The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-08-05

GOLDEN TExT-'The Son of man
came not to be ministered unto but to
minister. and to give His life a ransom
for many."-Matt. 20:2S.
There was two-fold preparation be-
per. The lamb hsd to be properly Sc
lected and definitely kept period Of
four days, Elk. 1895. Then those who
ate had to make proper preparation
first in the previous eating (12:15)
and second IN the dress they were
to wear while partaking of the feast
". ID. Everywhere throughout the
subsequent references the Passover
lamb is used as a type Of the Christ
We have chosen to add verses 1885
and to make four-fold division of the
lesson.
Without Blemish.
!. Instruction, w. 21-23. This Pass
over month was henceforth to be the
beginning Of the year. 1t is even SO.
with US that being redeemed by the
shed blood "all things become new"
we begin over again, the past is as
though it were not, 2 Cor. 5:17. In
v. 3, we read that the lamb was for
an household" (R. W and If the
household be too little, then shall he
and his neighbor next door be in
vited to the feast. Christ is for the
home, but others should be invited, be-
ginning next door; there is an abun-
dance for all in him 1t will be noted
that the lamb was to be held four
days, so Christ was set apart before
the time of his actual sacrifice Il. Pet
1920. Salvation through the shed
blood Of Jesus Christ was not the rem
edy Of an emergency, an after thought
Of God to meet an unexpected con-
tingency. The lamb must be without
blemish q. Peter 1:19; Heb. 9:14; 3
Cor SGD, and the fact of it being a
year old ". 81 suggests the perfection
of strength which is in Christ.
II. Inspiration, wv. 24-27. God seeing
the blood gave them security; they
seeing the blood were given assurance
In the days to come, when they had
entered into their promised possess
sion, they were to be inspired to ODE
dience as with gratitude they remem-
bered the merciful provision of God.
Even so the testimony of Gods Word
about the blood of Christ makes US
sure and we are to tell others Of our
marvellous deliverance. Peter 1924.
Symbol Of Faith.
III. Execution, w. $3.50. 1t was not
enough merely to shed the blood, it
must be applied according to instruc-
lions or else there was no security,
Wv. and az. Hyssop Is symbolic OF
faith. Have we, by faith, applied the
blood? See Rom. 1925; I. John 1895
Rom. 1910. Notice, also, no blood was
to touch the threshold. See Heb. TO-
20. No Israelite was to neglect to eat
Of the feast (nor should any Chris
tian neglect the Lords supper where
by he is to feed upon Christi and fur.
Their, none but those behind the blood
were to eat Of the feast. 1t is quite
suggestive that the Israelites went
and did SO as the Lord had command
ed" v. %. Gods warning received
no such obedience from Pharaoh and
the Egyptians, and hence the terrible
judgment executed.
w. Expulsion, w. 1886. Pharaoh
could not wait till morning to get rid
of Moses and the Israelites ". 81.
in strong contrast now that he has
drunk the cup to the bitter dregs. He
is insistently urgent and the Egyp-
tians with him, for, said they, 1--WE be
all dead men," The Israelites asked
". $50 Of the Egyptians jwels of sill
yer and gold and fine raiment When
orientals go to their sacred festivals
they always put on their best jewels.
Summary. The pre-eminent value
Of this feast of the Passover was that
it created for the Israelites an op-
portunity to tell their children the
story Of how they became a nation
Like as they partook of It within the
houses protected by the blood upon
| the doorposts and lintels and girded
for immediate departure 80 we can be
protected by the bloow Of our Lamb.
AS they obeyed they were saved. In
close connection with this feast was
the feast Of unleavened bread, signih-
cant of the fact that their redemption
by God was to be manifested by them
In the separation from every corrupt
ing influence. This feast was to be
equally perpetual as a memorial OF
their new bondage to the law OF
their god. Every subsequent refer
ence to these events by prophet,
| priest or rabbi emphasized the funda-
mental fact that 1t was Jehovah who
redeemed them and that in that re-
demption was the foundation Of their
national life
The Golden Text.-Paul was brought
up in the strictest sect of the Jews
to observe, punctiliously, all the de-
tails of the Hebrew religion. He
found in Christ the fslfillment Of all
its suggestions. It took ages to
teach the full meaning Of the sacri-
fetal lamb. but when its interest was
manifested it was Paul, the Hebrew
Of the Hebrews" who said. for our
Passover also hath been sacrificed.
even Christ"
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