This year will mark a significance in my life. Because of surgery I will be having, I’ve asked Dr Jim Jenkins to preach on Easter Sunday, the 17th of April.
I hope to be in the service, but might also be held over in the hospital because the surgery is on “good” Friday, although I fail to see what’s “good” about that.
But, leading up to Easter, I would like to take these three Sundays and talk about the Passover. It’s origin, it’s history, and the miracles that have taken place on Passovers in the past.
Of course, it started in Egypt, the culmination of God’s terrible judgment on the Egyptians for their disgraceful treatment of the Jews. But to understand the prophecy it contained, even in it’s infancy about Jesus’ death is quite remarkable.
And God knowing our hearts and our ability to forget significant moments, had the Israelites forever have a feast and celebration, not only remembering the past, but looking forward to the future.
Go with me on this journey from intense celebration and awe; to the wonderful sacrifice of the true lamb, bringing us the fullness of life and sparing us from the angel of death.
Pastor Brent
Why is it called Passover?
In order to protect their first-born children, the Israelites marked their doors with lamb's blood so the angel of death would pass over them when the plague killed the first born of all the Egyptians. Thus the name Passover, which is “pesach” in Hebrew. The Passover begins after nightfall on the first day and ends at night fall on the last day during the Hebrew month of Nisan on the 15th day of the month.