For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!” ... For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves together; all of them were clean. Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the Lord at Jerusalem to keep the Passover to the Lord, the God of Israel. Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male a year old. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org, For these things came to pass to fulfill the Scripture, “. ‣ On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus' disciples asked Him, "Where do You want us to … S For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. But in these sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. And the priests and Levites were ashamed of themselves, and consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the house of the Lord. It is the Lord's Passover. None shall appear before me empty-handed. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. Verses 6-8 show that the innocent lamb bled to death. It may also refer to the lamb sacrificed and eaten at the feast. Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. Do this at the appointed time in the month of Aviv, for in that month you came out of Egypt. N All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slain. Matthew 27:45 says, "Now from the sixth hour darkness fell over all the land until the ninth hour." 3. There are many stories in the Bible that focus on the Passover holiday. Luke 22:15. Above him stood the seraphim. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist. John the Baptist called Jesus "the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world" (John 1:29). Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. Then Moses called all the elders of Israel and said to them, “Go and select lambs for yourselves according to your clans, and kill the Passover lamb. J For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. While the people of Israel were encamped at Gilgal, they kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month in the evening on the plains of Jericho. But with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot. Verses 6-8 show that the innocent lamb bled to death. Bible Verses about Passover 1 Corinthians 11:20-34 Therefore when you come together in one place, it is not to eat the Lord's Supper. Then they *led Jesus from Caiaphas into the Praetorium, and it was early; and they themselves did not enter into the Praetorium so that they would not be defiled, but might eat the Passover. So Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him. O Cite this page: Editor: Stephen Smith. ‣ Tell all the congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month every man shall take a lamb according to their fathers' houses, a lamb for a household. After all, Jesus was Jewish and celebrated Passover. And if a stranger sojourns among you and would keep the Passover to the Lord, according to the statute of the Passover and according to its rule, so shall he do. The first day of unleavened bread would begin on the evening of the Thursday (the 14th day of the month Nisan).