But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference; for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed, to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
Romans 3:21-26
They shall take of the blood and put it on the two side posts and on the lintel [above the door space] of the houses in which they shall eat [the Passover lamb].
They shall eat the flesh that night roasted; with unleavened bread and bitter herbs they shall eat it.
Eat not of it raw nor boiled at all with water, but roasted—its head, its legs, and its inner parts.
You shall let nothing of the meat remain until the morning; and the bones and unedible bits which remain of it until morning you shall burn with fire.
And you shall eat it thus: [as fully prepared for a journey] your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and you shall eat it in haste. It is the Lord’s Passover.
For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment [proving their helplessness]. I am the Lord.
The blood shall be for a token or sign to you upon [the doorposts of] the houses where you are, [that] when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague shall be upon you to destroy you when I smite the land of Egypt.
Exodus 12:7-13
Compare the blood that was first applied on the lintel and the sides of the doors of the huts of the Israeli in Egyptian captivity.
And compare how the the Israelite partake of the lamb, and how Jesus and the disciples partake of their last supper.
It speaks of Jesus’s ultimate sacrifice on the cross, when His blood was shed , for the forgiveness of all sins made by all men and women.
The first one was a demonstration and promise to the children of Israel, the second one was a demonstration and promise to the whole world!
The bitter herbs, the lamb in The Old Covenant speaks of The Messiah to come and His life. The bread and the wine in The New Covenant speaks of His Redemption.
What can I say? Thank you Jesus for all that You had done on the macabre cross.
Tan Kok Siang
Thursday 4th June 2015, Singapore.
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