As we go back to Exodus, we are confronted by the requirements given to Israel of how they are to celebrate the commemoration of the Passover. Coming from last week's passage which was about the lengths that Christ was willing to go for His children, this week's passage is about foreshadowing what Christ would do in the future for His children and specifically for His children to be. The passage starts with resetting the calendar. This is a significant change. The new beginning of the year is what was previously the fifth month of the year and now is the first month of the year. God is making sure that Israel understands that the Passover from Egypt changed everything, pointing forward to Christ changing everything. They were to kill a lamb for a household and consume it, pointing forward to how Christ was to be the sacrifice for the household of God. If the house was too small, they were to combine two households, foreshadowing how the Israelites were too small a reward for Christ so the Gentiles were brought in. The sacrifice was for a specific count of people, foreshadowing that Christ was given for a limited atonement to atone only for the elect. The lamb was kept for four days, foreshadowing that Christ would be among His people before He was slain. They were to eat it in darkness, foreshadowing that in the darkness of sin we receive the sacrifice of Christ. They were to eat it with bitter herbs, foreshadowing that after salvation there will be persecution from the world. They were to roast it all, foreshadowing the completeness of Christ sacrifice for us. The passage ends with destroying what ever is left over, foreshadowing that the number to whom the sacrifice was
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