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Do you know Jesus as the Passover Lamb?

Do you know Jesus as the Passover Lamb? by CCSB Web Team | Apr 14, 2014 | Instructing | 3 comments Brothers and sisters rejoice, for Yeshua Hamashiach, the Passover Lamb and Son of God, is Risen! As Passover (April 14-20) and Easter (April 20) are celebrated this year, the two events have much more in common than many people realize. They are cojoined by a common bond: Jesus is the Passover Lamb. For our Jewish brothers and sisters, Passover commemorates God freeing the Hebrew people from bondage in the land of Egypt. For Christians, Easter celebrates the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (Calvary Chapel will once again have its Sunrise Service at 6 a.m. April 20 at the StubHub Center’s Tennis Stadium in Carson). The Lamb of God Was Slain for You This Easter Sunrise service, when the sun’s rays bask the area in their early morning warmth, remember it is God reaching out to you – be you Jew or gentile – embracing each and every one of you to say, “Your sins are forgiven through the blood of my Son, Jesus. The Passover Lamb was slain for you. Rejoice, for He is risen!” Just as the Angel of Death “passed over” the homes of the Hebrews who placed sacrificed lamb’s blood on their doorposts, so today God “passes over” our sins through the blood of His sacrificed lamb, Jesus. “But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. (1 John 1:7) You are no doubt familiar with the Passover story, of how God led the oppressed Israelites out of the land of Egypt, convincing Pharaoh to release his captives after a series of devastating plagues. But are you also aware that Jesus is the Passover Lamb that was slain? The similarities between the blood sacrifice of Passover and the Crucifixion of Jesus are striking. The blood of the Lamb is the catalyst for our freedom from bondage, then and now. Compare these two verses from the Old Testament and New Testament. “For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one’s life.” (Leviticus 17:11) And… “Indeed, according to the Law almost everything is purified by blood, and sins are forgiven only if blood is poured out.” (Hebrews 9:22) The Passover Story of Exodus First, the backdrop: God heard the cry of his Hebrew people who were being oppressed and tormented by Pharaoh. (Read more in Exodus 1:11-14) He instructed and entrusted Moses and Aaron to lead the people out. (Read more in Exodus 12:1-29) Pharaoh didn’t think it a good idea to lose all that free labor. In response, God hit Egypt with plagues, the final one being the death of every first-born child and animal. To protect the Israelites from this deadly plague, God ordered that each household sacrifice a lamb, and apply its blood on its doorway so that the Destroyer that God sent to kill the first-born would “pass over” that house. (To read the fascinating full Exodus story, go to Exodus 7-12) It is interesting how God refers to the sacrifice of thousands of lambs that Passover night in the singular. Exodus 12:6 says regarding Passover, “’You shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month, then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel is to kill it at twilight.” References to Jesus as the Lamb of God There are various biblical references to Jesus as the Lamb, both in the Old and New Testaments. The Hebrew prophet Isaiah prophesied: “He was oppressed and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So He opened not His mouth.” (Isaiah 53:7) Jeremiah, the “weeping prophet,” foreshadows the sacrifice of Jesus with God’s planned new covenant with the Hebrew people (see Jeremiah 30:31-34), whereby God says, “For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.” God Passes over Our Sins through the Blood of Jesus Our sins were forgiven the day Jesus, the sacrificial lamb, was crucified and His blood covered all mankind. Read the wonderful verses in the New Testament: “Knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you.” (1 Peter 1:18-20). “Get rid of the old yeast, so that you may be a new unleavened batch — as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. (1 Corinthians 5:7) “The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29) “In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!” (Revelations 5:12) The link between the Passover lamb and Jesus continues: The lamb had to be a male in its prime and without blemish (Exodus 12:5). Jesus was in His prime when He was slain, and He was without blemish. Many relate the word “unblemished,” in this instance, to only mean “sinless.” But it can be physical as well as sinless. Not only was Jesus without sin (without blemish) but as the Son of God unblemished physically. I read a commentary where a rabbi argued that because Jesus was beaten severely prior to His Crucifixion that this made Him blemished, negating His role as a sacrificial lamb. That argument doesn’t hold water, however, because Jesus was unblemished when He was chosen as the sacrificial lamb. The severe beatings at the hands of the Romans were part of his Crucifixion. This is in line with 1 Peter 1:19, describing Jesus as “a lamb without blemish or defect.” The Significance of the Passover Seder and Jesus Even the Jewish celebration of the Passover through the Seder meal offers great similarities to Jesus’ sacrifice. There is purpose in everything that God does. For a detailed explanation of the Passover Seder, watch this enlightening video from Jews for Jesus, “Christ in the Passover” by David Brickner. (The video). It wonderfully explains the significance of each item used in the Passover Seder, how Passover is conducted in a Jewish home, and how these items relate to Jesus as the Passover Lamb. Through His sacrifice, Yeshua Hamashiach, the Son of God, brings both Jew and gentile redemption, salvation, forgiveness of sins and fellowship with the Father. And the blood of the Lamb has defeated Satan (see Revelations 12:9-11). Just as the blood of the lamb on their doorposts saved the Hebrews from death in Egypt, so the blood of the Lamb today gives us a way to exchange bondage and death for eternal life. All we need do is apply the blood of Jesus on the doorposts of our lives. [fusion_youtube id=”gBGz3k37kDE” width=”” height=”” autoplay=”false” api_params=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=””][/fusion_youtube] 3 Comments kurt bennett on April 14, 2014 at 6:20 pm Thanks for sharing shedding light on Jesus as our Passover Lamb, Ani. Great post! REPLY ani maamin on April 14, 2014 at 8:44 pm I continue to marvel, Kurt, as I read how God never changes. We anger Him, we ignore him, we sin against Him, and yet from the Old Testament to the New Testament, he never stops loving us. He laid the ground work for our redemption, culminating in Jesus being nailed to the cross for our sins. Blood atones for sins, and Jesus paid with His blood for all mankind. Now God’s wrath “passes over” the believer. Not only are we covered by the blood of Jesus, we are also covered by His divine love. He is risen, indeed! REPLY kurt bennett on April 15, 2014 at 9:45 am “…God’s wrath ‘passes over’ the believer.” Hey, I really like that Ani! It’s kind of a one sentence explanation of the relationship between Passover and the Christ. REPLY Trackbacks/Pingbacks 2407.) 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Does the Passover lamb prefigure Jesus?

About Us & How to help God exists Jesus is a real historical figure Jesus—if killed—could be raised by God Jesus is the centerpiece of human history Jesus is a moral exemplar (icon of love/goodness) Jesus uncoincidentally fits messianic prophecy Jesus uncoincidentally fits Jewish prefiguring …uncoincidentally parallels the Passover lamb v3 - Both are examined on Nisan 10-14th v5 - Both are free of defect (pure for sacrifice) v6 - Both are killed on Passover v7 - The blood of both smears wooden posts v7 - The blood of both is effectual for the faithful v9 - Both lambs undergo God's fiery wrath v13 - The blood of both wards off God's wrath v21 - Both are killed very publicly v46 - The bones of both remain unbroken v9 - The body of both is to be eaten (ritual) …uncoincidentally parallels the binding of Isaac Jesus is God incarnate Jesus rose from the dead Jesus saves (Can I know God personally?) EXTRA: Standard Christianity is correct Does the Passover lamb prefigure Jesus? INTRODUCTION Clarifying the question Are the ritualized deaths of the Passover/Paschal lamb and the death of Jesus related? Are they narrative-tied? Does one of these rituals occur with the other in mind? Does the sacrificing of the Passover lamb foreshadow or prefigure Jesus's death (i.e. are they fulfilled in his death)? (Or alternatively, does the death of Jesus refer back to the Passover lamb in some sense?). Hebrews: “A shadow of things to come” Debates this question affects • …Is Jesus a myth? • …Does Jesus stand out like one chosen by God “YES, AFTER ALL… V3 --BOTH ARE EXAMINED ON MONTH NISAN, 10-14TH V5 -- BOTH ARE FREE OF DEFECT (PURE FOR SACRIFICE) V6 -- BOTH ARE KILLED ON PASSOVER V7 -- THE BLOOD OF BOTH IS APPLIED TO WOODEN BEAMS V7 -- THE BLOOD OF BOTH IS EFFECTUAL FOR THE FAITHFUL V9 -- BOTH LAMBS UNDERGO GOD'S FIERY WRATH V13 --THE BLOOD OF BOTH STAYS GOD'S WRATH V21 -- BOTH ARE KILLED PUBLICLY V46 --THE BONES OF BOTH REMAIN UNBROKEN V8 --THE BODY OF BOTH IS TO BE RITUALISTICALLY EATEN SHOW/HIDE MENU

Did the Passover Lamb Forshadow the Crucifixion of Yeshua

Outreach Judaism Menu Did the Passover Lamb Foreshadow the Crucifixion of Jesus? by Tovia Singer Sharing is caring! 57 1 Question: I want to first commend you on your web site which is laid out quite well and has helped me understand more about traditional Jewish thinking on Christ. Although I am a born again Christian, I do not support groups such as the Messianics who sit on the fence regarding Judaism and Christianity. You either follow Judaism or Christianity; you can’t pretend to follow both at the same time. This has led to Jews for Jesus following rabbinic customs that are not a part of the teachings of Christ. With that said, my question to you is: Why have the Jewish people rejected Jesus as their sacrificial lamb who is the sin bearer for mankind when the atoning blood of Jesus is so everpresent in the Paschal lamb in the Book of Exodus. I ask this question because you are a rabbi and profess to believe in the teachings of the Old Testament; so how is it that you do not see the atonement of the blood of the lamb which was placed on the doorposts that first Passover Seder night in Egypt? I look forward to your answer. Answer: Evangelical Christians often draw a comparison between the Paschal Lamb and Jesus, insisting that the former foreshadows the latter. This idea is advanced in the New Testament, particularly in the fourth Gospel, where John portrayed Jesus as the fulfillment of the Passover lamb. Yet how valid a point is this? What is the meaning of this holiday sacrifice? Is there a relationship between this festival offering and atonement for sin? The Bible relates in Exodus 12:3-13 that as the Jewish people were preparing themselves for the momentous Exodus from Egypt, God commanded them to slaughter a year-old sheep or goat on the 14th day of the first month (Nissan). They were to place its blood on the outside doorposts of their homes. Because Christians insist that the blood of the Paschal lamb foreshadowed the atonement of the blood of Jesus at Calvary, it behooves us to question the soundness of this claim. The Passover lamb did not atone for sin and accordingly, this idea is nowhere to be found in the Jewish Scriptures. It goes without saying that the notion that the Paschal Lamb is a representation of a crucified savior or an atonement is alien to the teachings of the Torah and is not even mentioned by the first three Gospels. A mindful study of the Jewish Scriptures reveals that the Paschal Lamb was alluded to long before the Exodus from Egypt. Centuries earlier, Abraham’s faith was tested by God when he commanded him to sacrifice his beloved son Isaac. Genesis 22:7-8 relates that as the two ascended Mount Moriah together, Isaac asked his father, “Here is the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for the offering?” Abraham then replied, “God will see to a lamb for an offering, my son.” (Genesis 22:7-8) The question that comes to mind is, what happened to that lamb that Abraham promised? A few verses later we find that ram was sacrificed rather than a lamb! Where was the lamb to which Abraham was prophetically referring? The answer of course is that our father Abraham was prophetically alluding to the Paschal lamb. Just as God tested Abraham’s faith to demonstrate his worthiness to be the father of the chosen people, the young Jewish nation also had to have their faith tested to show their worthiness to participate in the exodus from Egypt, receive the Torah at Mount Sinai, and emerge as the progenitors of the covenant people who would forever be known as “a light to the nations.” During the period of the Exodus in Ancient Egypt, the lamb was deified and worshiped as a god. By Egyptian law, it was therefore forbidden to harm a lamb in any way; such an act was considered a crime punishable by death. For this reason, Moses refused Pharaoh’s initial offer that the Jews bring their sacrifice to God while remaining in Egypt, following the third plague of lice. Moses explained to Pharaoh that it would be impossible for his people to sacrifice these animals in this land because the Egyptians would execute us for carrying out this ceremony (Exodus 8:25-26). The Almighty, therefore, tested the faithfulness of the Jewish people by commanding them to kill Egypt’s cherished god, and place the lamb’s blood on their doorposts, displayed for all of their neighbors to see. Only those Israelites who, like Abraham, demonstrated that they feared nothing but the God of Israel were deemed worthy to have their homes “passed over” during the tenth and final plague. It is worth noting that the synoptic gospels, i.e. the gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, do not associate Jesus with the Paschal Lamb. The Book of John, on the other hand, draws a clear link between the two (John 1:29-34). The synoptic Gospels insist that Jesus was crucified on the first day of Passover – the 15th day of Nissan. Written several decades after the synoptic Gospels, th John’s author accordingly has Jesus crucified on the eve of Passover, the 14th day of Nissan, when the lambs were slaughtered. As a result, the Passover Seder is noticeably absent in John’s Passion Narrative. 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Did the Passover Lamb Foreshadow the Crucifixion of Jesus?

The Lord institutes the Passover

LDS.org is now ChurchofJesusChrist.org, learn more Scriptures and Study Families and Individuals Share the Gospel Inspiration and News Serve and Teach Worldwide - English My Account and Ward Search Manuals HOME LDS.ORG MANUALS OLD TESTAMENT SEMINARY TEACHER MANUAL PREVIOUS NEXT LESSON 45 Exodus 12–13 “Lesson 45: Exodus 12–13,” Old Testament Seminary Teacher Manual (2014) Introduction After Moses warned Pharaoh that the firstborn sons of Egypt would die, he instructed the Israelites how to escape that plague. The Lord explained the feast of unleavened bread, or Passover, which would become a memorial to the Lord’s deliverance of Israel from bondage in Egypt. The ordinance of the Passover would help the Israelites look forward to the Messiah’s coming and the deliverance of God’s children from spiritual death. Suggestions for Teaching Exodus 12 The Lord institutes the Passover Israelites eat the Passover feast. The following foods discussed in Exodus 12 are part of the Passover feast: unleavened bread, bitter herbs, and lamb meat. If possible, you might consider preparing a table with some of these food items before class. Crackers or tortillas might be used as substitutes for unleavened bread; you might use parsley, horseradish, or romaine lettuce for the bitter herbs; and you could use any kind of meat as an example of the lamb. If you are unable to bring food to class, you might show students pictures of some of the specified food or ask students to visualize the foods at the appropriate points in the lesson. Any examples of the Passover feast should be done with reverence and dignity. Classroom preparation Preparing a classroom in advance can provide interest and engagement as students enter the learning environment. Generally, avoid explaining the items you have prepared until they become relevant within the scripture block. Begin the lesson by asking students to try to list from memory the 10 plagues that befell Egypt (see Exodus 7–11). Then invite a student to read Exodus 11:5–6 aloud. Ask the class to follow along, looking for the Lord’s description of the calamity that would result from the 10th plague. Explain that the Lord gave very specific instructions for the Israelites to follow in order to escape this plague. If the Israelites would obey those instructions, the Lord would “put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel” (Exodus 11:7) and protect their firstborn. Invite students to read Exodus 12:3–14 silently or quietly with a partner, looking for the Lord’s specific instructions that would help Israelite families escape the plague. You might invite them to mark what they find. What did the Lord instruct the Israelites to do? (As students describe what they read, list the following items on the board: lamb, blood, bitter herbs, and unleavened bread.) Passover Lamb (Jesus Christ) Blood (Atonement of Jesus Christ) Bitter herbs (bondage, sin) Unleavened bread (repentance, removal of sin) According to verse 11, what did the Lord call the meal Israel was to eat? (Write Passover on the board, above the items you listed.) According to verses 12–13, why was it called Passover? Explain that the foods in the Passover meal and the way the Israelites were supposed to eat the meal were symbolic. This symbolism taught the Israelites about the Lord’s hand in their deliverance. To help students analyze and understand these symbols, you might start by inviting students to eat or imagine some of the bitter herbs. What part of the Israelites’ lives had been bitter? (As students respond, you may need to point out that as the Israelites ate the bitter herbs, they were to remember their bondage to the Egyptians. Write bondage next to “bitter herbs” on the board.) What else might the bitter herbs have symbolized in the Israelites’ spiritual life? (The bitter herbs are like the effects of sin.) Invite students to remember when they have felt the bitterness of their sins as they eat the bitter herbs. Explain that sin places us in bitter bondage, unable to return to the presence of God. Write sin next to “bitter herbs” on the board. Point to the phrase “unleavened bread” on the board. Ask students if they can explain what leaven is. (Leaven, or yeast, causes bread to rise; it also causes bread to spoil and get moldy.) Explain that leaven can symbolize corruption and sin. Invite a student to read Exodus 12:15 aloud. Ask the class to follow along, looking for what Israel was to do with any leaven in their homes. Ask them to report what they find. What do you think removing all the leaven from the home and eating only unleavened bread could symbolize? (As students respond, write repentance or removal of sin on the board next to “unleavened bread.”) Invite students to eat or imagine some unleavened bread. Ask them to notice what begins to happen to the bitter taste from the herbs. (You may need to point out that the bread cleanses the bitter taste from the mouth.) Refer to the word lamb on the board. Invite students to silently review verse 5, looking for the Lord’s description of the lamb each family was to sacrifice. Then invite a student to read Exodus 12:46. Ask the class to notice one additional instruction concerning the bones of the lamb. What do you think the lamb might symbolize? (As students respond, write Jesus Christ next to “lamb” on the board.) Invite students to eat or imagine some of the meat and think about Jesus Christ’s sacrifice to deliver us from our sins. Invite a student to read Exodus 12:21–23 aloud. Ask the class to follow along, looking for what the Lord would do for the families who put the lambs’ blood around their doors. Point out that the sacrifice of the lamb alone did not bring protection from the destroying angel. Only those who properly marked their doors with the blood of the lamb were promised safety. What kind of death was Israel saved from that first Passover night? (Physical death.) What kinds of death do we all need to be saved from? (Physical and spiritual death.) What do you think the blood of the lamb that saved Israel from death represents? (As students respond, emphasize that Jesus Christ’s Atonement was a blood sacrifice for sin. Write Atonement of Jesus Christ next to “blood” on the board.) Like the Israelites who were protected from physical death by placing the lambs’ blood around their doors, how can we be delivered from spiritual death? (Students may use different words, but they should identify something similar to the following doctrine: We can be delivered from spiritual death through the atoning blood of Jesus Christ.) Invite a student to read Exodus 12:28 aloud. Ask the class to follow along, looking for a phrase that summarizes how the children of Israel qualified for deliverance. Ask students to report what they find. What would have happened if the Israelites had chosen not to put blood around their doors as the Lord had commanded? What can we learn from the Israelites’ example about what we must do to apply the atoning blood of Jesus Christ in our lives? (Students may use different words, but they should identify something similar to the following principle: We can apply the atoning blood of Jesus Christ through repentance and obedience.) To help students comprehend the truth and importance of this principle, invite a student to read aloud the following statement by Elder Richard G. Scott of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. “Repentance and obedience are absolutely essential for the Atonement to work its complete miracle in your life. … “The Atonement was a selfless act of infinite, eternal consequence. … Through it the Savior broke the bonds of death. … It opens the gates to exaltation for all who qualify for forgiveness through repentance and obedience” (“The Atonement Can Secure Your Peace and Happiness,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2006, 42). Invite students to read Exodus 12:29–30 silently, looking for what happened to families who did not have the lambs’ blood around their doors. Ask students to report what they find. Summarize Exodus 12:31–51 by explaining that as a result of this last plague, Pharaoh finally allowed the Israelites to go free. Exodus 13 The Lord commands the Israelites to remember the Passover after their departure from Egypt Invite students to share experiences their older family members have had that have helped strengthen the students’ faith. Summarize Exodus 13:1–7 by explaining that Moses told the Israelites to remember the day they were brought out of Egypt by repeating the Passover feast each year on the anniversary of their deliverance (see Bible Dictionary, “Feasts”). Invite a student to read Exodus 13:8–10 aloud. Ask the class to follow along, looking for what the Israelites were to tell their children at the Passover feast each year. What did the Lord want the Israelites and their children to remember? According to verse 10, what was the Passover feast? Invite students to silently read the following verses: Exodus 12:14, 17, 24. According to these verses, how long did the Lord say His people were to keep the ordinance of the Passover? Do we still observe the ordinance of the Passover in our day? What ordinance do we observe today in the place of the Passover to help us remember Jesus Christ? (The sacrament.) How is the sacrament like the Passover feast? (Students may identify a variety of truths, including the following: The sacrament helps us remember the Savior’s atoning sacrifice. Write this truth on the board.) To help students understand this truth, you might want to draw the following diagram on the board: Explain that on the evening before Jesus Christ was crucified, He and His disciples shared a Passover meal together. At the end of this meal, Jesus introduced the ordinance we now recognize as the sacrament, which He told His disciples to repeat in remembrance of Him. The following day, as a fulfillment of the Passover, the Lamb of God was sacrificed on the cross for the sins of the world. His sacrifice ended the ordinance of blood sacrifice (see 3 Nephi 9:19–20). After the Savior’s Crucifixion, His followers began to meet on the first day of the week to partake of bread and wine in remembrance of Him (see Acts 20:7). How can understanding the Passover influence your experience of partaking of the sacrament? Encourage students to think about what they have learned about the Passover and its symbolism the next time they partake of the sacrament. Summarize Exodus 13:11–22 by explaining that Moses told the children of Israel they were to sacrifice the firstborn males of their flocks and herds to the Lord. They were also to offer a sacrifice for each of their firstborn sons. Explain that when the Israelites left Egypt, they took Joseph’s bones with them to bury them in the promised land as Joseph had requested. The Lord led Moses and the children of Israel as they traveled in the wilderness. Consider concluding the lesson by sharing your feelings about the Savior and His sacrifice for you. Commentary and Background Information Exodus 12:14, 17, 24. The Passover and the sacrament President Boyd K. Packer of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles explained the connection between the Passover and the sacrament: “At Gethsemane and Golgotha the Savior’s blood was shed. Centuries earlier the Passover had been introduced as a symbol and a type of things to come. It was an ordinance to be kept forever (see Exodus 12). … “After the crucifixion of the Lord, the law of sacrifice required no more shedding of blood. … The sacrifice thenceforth was to be a broken heart and a contrite spirit—repentance. “And the Passover would be commemorated forever as the sacrament, in which we renew our covenant of baptism and partake in remembrance of the body of the Lamb of God and of His blood, which was shed for us” (“Atonement, Agency, Accountability,” Ensign, May 1988, 72). Exodus 12. Placing lamb’s blood on the doorposts clearly identified those who worshipped Jehovah Consider the courage the ancient Israelites showed when they obeyed the command to place blood on their doorposts. Four hundred years of Egyptian rule likely included persecution for those who openly worshipped Jehovah. Thus, the placement of the lamb’s blood on the doorposts was a bold public statement, a marker that identified those who worshipped Jehovah. How does the courageous example of the ancient Israelites influence the way we live our beliefs and standards as Latter-day Saints? Although we don’t sprinkle blood on our doorposts today, what outward characteristics might distinguish the homes and lives of faithful Latter-day Saints from the homes and lives of others? Are we afraid of persecution or concerned about public opinion and being accepted by the world? Or do we say, as Paul did, “I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ” (Romans 1:16)? Exodus 12. The Passover and other feasts For more details about the Passover and other traditional feasts, see the “Feasts” entry in the Bible Dictionary and the “Passover” entry in Guide to the Scriptures (scriptures.lds.org). Exodus 12. The Passover Scripture Reference The Lord’s Instructions Possible Symbolism Exodus 12:3–6 Each Israelite family was to kill a male lamb that was without blemish. Jesus Christ, “the Lamb of God” (John 1:36), was perfect and gave His life for us. Exodus 12:46 No bone of the lamb was to be broken. None of Jesus Christ’s bones were broken at the time of His death (see John 19:36). Exodus 12:8, 15 The Israelites were to eat bitter herbs and unleavened bread. They were to rid their homes of all leaven for seven days. The bitter herbs reminded the Israelites of their years of bitter bondage in Egypt. The bitter bondage is like the bitterness of our sins. Leaven, or yeast, causes bread to become moldy. As part of our repentance, we are to rid our lives of anything that can corrupt our spirits. Exodus 12:9–10 The Israelites were to eat all of the lamb and burn the remains. We are to receive Jesus Christ’s Atonement completely. No part of His Atonement was wasted. He did not sacrifice Himself needlessly. Exodus 12:11 The Israelites were to eat the Passover meal in haste, dressed prepared to leave. We should be ready to leave behind any sinful ways. Exodus 12:7, 12–13, 29 The sacrifice of the lamb alone did not bring protection from the destroying angel. The lamb’s blood needed to be placed around the doors to protect the people inside from the destroying angel. Safety was promised only to those who properly marked the doors. The Atonement of Jesus Christ can protect us from the power of Satan as we apply the conditions of repentance in our lives. Exodus 12:30–31 The deaths of the firstborns in Egypt led to the Israelites’ freedom from bondage. The Atonement of Jesus Christ, the Firstborn spirit child of Heavenly Father, makes possible our freedom from the bondage of sin. Exodus 12:47–48 No uncircumcised men shall eat of the Passover. Only those who have worthily made covenants with the Lord can receive all the blessings the Atonement makes possible. Supplemental Teaching Idea Exodus 12. Video presentation—“The Passover” While discussing the Passover, you may want to show the video “The Passover” (3:07) to help students visualize the symbols and meanings discussed in Exodus 12. This video can be found on Old Testament Visual Resource DVDs and on LDS.org. PREVIOUS NEXT Listen Print Download Share PowerPoint: Old Testament lesson 45—Exodus 12–13 The Passover Supper, by Brian Call Passover Foods, by Sherry Meidell Always Remember Him (5:28) Every Sunday, we are given the opportunity to remember and renew our baptismal covenants as we partake of the sacrament. The Passover (Putting Lamb’s Blood on the Door Posts), by W. H. 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Passover is for Christians as well Jews

Fox News ☰ FAITHPublished March 30, 2018 Last Update March 29, 2018 Passover is for Christians as well as Jews -- Here's why By Scott Hahn, | Fox News The Last Supper. (iStock) Continue Reading Below For Christians as well as Jews, Passover – beginning at sundown Friday and ending at sundown on April 7 – is a particularly important holiday. You say that Christians don’t celebrate Passover? But of course we do. Easter is Passover. Most modern languages bear witness to this and use similar words to describe both the Jewish and Christian holidays. The words are taken from Pesach, the Hebrew name for Passover. Spaniards call Easter Pascua. Italians call it Pasqua. And the Dutch say Pasen. In Zulu it’s IPhasika. Only a few languages – English, German, Polish – give the Christian holiday a name unrelated to Passover. We call it “Easter,” though it loses much in that translation. In ancient Israel, Passover was a sacrificial feast of massive proportions. The first century historian Josephus tells of one year when 255,660 lambs were slaughtered in the Jerusalem Temple. Other sources tell us that the city’s streams ran red with blood from the sacrifices. Continue Reading Below It was a holy day of obligation. The Book of Exodus (23:14–17) required all Israelite males to celebrate three feasts in the holy city, and Passover was chief among the three. At Passover a family would share a meal tightly scripted with prayer, known as the seder. They’d share the sacrificial lamb along with unleavened bread and four cups of wine. Jesus’ Last Supper had a Passover setting and character, and so it was a solemn, sacrificial banquet. But his offering was not an ordinary lamb. It was rather the person made known in the Gospels as the “Lamb of God.” It was Jesus himself. In the Upper Room, Jesus made an offering of his “body” and “blood.” He spoke of the action as his memorial (another synonym for sacrifice). Echoing the Passover Haggadah (the prayer book and guide used to conduct the seder, still used today) he told those who attended to repeat the action they had witnessed. The sacrifice offered at the Last Supper was consummated on the cross. The sacrifice that took place “once for all” was extended to all peoples by its re-presentation in the meal that Christians call the “Lord’s Supper” or “Eucharist.” In his First Letter to the Corinthians, Saint Paul called Christ “our paschal lamb” who “has been sacrificed” (5:7). It was Jesus’ action at the Last Supper that transformed his death from an execution to a sacrificial offering. At the Last Supper he gave his body to be broken, his blood to be poured out on the “altar” of the cross. Because he did so, his death on Calvary was not simply a brutal and bloody execution. Jesus’ death had been transformed by his self-offering in the Upper Room. It had become the offering of an unblemished Passover victim – the self-offering of a high priest who gave himself as a victim for the redemption of others. “Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God” (Ephesians 5:2). Christians came to understand this event – Jesus’ suffering, death, and resurrection — as the Paschal Mystery. It is the mystery of Passover, foreshadowed from the dawn of creation by the blood of Abel, the murdered shepherd. It is the mystery of Passover, prefigured by Abraham’s offering of his son Isaac on Mount Moriah. It is the mystery hidden in Israel’s deliverance amid the final plague visited upon Egypt. All of these mysteries found fulfillment in Jesus’ Passover, which the early Christians understood as a “once for all” sacrifice (Hebrews 7:27, 10:10). It was a supremely important event. As Jews renewed their covenant through the Passover sacrifice, so Christians renewed their “new covenant” through the offering of the body and blood of the Lamb of God. They marked every Sunday as the Lord’s Day by re-presenting the once-for-all sacrifice. And Passover – Pesach – was the first feast the Christian Church celebrated annually. We still celebrate Passover every year. In our country we might call it by a different name, but the reality remains the same as it ever was. Don’t let it pass you by without a keen awareness of its deepest meaning. Scott Hahn is the author of "The Fourth Cup: Unveiling the Mystery of the Last Supper and the Cross." He holds the Fr. Michael Scanlan Chair of Biblical Theology and the New Evangelization at Franciscan University of Steubenville, where he has taught since 1990, and is the Founder and President of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. 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HEALTHLIFEFITNESS 9 Best Herbs for Kidney Cleansing pixabay.com Kidneys are one of those body parts that most people don’t think about until something goes wrong. Kidneys are actually very important. They remove waste and toxins from the blood. They clean about 200 quarts a day and remove about 2 quarts that you then pee out. Kidney also help to regulate blood pressure, increase red blood cell productions, and synthesize vitamin D. Cleansing kidneys is a popular method of keeping kidney healthy. We’ll discuss nine different herbs that are used for kidney cleansing and give you a freebie in the conclusion. Number three is common in flower arrangements. Who knew it could help with kidney stones. Number five is not only incredibly healthy but is a versatile vegetable in the kitchen. Prev post1 of 11Next RELATED POSTS Food to Eat or Avoid with Eczema Food to Eat When Sick 13 Foods You Have to Stay Away from Post-Surgery If You Eat Tomatoes Everyday for a Month, This is What Happens to Your Body Food Eat Safe Copyright © 2019. This site offers information designed for educational purposes only. You should not rely on any information on this site as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or as a substitute for, professional counseling care, advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you have any concerns or questions about your health, you should always consult with a physician or other health-care professional. Privacy Policy Terms of Service Contact Us