The Passover Teaches About The Gospel

1. The ACTUAL blood of the Lamb saved them.
– Saving faith looks to an ACTUAL Savior.
– It was not the strength of their faith that saved them. It was the object of their faith – the blood.
– Therefore,… We do not strengthen our faith by focusing on it… We strengthen our faith by focusing on Christ.

2. We are to eat (believe) the Lamb with urgency;
– Quickly obeying what the Lord reveals is His top priority.

3. We are to take removing leaven (sin) seriously.
– Imputed righteousness of Christ in me.
– Practical righteous of sanctification

The LORD is very interested in your sanctification:
– because it glorifies Him.
– because it makes you like Christ.
– because it prepares you for the future plans He has for you, both in this life and the next.
– Heb. 11:35; 2 Cor. 4:17; Matt. 25:21; Luke 19:17; Gal. 6:9; 1 Cor. 6:3

4. We are to remember and celebrate God’s deliverance.
– Forgetting what God has done leads to idolatry.
– Forgetting that we have been saved, leads to forgetting our Savior.
– Forgetting that we’ve been forgiven of sin, leads to sin (ungratefulness, self-centeredness, etc.)
– Remembering what Christ has done for us, produces love, gratefulness, righteousness, etc.

5. There are only Two major differences between Israel and Egypt:

A. Israel received the revelation from God that brought about their salvation.

B. Israel was the covenanted people of God.
– Circumcision separated them from Egypt.
– Real circumcision is circumcision of the heart
– it is meant to be spiritual not physical.