God’s DeliveranceLessons From Exodus

• To See The Parallels Between

• Israel’s Deliverance From Egyptian Slavery

• Passover Feast

• Our Deliverance From Slavery of Sin

• Lord’s Supper

God’s Deliverance

• Exodus 12:1-14• New Observance – A New Feast

• Every family to acquire a lamb or kid

• To be year old male, without defect

• On 14th day the lamb or kid is to be killed

• Blood is to be smeared on door posts and lintel

• Lamb or kid to be roasted, eaten with herbs

• Eat fully clothed and quickly

• God would kill firstborn of families & animals

• Memorial for them and future generations

God’s Deliverance

• Exodus 12:29-36• At midnight God caused the firstborn to die

• There was massive death, mourning, weeping

• Pharaoh tells Moses to take his people and go!

• Egyptians gave them silver, gold and clothing

God’s Deliverance

• Some Comparisons of Passover Feast and Lord’s Supper

• Both involve sacrifice of flesh and blood

• Both were to be eaten

• Both were to be a continual memorial

• Both involved death

• Both provided opportunity for new existence

God’s Deliverance

• Some Comparisons of Passover Feast and Lord’s Supper

• Passover involved all the family of Israel

• Lord’s Supper involves all of the Christian family

• First Passover marked beginning of nation of Israel

• First Lord’s Supper marked beginning of Christianity

• Each was fulfillment of God’s purpose and intent – neither was an accident!

God’s Deliverance

• Some Comparisons of Passover Feast and Lord’s Supper

• Deliverance is always from God

• Israel were slaves in Egypt

• Powerless to free themselves

• We were slaves to sin

• Powerless to free ourselves

• Only God has the power to set us free

God’s Deliverance

• Some Comparisons of Passover Feast and Lord’s Supper

• Deliverance always involves Blood

• Israel – Blood of lamb without blemish

• Blood had to be on the door post and lintel

• Christians – Blood of Jesus who was without sin

• We have to be washed in the Blood

• Matt. 26:26-29; Acts 20:28; Eph. 1:7 I Peter 1:18-19; Rev. 7:14; I John 1:7

God’s Deliverance

• Lessons Learned

• Deliverance only comes from God

• We can not save ourselves

• Blood must be shed for remission of sins

• Jesus shed His Blood for us

• Must have covering of Blood to be right with God

• Eph. 1:7 Acts 2:38

• Acts 22:16 Rom. 6:3-7, 17-18

God’s Deliverance

Will You Obey God And Let Him Deliver You From

Your Sins?

By Bob Gard – Hollister, Missouri church of Christ www.hollisterchurchofchrist.org Lesson adapted from David Chadwell “Great Parallels, Part 2: Exodus and Jesus” www.westarkchurchofchrist.org January 8, 2006 pm