New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-17


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ADDITIONAL Observation-Disclosures 1o5;
36-3S; Matthew &c ;2G-29; HebteNs H:2S.
!. The Passover Instituted Q2:1'
23).
/. The time set ". y. With the in
stitNtion of the Passover came a
change in the order of time. The COM
mon year was rolling on rs usual, II
with reference to his chosen people the
order is interrupted and everything Is
made to date from this. This slgnl-
fies that redemption is the first step
in real life. sold things have passed
away, all things have become new"
Before this the man was dead in tres
pass and sin; now he has arisen 10
walk in wne of life. All before
redemption counts for naught. Ihe
world thinks that real life ends when
n accepts Christ, but this Is a grave
mistake. 1t Is the beginning OF real
life.
2. The lamb set apart ". 3. ms
previous setting apart of the lamb
typifies the REORGANIZATION of Christ 10
be our Saviour. Redemption was NOT
an a%fterthought Of God q Peter lbs
2O). This lamb must be n male with
out blemish. indicating that 1t must be
both representative and perfect.
3. The lamb was killed by the whole
congregation ". O.. This shows that
It was no for the individual only, Il
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 Israelites that
night. but there would have peer no
salvation. Notwithstanding it's perfec-
ton. Had Christ's spOtless life con-
tinued till the present time and mis-
matchless teaching gone on without
interruption. not Il single soul would
have been saved, for Except a corn
of wheat fall into the ground and die
1t abideth alone" (John 1920.
4. The blood Of the slain lamb was
to be placed upon the sldeposts
lintels of the door ". y. 1t was not
sprinkled upon the threshold, as 1t
must not be trampled under foot (He-
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 a 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 pence. The assurance Is not
when you feel your sins are pardOned,
but "when l see the blood / will pass
over you" To have had any doubt
whatever would have dishonOred God.
1t was not on the ground of personal
worth that the Israelites were spared,
but by faith in the blood of the slain
lamb. They had u%nleavened bread In
connection with it, but that was for
the inside Of the house for enjoyment
and not the outside for protection.
Only those who are safe under the
cover of the blood could eat of the
bread within.
5. Israel feeding upon the lamb wv.
S-1O). This denotes fellowship. Judg-
ment must precede feasting. The
lamb roasted signified the action of fire
in Gods judgment at the cross. The
heads, legs and burtenance thereof,
show that in this substitutiOnary sac
riice, the understanding, the walk and
all that pertains thereto were involved.
This shows that the atOnement OF
Christ involved his obedience to law
as well as his suffering In the stead
Of his own. The eating of unleavened
bread signifies that no sir Is connect
ed or allowed in fellowship with Christ.
All who have entered into the power
Of the cross will put away sin. Leaven
signifies corruption Il Corinthians 5:
Z, 81. They did not put away leaven
to be saved. but being saved 1t was
put away in order to have fellowship
with him. Grace saves to holiness.
The bitter herbs suggest the bitterness
Of Christ's suffering.
6. They ate the passover ready for
action ". ~. The loins being girt
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
nature as pilgrims leaning upon a sup
mort outside Of themselves. They were
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. 43-49). Cir
cumcision was typical Of regeneration.
The significance Of the requirement Is
that only those who have become new
creatur es by the power Of the ross
have a right to sit at the Passover
feast.
n. The Significance Of the Passover
(12 :24-2S).
II was a memorial institution,
calling to mind the de%liverance of the
I~sraelites from Egyptian bondage
Gods interposition On their behalf,
freeing them from their oppression.
This was to he taught to their chill
dren when they came into the land,
from generation to generation.
M, The Awful Judgment (12 20, 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.
~. The Great D~eliverance (12 81.
36).
So mighty was this stroke that
Pharaoh called for Moses in the night