As Prescribed

2 Chronicles 35:12-13 – They set aside the burnt offerings to give them to the subdivisions of the families of the people to offer to the Lord, as it is written in the Book of Moses. They did the same with the cattle. They roasted the Passover animals over the fire as prescribed, and boiled the holy offerings in pots, caldrons and pans and served them quickly to all the people.

Exodus 12:5,7,11 – The animals you choose must be year-old males without defect, and you may take them from the sheep or the goats…Then they are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs…This is how you are to eat it: with your cloak tucked into your belt, your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. Eat it in haste; it is the Lord’s Passover.

Application:

• ·         Jesus was like “a lamb without blemish or defect”.
• ·         Blood symbolizes a sacrifice offered as a substitute, one life laid down for another. Israel escaped the judgment that to fell on Egypt only through the mediation of a sacrifice.
• ·         “Passover” was explained to mean that the Lord would “pass over” and not destroy the occupants of houses that were under the sign of the blood.

All Scripture verses taken from NIV