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This passage gives the historical reason and setting for the feast of the Passover. God saved Israel from Egyptian slavery when the angel of death passed over the homes of Israel and killed the children of the Egyptians. Every year they thanked the Lord for this miracle of favoritism for his chosen people.
A lamb was given in sacrifice for their sins and for this miracle. Jesus became the last lamb to be sacrificed for his people -- for all who believed in him! He was the perfect lamb without defect. He had no sin in him. We are all children of Abraham through faith in Christ.
They were saved back then if they took the blood of the lamb and put it on their doors. We are also saved by the blood of the lamb. This ceremony becomes the symbol for the Lord's Supper where we drink the blood and eat the bread.
In the early church, the Lord's Supper was most often part of a regular meal (as was Jesus' last supper). It could begin with the blessing of the bread and end with the blessing of the cup of wine. Ours is usually reduced to just a piece of the unleavened bread and a sip of wine. The meaning should still be there. Symbolism is and always has been an important part of worship: certain days were holy, certain words had special meaning, certain hymns (psalms in Jesus' day) had significance, bowing our heads, kneeling, sitting in church pews, how the bread is made, the ashes on our heads, and so on.
You are to eat it in haste. We take our time at the Lord's Supper. We don't have to get out of town before the Egyptians catch up with us. The important thing for us is that the blood will save us from destruction that will fall on those who don't believe and partake of the bread and wine. May God have mercy on them.
It is our job to make them a part of our fellowship so that they may be "saved" from the wrath to come.
This is one passage that makes "haste" important. They had to get out of town before the Egyptians came after them. There were probably times in Germany during Hitler's regime when Jews had to get out of town in a hurry. We should not assume that all things are the same in God's world. The important thing is to listen to him. Hurry when he says hurry. Slow down and relax when he says. In either case, we should thank him for his sacrifice as we take the bread and wine.
A lamb was given in sacrifice for their sins and for this miracle. Jesus became the last lamb to be sacrificed for his people -- for all who believed in him! He was the perfect lamb without defect. He had no sin in him. We are all children of Abraham through faith in Christ.
They were saved back then if they took the blood of the lamb and put it on their doors. We are also saved by the blood of the lamb. This ceremony becomes the symbol for the Lord's Supper where we drink the blood and eat the bread.
In the early church, the Lord's Supper was most often part of a regular meal (as was Jesus' last supper). It could begin with the blessing of the bread and end with the blessing of the cup of wine. Ours is usually reduced to just a piece of the unleavened bread and a sip of wine. The meaning should still be there. Symbolism is and always has been an important part of worship: certain days were holy, certain words had special meaning, certain hymns (psalms in Jesus' day) had significance, bowing our heads, kneeling, sitting in church pews, how the bread is made, the ashes on our heads, and so on.
You are to eat it in haste. We take our time at the Lord's Supper. We don't have to get out of town before the Egyptians catch up with us. The important thing for us is that the blood will save us from destruction that will fall on those who don't believe and partake of the bread and wine. May God have mercy on them.
It is our job to make them a part of our fellowship so that they may be "saved" from the wrath to come.
This is one passage that makes "haste" important. They had to get out of town before the Egyptians came after them. There were probably times in Germany during Hitler's regime when Jews had to get out of town in a hurry. We should not assume that all things are the same in God's world. The important thing is to listen to him. Hurry when he says hurry. Slow down and relax when he says. In either case, we should thank him for his sacrifice as we take the bread and wine.
