Passover

The Passover

Don’t pass over the Passover! This was God’s Memorial Day, marking Israel’s deliverance from slavery and the start of their new life with Him (vv. 1–2). God said, “When I see the blood, I will pass over you” (v. 13). The blood on the Israelites’ doors was an act of faith in God’s promise and obedience to apply the blood.

Jesus Celebrates the Passover

Nothing is told us in any of the Gospels of Jesus’ character and work from his infancy until the age of thirty, except here. This incident is recorded to teach us about the developing ministry and wisdom of the Lord in his youth. At Passover time every year each Jewish family …

IllustrationFood For 3 Million Would Have Taken 1500 Tons

The Passover story is extremely familiar; you might say it is overly familiar. Did it ever occur to you that all of this didn’t just happen but because God had a plan? After the Exodus from Egypt Moses and the people were in the desert. The feeding of 2 or 3 million people requir …

IllustrationJoe Stowell – Son Lost But Didn’t Know he Was Lost

On our annual Christmas trek to the mall in Chicago with Grandpa and Grandma, we noticed that little three-and-a-half-year-old Matthew was gone. Terror immediately struck our hearts. We split up, each taking an assigned location. After frantically searching for him, I trudged b …