God promised Moses that He would not harm any of the Israelites, but in order for them to be protected they had to follow a very specific process during the tenth plague in which all the first-born of animals and people would be put to death. If the Jews followed the Lord's instruction explicitly, they would be delivered from the death that all the first-born would experience: This ritual is rich with meaning for Christians. The Jewish Messiah, Jesus Christ, is the central figure in this ancient Jewish feast as the Lamb that was slain for the salvation of the world (Isaiah 53:7; John 1:29, 36; I Peter 1:19; Revelation 5:12; 13:8). Christianity is actually a continuation and fulfillment of God's plan for mankind. He elected the Nation Israel to bring forth the Messiah. When Christ appeared and started His ministry the Jewish population flocked to Him. All the early Church believers were Jewish. Most of the Jewish leaders rejected Him not wanting to accept who He is because they feared losing the benefits of the profitable charade that they imposed on the people. They persuaded most of the people not to follow Him claiming their superiority as official leaders of the Jewish community (Acts 4:2). So, for approximately 1992 years since Jesus was here the non-Christian Jews have been trying to follow the Mosaic Law because they did not believe that Jesus is their Messiah. Even though Jesus is clearly the central figure in the Passover, most Jews follow the ritual without ever realizing this. God told them that this was to be a perpetual celebration and that they were to carefully explain to their children.
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