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Vol. 44, No. 44 Collinsville Church of Christ November 2, 2016

xodus 12 describes in detail how the LORD wanted the children Israel to observe the first Passover. The sacrificial lamb was an intricate part of the plan. The observance of this

first Passover was a shadow of Jesus Christ, our sacrificial lamb. Note some of the comparisons between the two:

E1. The Passover lamb had to be without

blemish (Ex. 12:5). Jesus, was the perfect lamb without any sin. The Hebrew’s writer records, “For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities: but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin” (Heb. 4:15). This is one of the reasons Jesus is the only person who could have died for the sins of mankind. No other person has lived a sinless life (Rom 3:23).

2. It was required for the Passover lamb to be killed in the evening (Ex. 12:6). Jesus, our Passover lamb, was killed in the evening according to the foreknowledge of God. Jesus is hanging on the cross and the time of preparation for Passover was drawing near. The Roman soldiers approach the body of Jesus and they realize he is already dead. They pierce him in the side and blood and water comes forth (John 19:28-37). Both lambs died in the evening.

3. The blood of the Passover lamb was the protecting agent to save the Israelites from the Death Angel (Ex. 2:12, 13). The blood of the Jesus is the cleansing agent to save mankind from his sins. When we are baptized into the death of Christ, we meet the cleansing blood. John records, ...unto him that loved us,

and washed us from our sins in his own blood (Rev. 1:5).

4. The Passover lamb had to be eaten by Israel on that evening. Our Lamb has to be eaten in order for us to have life. “Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you (John 6:53).

Thanks be to God, that Jesus Christ served as our sacrificial lamb.

K.A. Pugh I have had flat feet all my life. I remember doing

exercises as early as four or five years old to build my arches. I did not realize it, but because of my flat feet, I have leaned forward as I walk for years. Over those years it has damaged my spine. I wear insoles, which helps somewhat. Chiropractic visits have helped straighten my spine and I continue to exercise to strengthen muscles, which helps, too. I am walking more upright now than probably ever before.

Walking upright is good for our physical health, but walking with an upright heart is important for our spiritual and eternal health. Those who walk upright in heart have Jehovah God as their shield as they meet the daily challenges of life.

My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart. Psalm 7:10 ESV

Strive every day to walk with an upright heart. One day at a time, live upright before God and all the world. One day will lead to another, then another, then…

May your week be filled with the grace of God that it might help you walk with an upright heart.

*******God expects you not only to have clean hands but a

pure heart before entering into His presence. Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD? And who shall

stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a

Jesus, Our Sacrificial Lamb

pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully. He will receive blessing from the LORD and righteousness from the God of his salvation. Psalm 24:3-5 ESV

Encourage one another to keep your hands clean and your heart pure.

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