Start with Exodus 12, then follow the connections to Jesus, our Passover Lamb.
Passover in Exodus
How It Points to Jesus
A lamb without defect
Each household was to choose an animal without defect.
Exodus 12:3–5
Jesus is the sinless, spotless Lamb whose blood paid our ransom.
1 Peter 1:18–19
Blood on the doorway
The Lord saw the blood and kept the destroyer from entering.
Exodus 12:7, 13, 23
Christ, our Passover Lamb, was sacrificed for us. Through His blood we have forgiveness and are saved from God’s wrath.
1 Corinthians 5:7 · Ephesians 1:7 · Romans 5:9
A promise received by faith
Israel acted on God’s word, marking their doors and eating ready to leave.
Exodus 12:11–13 · Hebrews 11:28
God saves us by grace through faith. Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
Ephesians 2:8–9 · Romans 10:13
No bones broken
Israel was instructed to leave the bones of the Passover sacrifice unbroken.
Exodus 12:46
The soldiers found Jesus already dead and left His legs unbroken. John identifies this as fulfillment of Scripture.
John 19:31–36
Freedom from slavery
The Lord brought Israel out of Egypt.
Exodus 12:31–42
Luke calls what Jesus would accomplish in Jerusalem His “departure,” or exodos. Through His death, Jesus frees people from slavery to the fear of death.
Luke 9:28–31 · Hebrews 2:14–15
A meal to remember
Israel was to remember the rescue and tell the next generation what the Lord had done.
Exodus 12:14, 26–27
At Passover, Jesus gave His disciples bread and a cup to remember Him and pointed ahead to God’s kingdom.
Luke 22:15–20 · 1 Corinthians 11:26
Shadows of the Savior
Further Reading & Study
Download the chart for personal study or group discussion, then explore how Passover fits into the Gospels and the feasts of the LORD.
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