Overview
The Passover commemorates God's deliverance of Israel from Egyptian bondage. Each household was instructed to select a spotless lamb, apply its blood to their doorposts, and eat the meal in haste. When God's judgment passed through Egypt, the blood marked homes for protection, establishing a pattern of redemption through substitutionary sacrifice that foreshadows the gospel.
Key Scriptures
"Purge out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us" (1 Corinthians 5:7, NKJV).
"Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel and said unto them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill the Passover" (Exodus 12:21, KJV).
"And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason" (Exodus 12:22, KJV).
Application
Recognize Jesus as your Passover Lamb whose blood provides eternal protection and redemption from sin's judgment.