Types and Shadows Series - The Passover Lamb

THE SPRING FEAST OF ISRAEL: JESUS THE PASSOVER LAMB

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Passover lamb is a ‘Type’or a ‘Shadow’ of Jesus. When studying Types two comparative words ‘AS’ and ‘SO’ are often seen.

AS in Adam all die,(‘Type’) (1 Cor 15:22a)

Even SO in Christ shall all be made alive. ("Antitype")
(1 Cor 15:22b)

When the "Type" and the "Antitype" (or fulfillment) have both appeared then the Type has been fulfilled.

The Passover of Exodus foreshadowing the crucifixion of Christ on the cross and His shed blood which provided there remission of sins.

“The feasts of the LORD, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, these are My feasts” (Leviticus 23:2)

These are not Israel’s feasts or the Jewish people’s feasts, but God’s feasts. So, if you are saved by Yeshua (Jesus), you are grafted into the commonwealth of Israel.

The Passover is a Spring Feast. It commemorates the greatest event in the people of Israel’s history—their miraculous liberation from Egypt.

The second book of the Bible, Exodus,is dedicated to narrating this history.

Observant Jews have been celebrating this feast for more than 3,400years.

Our Journey starts in Bethany!

Nisan 9th
Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany... (John 12:1)

Nisan 10th
Moses handed over to Joshua and on Nisan 10th Joshua took the people over the River Jordan to the Promised land

And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, (Nisan) and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho. (Joshua 4:19)

Nisan 10th the Israelites selected a male lamb without blemish
As on the tenth day of this month (Nisan) each man is to take a lamb for his family, one for each household.

6 Take care of them until the fourteenth day of the month, when all the members of the community of Israel must slaughter them at twilight. (Exodus 12: 3a; 6)

So too on Nissan 10th Jesus of Nazareth rode into the city of Jerusalem on the young colt of a donkey

(Matt 21:1-11;
Mk 11:1-11;
Lk 19:28-38;
Jn 12:12-16;)

The Feast of Lambs
God sent the unblemished Lamb and He was rejected.

Prophesied in the Old Testament
(Zech 9:9)

This is the day we call ‘Psalm Sunday’
• As on the 10th day of Nisan, the Israelites selected a male lamb without blemish.
(Exod 12: 3-6)

• So Jesus was the lamb without blemish.
19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.
( 1 Peter 1: 19)

• As God provided the Lamb for Abraham. A shadow of the Lamb that would come

Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” (Genesis 22:8)

• So God provided the Lamb of God. (Jesus)

“Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! (John 1:29)

Yeshua is in Jerusalem

• As the Jews in preparation of the Passover, would go through their house in search for leaven to be removed. (leaven represents sin)
(Matthew 16:6-12,
Luke 12:1,
1 Corinthians 5:2-8)

• So at the same time the Jews were cleaning the leaven from their houses, Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. (Matthew 21:12-13)

Yeshua the Passover lamb

5 The Lord’s (not the Jewish) Passover begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month. (Nisan 14th) (Leviticus 23:5)

Nisan 14th It was on this evening that Jesus had His Last Supper

The Passover symbols would now represent Christ’s complete sacrifice—the unleavened bread representing His sinless body that was beaten for us…

Jesus is arrested the night of Nisan 14 which is the evening of Nisan 13.
Remember Hebrew days start from sunset the evening before.

3 So Judas came to the garden … They were carrying torches, lanterns and weapons. (John 18:3)

• As God commanded the sheep to be brought into the temple courtyard on the early morning of Passover;

• So in the early morning of Passover, Jesus was brought into the temple courtyard;
Very early in the morning, the chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the law and the whole Sanhedrin, made their plans. So they bound Jesus, led him away and handed him over to Pilate. (Mark 15: 1)

• As the Passover lamb had to be killed in Jerusalem, but outside of the city gates.
(Deuteronomy 16:5-6)

• So Christ was killed in Jerusalem, but outside of the city gates.
(John 19:16-19,
Hebrews 13:10-13)

The Exodus Passover was the landmark event for Israel and a shadow of the Gospel, the Good News. That lamb foreshadowed the spotless Lamb of God, who without sin, carried in His body the transgressions of the whole world to a hill called Golgotha.

The hour of Jesus’ Crucifixion

The 3rd hour – 9 am in the morning
• As God commanded the sheep to be bound at 9am, for preparation for their sacrifice;

• So Jesus was bound to the cross at 9am.

He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth. (Isaiah 53:7)

The 6th hour – 12 noon
45 From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land.
(Matt. 27: 45)

The 9th hour – 3pm in the afternoon
• As God commanded the priest to sacrifice the lamb at 3pm and say “It is finished”
• So Jesus took His last breath at 3pm and said “It is finished.”

At the same time, (the ninth hour – 3.00pm) the veil of the Temple tore from top to bottom - representing a removal of the separation between God and man.

• As the Passover lamb roasted in fire, and none of its bones were broken.
(Exod 12:8, 46)
• So Jesus had no bones broken

But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. (John 19: 33)

• As the Passover was to be eaten in haste.
• So Christ’s hasty burial before sunset on Nisan 14th (Before the High Sabbath)

The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the Sabbath day, for that Sabbath day was an high day. (Not necessary Saturday) (John 19:31a)

42 It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath). So as evening approached, 43 Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. (Mark 15: 42-43)

His burial took place on Nisan 14th before sunset which would have been the start of the High Sabbath.

• As Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish.
• So the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
(Matthew 12:40)

Resurrection took place early Sunday morning on Nisan 17th the Firstfruit Festival

Apostle Paul said: For Christ, our Passover lamb, (1 Cor. 5: 7b-8)

JESUS THE PASSOVER LAMB

Much of this teaching will be used by the English speaking Pastors in the Africa Training Bible School.(ATBS)

Each of these ATBS Series includes an audio and handout or study notes to be downloaded as well as a PowerPoint to make the viewing more visual for the Pastors in Africa and the youth in their church.

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