Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-16
LESSON FOR JANUARY 10
THE PASSOVER.

LESSON TEXT-ETOdus l2l-3S.
GOLDEN TEXT-For even Christ our
passover was sacrificed for US. l CORN
Shians 81
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL-Psalms lO5:
S-S8; Matthew 26:26-29. Hebrews u8
I. The Passover Instituted (12:1-
~.
l. The time set w. D. With the In
StItutton Of the Passover came
sGaange in the order Of time. The com
.-8n gear was rolling on as usual, but
s4sh reference to his chosen people the
ElieF is interrupted and everything IS
made to date from this. This signi-
Eles that redemption is the first step
IN real life. "Old things have passed
away, all things have become new"
Before this the man was dead in tres
pass and sin; now he has arisen to
walk In newness of life. All before
redemption counts for naught. The
world thinks that real life ends when
one accepts Christ, but this is a grave
mistake. It is the beginning of real
Nfe.
2 The lamb set apart ". 81. This
previous setting apart Of the lamb
typifies the fOreOrdinatiOn Of Christ to
be our Saviour. Redemption was not
an afterthought of God Il Peter 10
2O). This lamb must be a male with
out blemish, indicating that it must be
both representative and perfect
3. The lamb was killed by the whole
congregation ". 81. This shows that
II was not for the individual only, but
for the entire assembly. The setting
apart of the lamb was not sufficient, it
must be killed, for without the she'd
ding Of blood there Is no remission OF
gins" The lamb might have been
tied to the door of the Israelites that
night, but there would have been no
salvation, Notwithstanding its perfec-
ton Had ChriSt'S spotless life con-
tinued till the present time and his
matchless teaching gone on without
interruption, not single soul would
have been saved, for Except a corn
of wheat fall into The ground and die
1t abideth alone" (John y pa.
4. The blood of the slain lamb was
TO be placed upon the sidepOSts and
Fntels of the door w. y. 1t was not
sprinkled upon the threshold, as ii
must not be trampled under foot Gle
Brews 0:29) When the destroyer
passed through the land he passed
ever the houses where the door posts
were sprinkled with blood. This blood
was the evidence that substitute had
been offered for them. They could rest
absolutely secure, because the matter
had been settled according to divine
arrangement. The blood was the
ground of peace. The assurance is not
when YOU feel your sins are pardoned
but "when l see the blood I will pass
over you"
S. Israel feeding upon the lamb wv.
5-10). This denotes fellowship. Judg-
nent must precede feasting The eat
ing of unleavened bread signifies that
no sin is connected or allowed in fell
GOwship with Christ. All who have en-
tered into the power Of the cross will
put away sin.
6. They ate the passover ready for
{ 8ion w. ~. The loins being girt
bout, betOkens separation from sin
I'd preparation and readiness for
4avice. The feet being shod indicates
heir willingness to leave the land.
The staff in the hand indicates their
nature as pilgrims leaning upon a sup
pOrt outside of themselves. They were
TO leave behind them the place of
death and darkness and march toward
Che promised land.
Z. The uncircumcised denied particl-
patton in the feast wv. 43-49). Cir
cumcision was typical of regeneration.
The significance of the requirement is
tbat only those who have become new
creatures by the power of the cross
have a right to sit at the Passover
feast.
u. The Significance Of the Passover
g12 :242S).
1t was memorial institution,
calling to mind the dellverance of the
ksraelites from Egyptian bondage
GOdS lnterpOSltlOu on IhelF UeHdil,
freeing them from their oppression.
This was to be taught to their chill
dren when they came into the land.
from generation to generation.
III. The Awful Judgment (12 30, 30).
That night the destroyer passed
through Egypt and slew the first born
In every home where the blood was not
found An awful cry went up from
Egypt that night.
w. The Great DeIiverance az 81
35).
So mighty was this stroke that
Pharaoh called for Moses in the night
and requested him to be gone with his
aOcks and herds.