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FEAST OF PASSOVER (7 OF 7)

by Dennis Marquardt

Scripture: Exodus 12:1-11, Exodus 12:13-46
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Feast of Passover (7 of 7)
Series: Feast
Dennis Marquardt
Exodus 12:1-51; 1 Corinthians 5:7-8; Hebrew 11:28


INTRO: Symbols are important to our understanding of truth. For example: The United States flag is not actually the United States, just a symbol of it; the stars represent the states, the flag therefore our union, it is a symbol of our power, resolve, reverence and ideas, etc. It elicits from us pride, praise, and courage just at its sight because it points us to the reality of our union and the huge price tag paid by many to make it so.

Because of this truth symbols should not be overlooked as to their importance for teaching us great realities.

God has often worked through symbols to help us grasp who He is and about His love for us - Jesus frequently employed the use of parables, symbols in words to teach great truths. The danger is only seeing the symbol and missing the truths, the Pharisees were masters at this!

Within the Feast of Passover we have the Gospel presented, gloriously clear and so prophetically accurate concerning Jesus' work on Calvary. What a miracle! Here nearly 1,300 years before Christ's birth it is prophesied in detail the Messiah's coming and His death and resurrection and the story of salvation for us!

PROP. SENT: The Word of God clearly shows us that Jesus' shed blood on Calvary won't save us unless we apply it to the doorposts of our hearts! Belief is not enough by itself, application must follow belief!

I. SUBSTITUTION Ex. 12:1-7

A. Need Deliverance! Ex. 12:1-4
1. Slavery all their lives!
a. As a nation they had spent about 430 years in Egypt!
b. Most of this time was slavery!
c. Those living at this time had never known anything else but slavery!
2. And so were we before coming to Christ - we only knew slavery to sin!
a. Only the Christian understands true freedom from slavery - slavery to sin and selfishness until Christ's freedom came!
b. God has an exodus for every sinner from Egypt to the Prom ...

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