“Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house: and if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbor next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb” (Ex. 12:3-4).
Exodus 12 gives us one of God’s portraits of redemption, a picture of what Jesus did for us in His death, burial and resurrection. At this time, the children of Israel were in bondage in Egypt.
In the Old Testament, Egypt is a type of sin, bondage or Satan’s kingdom – the kingdom we lived in before we were born again. As the ruler of Egypt, Pharaoh is a type of Satan.
Israel, on the other hand, is a type of the Church. Moses, God’s man, is a picture of Jesus Christ coming on the scene with signs, wonders and miracles to deliver God’s people. Israel’s deliverance out of Egyptian bondage into freedom is a type of the new birth.
Just as the Israelites were allowed to leave Egypt, so is a new believer translated out of the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of God’s dear Son.
Finally, the miracle that produced Israel’s freedom centered around a lamb – what the Bible called a Passover lamb. What the Passover lamb in the Old Testament accomplished for the children of Israel through its death is a clear picture of what Jesus accomplished for us through His death, burial and resurrection.
That’s why John the Baptist called Jesus the Lamb of God (John 1:29). And in Revelation 13:8, Jesus was called “the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.” Jesus is our Passover Lamb, whose death provided a way for those who believe in Him to be saved, delivered, healed and made whole.
The Old Testament Passover lamb opened the way for the
Israelites to be delivered from Egypt’s bondage. Jesus is my
Passover Lamb. His blood opened the way for me to come
into the family of God and enjoy my inheritance!
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers
For over 40 years, Pastors Mark and Janet Brazee have traveled throughout the world sharing the Word of God and the Spirit of God. Together they've shared the powerful truths of faith and healing in more than 50 nations.
Today Mark and Janet pastor World Outreach Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where they base their ongoing outreach to the world. The Brazees still travel as the Lord leads, and they are raising up a congregation who share their passion to reach Tulsa and the world.