Feast of the Passover, The

Feast of the Passover, The

Ordained by God - Ex 12:1,2

Commenced the fourteenth of the first month at even - Ex 12:2,6,18; Le 23:5; Nu 9:3

Lasted seven days - Ex 12:15; Le 23:6

CALLED THE

• Passover
- Nu 9:5; Joh 2:23
• Jew's passover
- Joh 2:13; 11:55
• Lord's passover
- Ex 12:11,27
• Feast of unleavened bread
- Mr 14:1; Lu 22:1
• Days of unleavened bread
- Ac 12:3; 20:6

All males to appear at - Ex 23:17; De 16:16

Paschal lamb eaten first day of - Ex 12:6,8

Unleavened bread eaten at - Ex 12:15; De 16:3

LEAVEN

• Not to be in their houses during
- Ex 12:19
• Not to be in any of their quarters
- Ex 13:7; De 16:4
• Nothing with, to be eaten
- Ex 12:20
• Punishment for eating
- Ex 12:15,19

First and last days of, holy convocations - Ex 12:16; Nu 28:18,25

Sacrifices during - Le 23:8; Nu 28:19-24

The first sheaf of barley harvest offered the day after the Sabbath in - Le 23:10-14

TO COMMEMORATE THE

• Passing over the first-born
- Ex 12:12,13
• Deliverance of Israel from bondage of Egypt
- Ex 12:17,42; 13:9; De 16:3

To be perpetually observed during the Mosaic age - Ex 12:14; 13:10

Children to be taught the nature and design of - Ex 12:26,27; 13:8

Purification necessary to the due observance of - 2Ch 30:15-19; Joh 11:55

Might be kept in the second month by those who were unclean at the appointed time - Nu 9:6-11; 2Ch 30:2,3,15

No uncircumcised person to keep - Ex 12:43,45

Strangers and servants when circumcised might keep - Ex 12:44,48

Neglect of, punished with death - Nu 9:13

Improper keeping of, punished - 2Ch 30:18,20

REMARKABLE CELEBRATIONS OF

• On leaving Egypt
- Ex 12:28,50
• In the wilderness of Sinai
- Nu 9:3-5
• On entering the land of promise
- Jos 5:10,11
• In Hezekiah's reign
- 2Ch 30:1
• In Josiah's reign
- 2Ki 23:22,23; 2Ch 35:1,18
• After the captivity
- Ezr 6:19,20
• Before the death of Christ
- Lu 22:15

Moses kept through faith - Heb 11:28

Christ always observed - Mt 26:17-20; Lu 22:15; Joh 2:13,23

The people of Jerusalem lent their rooms to strangers for - Lu 22:11,12

The Lord's Supper instituted at - Mt 26:26-28

Custom of releasing a prisoner at - Mt 27:15; Lu 23:16,17

The Sabbath in, a high day - Joh 19:31

The day before the Sabbath in, called the preparation - Joh 19:14,31

Illustrative of redemption through Christ - 1Co 5:7,8