Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and bestselling author Paul David Tripp

connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life. Six ancient words in Exodus

quietly announced the entire gospel and expose our complete inability to save ourselves. Today,

we continue our year-long Bible study in the Book of Exodus,

the gospel one rescue at a time.

In this episode, Paul shows how God's command for a lamb without blemish

points forward to the perfectly righteous life of Jesus.

To hear more of these studies from Exodus,

visit paultrip.com slash Exodus.

Now here's Paul, teaching from the book of Exodus.

It's really amazing that here, way back in Exodus, in directions made to Israel, you have six words that capture the entire plan of redemption.

We find ourselves in Chapter 12 of Exodus, and we're going to be in Chapter 12 for several of these sessions because it's so packed with content that isn't just about Israel, but about our life with our Lord as well.

I've entitled this section, verses 1 through 6, a lamb without blemish.

Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, this month shall be for you the beginning of months. It shall be the first month of the year for you.

Tell all the congregation of Israel on the 10th day of the month,

every man shall take a lamb according to their father's house, a lamb for a household.

And if the household is too small for a land, then he and his nearest neighbor shall take

according to the number of persons, according to each can you eat and make

your count for the lamb. Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male a year old. You shall take it

from the sheep or from the goats, and you should keep it until the 14th day of the month,

when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israelio shall kill their lamb at twilight.

You notice that the directions here are very specific because God is taking what is happening

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