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Day 2: Jesus Fulfilled the Passover

The first Passover took place in Egypt. God instructed His people to sacrifice a lamb without blemish and place its blood on their doorposts. When judgment came, the Lord passed over the homes covered by the blood. The lamb died in place of the firstborn.

For centuries afterward, Israel remembered that night. Each Passover meal pointed back to deliverance through substitution. But those sacrifices were temporary. They pointed forward to something greater.

When Jesus entered Jerusalem during Passover week, He did not come merely to observe the feast. He came to fulfill it. Paul writes, “For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed” (1 Corinthians 5:7). Jesus is the spotless Lamb whose blood brings true and final deliverance.

Hebrews tells us that without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins. At the cross, Jesus shed His blood as the final, perfect sacrifice. His death was not symbolic. It was substitutionary.

All who trust in Christ alone are counted righteous because His sacrifice satisfies God’s justice.

Reflection:

• How does the Passover help you understand what Jesus accomplished on the cross?
• Why is it important to understand that Jesus died as a substitute?

Prayer:
Father, thank You for providing the true Passover Lamb. Help me to trust fully in Christ’s finished work and to explain this truth clearly when I share the Gospel. Amen.