Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-16
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUNDNSCNOOL
LESSON
By REV. P. b. FITzwATER, D. D..
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
Copyright, 1915. Western Newspaper
Unioul
LESSON FOR JANUARY 10
LIE PASSOVER.

LESSON TEXT-Exodus l2;l~50
GOLDEN TExT-For even Christ our
passover was SACRIFICED for us. ! CORN
thians 81.
ADDITIONAL MATERIALs-Psalms 100;
$685. Matthew 26;26-29; Hebrews n'zN
/. The Passover Instituted (12:i-
23).
1. The time set ". 2). With the In
stitution of the Passover came
change in the order Of time. The COM
mon year was rolling on as usual put
with reference to his chosen people the
order is interrupted and everything u
made to date from this. This slgni-
fies 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 tress
pass and sin: now he has arisen 70
/ walk in newness of life. All before
/ redemption counts for naught. Inc
/ world thinks that real life ends when
/ one accepts Christ. but this Is grave
/ mistake. 1t is the beginning OF reai
/ life.
2. The lamb set apart ". 81. Thls
previous setting apart Of the iainD
typifes the foreordination of Christ 10
be our Saviour Redemption was not
an afterthought of God q Peter LIS
20l. This lamb must be male VIII
out blemish. indicating that 1t must %
both representative and perfect.
3. The lamb was killed by the whole
congregation ", 81. This shows that
it was not for the individual only, but
for the entire assembly. The setting
/ apart of the lamb was not sufficient, 1t
| must be killed, for without the she'd
ding Of blood there Is no remission OF
/ sins" The lamb might have been
tied to the door of the 1sraelites that
night but there would have been no
salvation, Notwithstanding its perfec-
lion. 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 ana Gle
it abideth alone" (John 1920.
4. The blood of the slain lamb was
to be placed upon the sideposts and
lintels Of the door ". ~. 1t was not
sprinkled upon the threshold, as 1t
must not be trampled under foot Gle
brews 1929. When the destroyer
passed through the land he passed
over the houses where the door posts
were sprinlxled 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 see the blood I will pass
over you"
s. Israel feeding upon the lamb wv.
&1Os. This denotes fellowship. Judg-
msnt must precede feasting. The eat
ing Of unleavened bread signifies that
NO ain il connected or allowed In fsk
Dwship with Christ. All who have en-
tired into the power Of the cross VII
Pit away siA-
9. They sts the passover ready I'm
sgtion ". III. The loins being gtrt
bout. betokens separation from IN
and preparation and readiness Tor
service. The feet being shod indicates
their willingness to leave the land
The stafr In the hand indicates their
| nature as pilgrims leaning upon sup
port outside Of themselves. They were
70 leave behind them the place of
! | death and darkness and march toward
the promised land.
+ z. The uncircumcised denied partics
) patton In the feast wv. 43-49). Cir
cumcision was typical of regeneration.
The significance of the requirement Is
that only those who have become new
creatures by the power Of the cross
have a right to sit at the Passover
feast.
II. The Significance of the Passover
(12 :24-28).
II was memorial institution,
calling to mind the deliverance of the
Israelites from Egyptian bondage
Gods interposition on their behalf,
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 az: 20, 3O).
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.
V. The Great DeIiyerance (12:s1-
36).
SO mighty was this stroke that
Pharaoh called for Moses in the night
and requested him to be gone with his
, aooI1e, and herds