Jesus the new Passover Lamb

John 1:29 “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

1 Corinthians 5:7b Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.

• Spotless offering: male lamb without blemish (Ex 12:5); Jesus is the lamb of God (Jn 1:29) and sinless (Heb 4:15, 9:14; 1 Pet 1:19)

• Sacrificed to escape slavery: the lamb for the exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt (Ex 12:6); Jesus for the new exodus of all from slavery of sin (Jn 1:29)

• Blood shed: the lamb's blood on the doorposts and lintel (Ex 12:7); Jesus's blood shed on the cross (Lk 22:20)

• Hyssop branch used: to smear lamb's blood on doorposts and lintel (Ex 12:22); to give sour wine to Jesus on the cross (Jn 19:29)

• Eaten: the lamb’s flesh with bread (Ex 12:8); Jesus’s body in the Eucharist (Lk 22:19)

• Life-giving food: eaten by the Israelites so the angel of death would pass over their homes during the final plague in Egypt (Ex 12:12-13); the Eucharist is the bread of eternal life (Jn 6:51)

• No bones broken: when the lamb was being prepared to be eaten (Ex 12:46); Jesus on the cross (Jn 19:33)

• A memorial to God for the exodus: Passover day (Ex 12:14); the Eucharist is a memorial of Jesus's sacrifice from the lavery of sin (Lk 22:19)

Joshua 2 A Mini-Passover

• Sign in red: scarlet cord tied in Rahab's window (Josh 2:18); Jesus's blood shed on the cross (Lk 22:20)

• Saving action: Rahab's family saved when the Israelites conquered Jericho and passed over her house (Josh 2:18-19); Jesus saved us from our sins (Jn 1:29)