Warrior,
Good morning, I pray that you had a productive week. Today's message "The Foundation Of Our Faith" This even commemorates the Passover and leads into the Festival of Unleavened Bread. The Festival of the Passover was to be an annual holiday in honor of the night when the LORD "passed over" the homes of the Israelite's. It is a holiday designed to celebrate Israel's deliverance from Egypt and to remind the people of what God "YHWY" had done. The Hebrews followed God's instructions by placing the blood of a 1 year old unblemished lamb on the door frames of their homes. That night the firstborn son of every family who did not have blood on the door frame was killed. The lamb had to be killed in order to get the blood that would protect them. (This foreshadowed the blood of Christ, the Lamb of God, who gave his blood for the sins of all people.) Inside their homes, the Israelite's ate a meal of roast lamb, bitter herbs, and bread made without yeast. Unleavened bread could be made quickly because the dough did not have to rise. Thus they could leave at any time. God instructed them to eat the meal quickly and gave them detailed instructions, preparing them for the great exodus from Egypt.This evening, many Jews and Christians will celebrate the Passover. This is the foundation of our faith and a significant event that lead into the coming of Jesus "Yeshua" our savior. Holiday's and Festivals are annual reminder of what God has done for us. They serve as reminders to the older people and learning experiences for the younger ones. For many years I knew nothing about Passover & the Festivals / Feast, but today, I am forever grateful and thankful to God "YHWY for the desire he has placed on my heart to know him in his entirety. I pray that you as well will have the same desire. I encourage you to take some time over the weekend for some rest and reflection. If you wish to learn more about the Passover read Exodus Chapter 12/13. May you be a blessing to many!
“Exodus 12:40-42
Now the length of time the Israelite people lived in Egypt was 430 years. At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the LORD”S divisions left Egypt. Because the LORD kept vigil that night to bring them out of Egypt, on this night all the Israelite’s are to keep vigil to honor the LORD for the generations to come.”