The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1913-08-07

There was a two-fold preparation be-
fore partaking of the passover sup
per. The lamb had to be properly Sc
lected and definitely kept period of
four days, Elk. 1896. 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
". IL. Everywhere throughout the
subsequent references the Passover
lamb is used as type Of the Christ.
We have chosen to add verses 31-96
and to make four-fold division of the
lesson.
Without Blemish.
I. 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, Cor. 5:17. In
v. 3, we read that the lamb was for
an household" (R. W and IL 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 e. Pet.
120). 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 Il. Peter 1:19; Heb. 9:14;
Cor. 5:2D and the fact of it being a
year old ". 81 suggests the perfection
of strength which is in Christ.
II. inspiration, w. 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 posses
sion, they were to be inspired to- obe-
dience as with gratitude they remem-
bered the merciful provision of God
Even so the testimony of Gods Word
sure and we are to tell others of our
marvellous Qel1Verance. Peter "a.
Symbol of Faith.
III. Execution, w. 1880. 1t was not
enough merely to shed the blood, it
must be applied according to instruc-
Wv. and %. Hyssop is symbolic Of
faith. Have we, by faith, applied the
blood? See Rom. 1926; l. John 1:9;
Rom. TO-: 10. Notice, also, no blood was
to touch the threshold. See Heb. 10:
29. 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
ther, none but those behind the blood
were to eat of the feast. 1t Is quite
suggestive that the Israelites went
and did 30 as the Lord had command
ed" v. 28. Gods warning received
no such obedience from Pharaoh and
the Egyptians, and hence the terrible
judgment executed.
w. Expulsion, w. 31-36. Pharaoh
could not wait till morning to get rid
of Moses and the Israelites ". 81
His former dilatoriness stands out
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, I'VE be
all dead men" The Israelites asked
". 35) 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 upor
the doorposts and lintels and girdeC
for immediate departure SO we can bt
protected by the bloow of our Lamb
AS they obeyed they were saved. Ii
close connection with this feast wa!
the feast of unleavened bread, signifi
cant of the fact that their redemption
by God was to be manifested by then
In the separation from every corrupt
ing influence. This feast was to b,
equally perpetual as memorial o
their new bondage to the law o
their god. Every subsequent refer
ence to these events by prophet
priest or rabbi emphasized the funda
mental fact that it was Jehovah VIII
redeemed them and that in that re
demption was the foundation of thei
national life.
The Golden Text.-Paul was brough
up In the strictest sect Of the Jew
to observe, punctiliously, all the dc
tails of the Hebrew religion. H
found in Christ the fulfillment of al
It's suggestions. 1t took ages t.
teach the full meaning of the sacr
ficial lamb, but when its interest wa
manifested it was Paul, "the HebreN
of the Hebrews" who said, for ou
Passover also hath been sacrificed
even Christ
Tell this story to the children in 1t
simplicity, keeping back nothing, an
point out plainly that we are peopl