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Exodus chapter 12, verse 23.

For the Lord will pass through to strike the Egyptians.

And when he sees the blood on the lentil and on the two doorposts,

the Lord will pass over the door and will not allow the

destroyer to enter your houses to strike you. This verse is obviously sobering. It is a picture of the

judgment of God that would come upon the Egyptians for their rebellion against God.

But the reality is, and we know this, we see this all throughout even this story, not trusting

or obeying God, not believing God.

And yet here, when it comes to the Passover, there is one thing that separates Israelites and Egyptians.

One thing, and that is a blood sacrifice that covers the door of the Israelites.

And their trust in that blood sacrifice to save them from destruction in their home.

This is plain and simple, the gospel of Jesus Christ.

This is a story, the Passover story, is yet one more story that points to the ultimate story of the Bible, the fact that we are all sinners,

every one of us. We have all turned from God, not trusted in God, not obeyed God, and we all deserve

judgment. The only way to be delivered from the judgment we deserve

is if we hide under,

take refuge under the banner of the blood of another,

namely Jesus, the perfect son of God, the sinless Passover lamb,

the spotless sacrifice, who gave his life for us on a cross, his blood shed their covers over our sinfulness, when we trust in him.

It's not about our works, it's about our faith in his gracious gift of forgiveness.

His gracious sacrifice on our behalf. Have you, I mean, I don't want to

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