What Is the Passover in the Bible?
What Is the Passover in the Bible? The Passover commemorates God delivering Israel from Egypt — when the blood of a lamb on the doorposts caused the angel of death to 'pass over' Hebrew homes.
Key verse: Exodus 12:13 (KJV)
The Passover commemorates God delivering Israel from Egypt — when the blood of a lamb on the doorposts caused the angel of death to 'pass over' Hebrew homes.
The Passover commemorates God delivering Israel from Egypt — when the blood of a lamb on the doorposts caused the angel of death to 'pass over' Hebrew homes.
"And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you." — Exodus 12:13 (KJV)
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The Biblical Answer
The Passover, recorded in Exodus 12, is one of the most significant events in the Old Testament. God sent ten plagues on Egypt to free Israel from slavery. The tenth and final plague was the death of every firstborn. God instructed each Israelite family to slaughter a lamb 'without blemish' and apply its blood to their doorposts. 'When I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you' (Exodus 12:13). That night, every Egyptian firstborn died, but Israel was spared. Pharaoh released them, and they left in haste with unleavened bread. God commanded Israel to celebrate the Passover annually as a 'memorial' (Exodus 12:14). The Passover points unmistakably to Christ. Paul declares, 'Christ our passover is sacrificed for us' (1 Corinthians 5:7). Jesus was crucified during Passover week. He is the Lamb without blemish whose blood delivers believers from the judgment of spiritual death. Every element of the Passover finds its fulfillment in Christ.
Key Scripture References
"And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you."
"For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us."
"Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world."
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