“The Lord’s Passover” (Exodus 12:43–51)

“The Lord’s Passover” (Exodus 12:43–51)

Pastor Cameron Jungels

Eastside Baptist Church

Sunday PM, November 5, 2017

 

Exodus 12:43–51 (NIV)

⁴³ The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “These are the regulations for the Passover meal:

“No foreigner may eat it. ⁴⁴ Any slave you have bought may eat it after you have circumcised him, ⁴⁵ but a temporary resident or a hired worker may not eat it.

⁴⁶ “It must be eaten inside the house; take none of the meat outside the house. Do not break any of the bones. ⁴⁷ The whole community of Israel must celebrate it.

⁴⁸ “A foreigner residing among you who wants to celebrate the Lord’s Passover must have all the males in his household circumcised; then he may take part like one born in the land. No uncircumcised male may eat it. ⁴⁹ The same law applies both to the native-born and to the foreigner residing among you.”

⁵⁰ All the Israelites did just what the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron. ⁵¹ And on that very day the Lord brought the Israelites out of Egypt by their divisions.

 

1. It is the Lord’s Passover.
   1. The Lord is the covenant-maker and keeper.
   2. The Lord is the deliverer-redeemer.
   3. The Lord is the law-giver: It is the Lord who establishes the ordinances and traditions for the memorial of Passover.

 

2. The Passover was to serve as an opportunity for worship, for remembrance, and for thankfulness for the Lord’s deliverance of his people from slavery.
   1. The Passover was reserved for members of the community of God’s people.
   2. The Passover was to be observed in a particular way so as to set it apart as a holy and sacred rite for God’s people.
   3. The entire community of God was to participate in the Passover meal.