You shall observe this rite as a statute for you and for your sons forever. And when you come to the land that the Lord will give you, as he has promised, you shall keep this service. And when your children say to you, ‘What do you mean by this service?’ you shall say, ‘It is the sacrifice of the Lord’s Passover, for he passed over the houses of the people of Israel in Egypt, when he struck the Egyptians but spared our houses.’” And the people bowed their heads and worshiped. Then the people of Israel went and did so; as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did. At midnight the Lord struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of the livestock. And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he and all his servants and all the Egyptians. And there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was not a house where someone was not dead. 6 • In verse 2, God says, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love-Isaac-and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.” This must have been Abraham’s darkest day as He walked up that mountain in obedience. How do God’s actions with Abraham look forward to His actions with His only son? What are the similarities and differences between what God called Abraham to do and what He did Himself? • When God gave Moses and Aaron instructions about the Passover in Exodus 12:1-30, what was God’s intent as it relates to the nation of Israel? How did Israel show their faith? • What did God want Israel to remember about the Passover through its yearly celebration? How did the teaching from this celebration look forward to Jesus’ sacrifice? What did Jesus represent in the Old Testament Passover symbolism?
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