Christ in the Passover
0 comments | Posted by Steven Layson on 21 Apr 2007 in From Steve's Study ::
On the first Easter Day, two of Jesus followers walked from Jerusalem to Emmaus. They were upset and confused because they had seen their teacher executed on Friday morning, but now were hearing rumours that he was alive again. As they walked, Jesus himself came and walked with them and explained the necessity of his death and resurrection. In particular, we are told (in Luke 24:27), “beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.”
Earlier, Jesus had said to those who opposed him, “You diligently study the Sciptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me” & “If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me.” (Jn 5:39, 46)
In other words, Jesus claimed that the Old Testament Scriptures speak about him – about the things that he came to do.
This is particularly evident in the Exodus accounts of the first Passover. As God rescues his people from slavery to the Egyptians, he establishes a celebratory meal to remind the Israelites of what he has done for them. However, as we shall see during this morning’s services, even the very elements of the Passover speak of a salvation that is far greater. They point us to the salvation from slavery to sin and death, won for us by Christ’s death on the cross.
As we remember the death and resurrection of Christ, it is exciting to see how they fit into the grand scheme of God, that had its roots in the dawn of time, was worked out through people such as Moses, and came to fruition on that first Easter.
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