"Moses said to the people, “Remember this day in which you went out from Egypt, from the house of slavery; for by a powerful hand the Lord brought you out from this place."

(Exodus 13:3, NASB95)

"“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.’"

(Exodus 13:8, NASB95)

"“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 13:9, NASB95)

"“And it shall be when your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is this?’ then you shall say to him, ‘With a powerful hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, from the house of slavery."

(Exodus 13:14, NASB95)

"“So it shall serve as a sign on your hand and as phylacteries on your forehead, for with a powerful hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt.”"

(Exodus 13:16, NASB95)

!!!!! (3)           How could God do this?

How could God stir them to remembrance of a greatly significant event?

By giving them a new calendar.

!!!!!! (a)           Their new year was to begin during the very month of the Passover.

From then on, the first month of Israel’s year was to be the month called /Abib,/ which corresponds to today’s March-April.

In Palestine, these were the months that began Spring.

The word Abib means “young head of grain” which pictures the new “life-giving nature of springtime.”

!!!!!! (b)           Note: Israel switched calendars after the Babylonian exile (586 B.C.).

They switched to the Babylonian calendar which observed the new year in the Spring, the month of /Nisan/ (Esther 3:7; Neh.

2:1).

!!!! b)            Passover Marked Their New Beginning (v.2)

Their old year was suddenly broken off, a new year was begun.

This is true of conversion:

!!!!! (1)           *the person’s old life is suddenly broken off; a new life in Christ is begun*:

!!!!!! (a)           God has broken our calendar, and given us a new calendar.

!!!!!! (b)           He now owns me and tells me what to do; it is now His agenda not mine.

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new."

(2 Corinthians 5:17, NKJV)

"For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them."

(Ephesians 2:10, NKJV)

"But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ.

Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;" (Philippians 3:7-9, NKJV)