The Arvada enterprise., 1919-01-16
nlrkoVID UNllolN INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAYSNO0L
LESSON
(By REV. P. B. FITZwATER. D. D..
Teacher of English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute Of ChicAgo)
Copyright, 1913, Western Newspaper
Union.)
LESSON FOR JANUARY 10
THE PASSOVER.


LESSON TEXT-Exodus i2:l-se
GOLDEN TEXT-For even Christ our
passover was sacrificed for us. Corin-
thians 81.
ADDITIONAL MATERlA1.-Psaims los;
S6-Ss; Matthew 26:26-e9: Hebrews HES
I. The Passover Instituted (12:1-
23).
l. 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 MS usual. nut
with reference to his chosen people the
order is interrupted and everything Is
made to date from this. This signi-
fies that redemption Ia 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 naugh,. The
world thinks that real life ends when
one accepts Christ, but this IL grave
mistake. 1t is the beginning OF real
life.
9. The lamb set npart ". 81. This
previous setting apart OF the lamb
typifies the generalization OF Christ to
be our Saviour. Redemption was not
nm nfterthought of God Il Peter l:ls'
2O). This lamb must be mnle with
out blemish, indicating that II must he
both representative and perfect.
3. The lamb was killed by the whole
congregation ". 81. This shows that
II was not for the individual only. hut
for the entire assembly. The setting
apart Of the lamb was not sufficient. II
must be killed. for "without the she'd
ding Of blood there In no remission OF
SINS" The lamb might hnve been
tied to the door of the Israelltes TINT
night. hut there would have been no
salvation, Notwithstanding Its perfec-
ton. Had Christ's spotless life con-
tinued till tho present time and his
matchless tenchIng gone on without
interruption. not a single soul would
have been saved. for Except a corn
Of wheat fall Into the ground md die
It abideth alone" (JOhn IL :2D.
4. The blood Of the slain lamb wan
to be placed upon the SidepOsts and
lintels Of the door ". ~. II was not
sprinkled upon the threshold. a. II
must not he trampled under foot (He'
brews O:20). When the destroyer
passed through the land he passed
over 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
arranRement. The blood was the
ground Of peace. The assurance In not
when you feel your sins are partioned
but "when I see the blood I will pasa
over you"
8. Israel feeding upon the lamb (vv.
s-lO). This denotes fellowship. Judg'
ment must precede feastinE. The eat
ing of unleavened bread signifies tina,
no sin In connected or allowed In fel
lowship with Christ. All who have en-
tered into the power Of the cross will
put away sin.
q. They ate the passover ready fOl
action ". l1). The l0ins being girl
about. betOkenS separation from ain
and preparation and readiness fOs
service. The feet being shOd indicates
their willingness to leave the land
The stRn In the hnnd indicates theil
nature ax pilgrims leaning upon . sup
port Outaide Of themselves. They wers
to leave behind them the place Of
death and darkness and march toward
the promised land.
Z. The uncircumcised denied partici
patton In the feast (vv. +3-40). Cir.
cumcisiOn wns typical Of regcnerntiO
The Significance Of the requirement II
that only those who have become new
creatures by the power Of the cross
have II right 10 ait At the Passover
feast.
u. The Significance o. the Psssevs,
tl2 :2A-2s).
II wnx 4 memorial institution
calling 10 mind N. delivernnce Of ths
Isrnelites from Egyptian bondage
Gods Interpolation on their behalf,
freeing them from their oppression
This was To be taught 10 their chill.
dren when they came into the land
from generation 10 generation.
~. The Awful Judgment u2 ~. 3O).
That night N" destroyer passed
through Egypt md slew tho first horn
In every home where the blond WAS not
found. An awful cry went up from
Egypt TINT night.
". The Great osiIvsranes ti2 :3i.
SB).
80 mighty wns this stroke that
Pharaoh chilled for Moses In the nixhs
and requested him 10 b~ xon. with his
hOcks and herds.