The Blood and the Unleavened Bread

Exodus 12:7 “Then they are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs.” 

The Death Angel sought out every house, because every house held sinners; but he lowered his sword and passed by wherever he saw the blood. Exodus 12:13 “… and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.” 
 

The question is why did he pass over when he saw the blood? It’s because death had already crossed the threshold of that home. The Bible says, “The wages of sin is death.” Sin comes with a cost. Since the Lamb had been put to death there was no need for further death, in this case we are talking about the death of the firstborn. But into every other house, those that did not have the blood of the lamb on the doorpost, the Angel entered and death occurred.

Here we begin to see how the blood of the lamb is symbolic of the blood of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God. Anyone covered by the blood was safe, and its covering was immediate. The moment Jesus’ blood rises up between our soul and Jehovah it is regeneration for us. It is the beginning of a new and divine life. At the very moment, that we consciously apply the blood of Jesus to our lives, we leave the spirit of this world, and start on our journey home to God.

So the shed blood of the lamb and the feast of unleavened bread go hand-in-hand. Exodus 12:17 “Celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread, because it was on this very day that I brought your divisions out of Egypt. Celebrate this day as a lasting ordinance for the generations to come.”
 

We still celebrate this festival today – we call it “communion,” though it’s not much of a feast. The Lord’s Table, Passover, and the Last Supper, are all different names for the same event. In fact, it was during the Passover meal when Jesus was betrayed. Luke 22:19-20 “And He (Jesus) took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 20 In the same way, after the supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.” What must that have been like for Jesus to participate in this feast, knowing that it symbolized His own death and shedding of His blood?!

Leaven

The second command Jehovah gave was that of getting rid of the leaven. The first command was to apply the blood and the second was to get rid of the old bread that had leaven, or to put it in today’s terms, stop sinning. Leaven is a type of sin. Apply the blood to your life and then stop sinning.



Continued tomorrow