Sunday, April 13, 2014
Comfort In God Coming
Today during the day on the Hebrew calendar is Nissan 13. In the time of Moses, Today was the day the children of Israel in bondage in Egypt were waiting for the perhaps the greatest of the miracles. Tonight at twilight it becomes Passover, and for those of us that believe it was at twilight on Nissan 14 that it happened, tonight would be the time when God went through Egypt killing the firstborn of all that did not have the blood of the lamb on their doorway, and judging the false gods.
Exodus 12:3 Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:
4 And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.
5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:
6 And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.
7 And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.
8 And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.
9 Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.
10 And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.
11 And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the Lord’s passover.
12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord.
God was executing judgement. He was setting things right. He was doing something that would cause the Pharaoh to let the people go. And they were to have blood on the two side posts and the upper door post, the doorway, the opening to their house. When they passed through this blood and wen inside and stayed inside all night, they would be safe. They were eat it in haste, with their loins girded and their sandals on their feet. This meant they were preparing to travel.
Exodus 12:13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
14 And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the Lord throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.
They were to keep this as a memorial, a sign for ever, that the Lord passed over them when they were marked with the blood of the lamb. It is easy for us as believers when we keep the Passover to see the connection to the sacrifice of our Messiah, Yeshua (Jesus). But they did not have this. What they did have is the nine plagues that came before this. They had to trust God that He would do what He said He would do. They had to trust that God would kill the firstborn in Egypt, and also judge the false gods, and not kill them. That is a great deal of trust. We will continue with this story tomorrow.
As you keep the Passover, the same promises are delivered to us by God. When we keep it we declare God to be the Most High God. We declare His deliverance in our homes and lands, and for our families. Remember this tonight, and be prepared for the journey!
Prayer
Father, we praise and exalt You as the Most High God. You alone are King. You deliver us from our enemies. You destroyed our enemy when they took credit for killing Your Son, Jesus. Send again that great judgement and deliverance to our homes and our nation. Let what we do extend to our families not with us. Send Your healing and provision as well. In Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.