
Unleavened Bread – Exodus 12:8
One more item was to be on the Passover table – unleavened bread. Furthermore there could be no leaven found anywhere in the home.
One more item was to be on the Passover table – unleavened bread. Furthermore there could be no leaven found anywhere in the home.
God commanded that as we eat the Passover Lamb, we also eat bitter herbs to remind us of the bitterness of our slavery. Later in the Passover service, we make a sandwich of the bitter herbs and a sweet apple/nut mixture to remind us of the sweetness of our deliverance.
While the Angel of Death passed through Egypt, the Jews were protected by the blood of the Passover lamb. God always offers mercy in the midst of judgment.
Moses had warned that if Pharaoh didn’t let Israel, God’s firstborn, leave, then God would take the firstborn of Pharaoh. This tenth and final plague brought death to Egypt, to the firstborn of man and beast.
God showed the world His power and His sovereignty over His creation through the plagues. Each plague was a direct confrontation to one of Egypt’s false gods.
Through Moses God said to Pharaoh:
When Jacob’s family first came to Egypt, the Pharaoh sent them to live in the area of Goshen, a fertile area in northern Egypt. This separation of the Jews was crucial, because by the fourth plague, God made a distinction between people. While the rest of Egypt suffered from the swarms of flies, the Jewish people in Goshen were untouched.
The Hebrew word used in this promise reflects more than just physical freedom; eventually it denotes a spiritual freedom. The word גאל [ga’al] is the action of the closest relative who pays a ransom for the one in bondage.
People in slavery or bondage of any kind are most concerned with one thing – freedom! They cry, “Get me out of here!”
God gave Moses 4 promises of deliverance. These promises are remembered during the Passover celebration meal, the Seder, through four cups of wine.
At sundown God’s calendar began. So on this New Moon, we will sing with Miriam:
God first revealed Himself as “Father” through the Passover.
During the Passover event God revealed to Moses His memorial name. To best understand that awesome name we need to consider the context:
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