According to Exodus 12 there were five basic requirements for celebrating Passover.
- Set aside a lamb on the 10th of Nisan- one without defect
- Slaughter the lamb on the 14th - but don’t break any bones
- Put some of the lamb’s blood on the sides and top of the doorframe
- Finish the Passover on the 14th - don't let it spill over into the next day
- Celebrate the Passover perpetually
In this post I'll show you how Jesus fulfilled requirement #3.
The third requirement of Passover was that some of the slaughter lamb's blood be put on the sides and top of each Israelite doorframe.
Notice the first parallel between the Passover lamb and Jesus...
1. As some of the blood of the Passover lamb stained the top of the doorframe, so Jesus' blood stained the top of the cross. We read in Matthew 27:29 that they "...twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head."
Notice the second parallel between the Passover lamb and Jesus...
2. As some of the blood of the Passover lamb stained each side of the doorframe, so Jesus' blood stained each side of the cross. We learn from John 20:25 that when they crucified Jesus they drove nails through his hands to fasten him to the cross.
Notice: Apart from Jesus the blood on the top and sides of the door frame has no significance whatsoever. But when Jesus' crucifixion is seen as the fulfillment of the Passover lamb's slaughter, the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe takes on great significance.
To Summarize: By applying the blood of the lamb the Israelites were spared from death. When the angel God sent to judge the Egyptians came to the door and saw the blood, he passed over that house. (this is how we got the name Passover). In the same way today, by faith we apply the blood of the lamb Jesus to the door frame of our heart - and in so doing we are spared from the penalty of our sins, which is death (Romans 6:23).
The third requirement of Passover was that some of the slaughter lamb's blood be put on the sides and top of each Israelite doorframe.
Notice the first parallel between the Passover lamb and Jesus...
1. As some of the blood of the Passover lamb stained the top of the doorframe, so Jesus' blood stained the top of the cross. We read in Matthew 27:29 that they "...twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head."
Notice the second parallel between the Passover lamb and Jesus...
2. As some of the blood of the Passover lamb stained each side of the doorframe, so Jesus' blood stained each side of the cross. We learn from John 20:25 that when they crucified Jesus they drove nails through his hands to fasten him to the cross.
Notice: Apart from Jesus the blood on the top and sides of the door frame has no significance whatsoever. But when Jesus' crucifixion is seen as the fulfillment of the Passover lamb's slaughter, the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe takes on great significance.
To Summarize: By applying the blood of the lamb the Israelites were spared from death. When the angel God sent to judge the Egyptians came to the door and saw the blood, he passed over that house. (this is how we got the name Passover). In the same way today, by faith we apply the blood of the lamb Jesus to the door frame of our heart - and in so doing we are spared from the penalty of our sins, which is death (Romans 6:23).
So we see that Jesus passed the third requirement of Passover.
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