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The Passover Lamb Exodus 7-13. There was a need in the Hebrew community Moses was chosen, called, commissioned and sent Moses must confront pharaoh . The first three plagues The water turns to blood Frogs everywhere Gnats galore . The rest of the plagues happen only to the Egyptians
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The Passover LambExodus 7-13 There was a need in the Hebrew community Moses was chosen, called, commissioned and sent Moses must confront pharaoh
The first three plagues The water turns to blood Frogs everywhere Gnats galore
The rest of the plagues happen only to the Egyptians Flies everywhere Livestock die Boils abound
The land of Goshen is tranquil but everywhere else in Egypt… Hail destroys and kills Locust eat and obliterate Darkness for three days; a darkness “that can be felt”
Pharaoh will not let the people go The last sign will change everything Plague of every firstborn This time Goshen and the Hebrews living there must prepare
A lamb Slaughtered at twilight Its bones are not to be broken The doorframes of Hebrew homes must be painted with the blood of the lamb When the angel of death comes it will see the blood of the lamb ( the sacrifice) and Passover the believers
They must eat a meal in haste Lamb, bread without yeast and bitter herbs This meal would prepare them for the journey ahead After 430 years they were free
Today as we celebrate Christ’s advent We celebrate his death Jesus came for this Jesus, the first-born of God is… The Lamb of God who would not be spared
As we celebrate the advent of Jesus’ birth As we remember the Passover We now celebrate Communion which is in remembrance of the blood of the lamb And we eat the bread in remembrance of His life and suffering… To set us free once and for all