Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Blood » Sacrificial » Sprinkled on door posts
By [having] faith, he established the Passover Festival [Note: This festival was first celebrated in Egypt by the fleeing Israelites, then observed annually in commemoration of that event], and had [lambs'] blood sprinkled [on the door jambs] to prevent the one who destroyed the firstborn children from touching them. [See Ex. 12:23].
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Egypt » History of israel in » The passover instituted
Feast of the passover » Called the » Lord's passover
Feet » Early use of shoes for
hands » The jews carried a staff in, when walking
Haste » Redeeming the time » In making escape
Israel » Instituted » Passover
Month » Abib (april) » Passover instituted and celebrated in
typical nature of Paschal lamb » Eaten with the loins girt
So, you people should stand firm [in the faith], with the belt of truth firmly buckled around you, and with the "flack jacket" of righteousness on your chest.
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"Fasten your belts [i.e., get things ready], keep your lamps lit,
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So, gather your thoughts together for action, take control of yourselves and focus your hope completely on God's unearned favor, which will be brought to you by Jesus Christ when He returns.
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typical nature of Paschal lamb » Eaten with shoes on
And put on your shoes, ready to [go and] spread the Gospel of peace.
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typical nature of Paschal lamb » Eaten in haste
He did this so that by two unchangeable things [i.e., His promise and His oath], (and it is impossible for God to lie), we, who have fled [to God] for refuge, could be greatly encouraged to take hold of the hope set before us [i.e., the hope of never ending life].
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typical nature of Paschal lamb » Eaten with staff in hand
Passover » General references to
Get rid of the old yeast [i.e., of sin, and especially the unrepentant sinner], so that you can be a new batch of dough, without yeast in it [i.e., a godly church without unrepentant sinners in it] as [I know] you really are. For our Passover [Lamb], Christ, has already been sacrificed.
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Now on the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread [i.e., the beginning of the Passover Festival week], when they sacrificed the Passover [lamb], Jesus' disciples said to Him, "Where do you want us to go to make preparations for you to eat the Passover meal?"
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Passover » Institution of
Pilgrims and strangers » Typified
Shoes » The jews » Put on, before beginning a journey
Symbols and similitudes » Passover, of the sparing of the firstborn, and of the atonement made by Christ
Get rid of the old yeast [i.e., of sin, and especially the unrepentant sinner], so that you can be a new batch of dough, without yeast in it [i.e., a godly church without unrepentant sinners in it] as [I know] you really are. For our Passover [Lamb], Christ, has already been sacrificed.
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