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LESSON
tBy REV. p. B. FITzwATER. ID. d..
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago)
Copyright. 1918. Western Newspaper
Union.)
LESSON FOR JANUARY 10
THE PASSOVER.


ADDITIONAL MATERIAL-Psalms io5:
1898: Matthew 26:2s-2s: Hebrews 11:8.
I. The Passover Instituted u2:1-
23).
/. The time set ". p. With the In
stitutfon Of the Passover came
change In the order of time. The COM
mon year was rolling on as ueual, but
with reference to his chosen people the
order is interrupted and everything 10
made to date from this. This signi-
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 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
life.
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 ISIS
2O). This lamb must be male with
out blemish, indicating that 1t must be
both representative and perfect.
3. The lamb was killed by the whole
congregation ". g.. This shows that
! 1t 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
sins" The lamb might have been
tied to the door of the Israelites that
| night, but there would have been no
1 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
! It abidefh alone" (John 2:24).
4 4, The blood Of the slain lamb was
to be placed upon the sideposts and
lintels of the door ". y. It was not
sprinkled upon the threshold, as 1t.
i must not be trampl, i under foot Gle
4 brews 1O:29). 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
arrangement. The blood was the
ground Of peace. The assurance Is not
when you feel your sins are pardoned,
but "when see the blood will pass
over you.''
5. Israel feeding upon the lamb wv.
S-1O). This denotes fellowship Judg-
ment must precede feasting. The eat
ing Of unleavened bread signifies that
no sin is connected or allowed in fell
lowship with Christ. All who have en-
tered into the power of the cross will
put away sin.
6. They ate the passover ready for
action ". 11). The loins being grit
about, betokens separation from sin
and preparation and readiness for
service. The feet being shod indicates
their willingness to leave the land.
The staff in the hand indicates their
3 nature us pilgrims leaning upon sup
j. port outside Of themselves. They were
$ to leave behind them the place of
/ death and darkness and march toward
q the promised land.
D Z. The uncircumcised denied partici-
( patton in the feast (vv. 43-49). Cir
y cumcision was typical of regeneration.
I The significance of the requirement is
that only those who have become new
creatures by the power Of the cross
have right to sit at the Passover
= feast.
II. The Significance Of the Passove,
(12 :24-2Sl.
Il was a memorial institution
J, calling to mind the deliverance of the
i Israelites from Egyptian bondage
Gods interposition on their behalf
freeing them from their oppression
n This was to be taught to their chill
n dren when they came into the land
from generation to generation.
III. The Awful Judgment (12 30, 30)
That night the destroyer passe'
through Egypt and slew the first borl
In every home where the blood was no
found. An awful cry went up iron
|. Egypt that night.
!. Nv. The Great Deliverance tl2:3l
8, se).
n So mighty was this stroke tina
e e Pharaoh called for Moses in the nigh
: and requested him to be gone with hi
!. focks and herds.
d.