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JUNIOR TOPIC
May 15, 1955
Mrs. Charles F. Millican
Cambridge, Mass.
Passover, the Saving Blood
Editor
Scripture: Exodus 11 to 13:14
Memory Verse: "Behold the Lamb of
God, which taketh away the sin of the
John 1:29b
Psalms:
Psalm 15:1-3, page 26 (Memory Psalm
for May)
Psalm 31:1-4, page 71
Psalm 116:1, 2, 8 and 9, page 282
"I am God. With mighty signs and
wonders, and judgments, I will deliver
my people out of Egypt. And they shall
know and Pharaoh shall know, and the
Egyptians shall know, and all the earth
shall know that I AM GOD."
In recent lessons we have read and
learned about the plagues that God sent
upon Egypt. The plague of blood, of
frogs, of lice, of flies, of locusts, of mur
rain, of boils, of hail, and of darkness.
All these plagues were sent upon Egypt
because Pharaoh stubbornly refused to
obey God. He would not let the Israel
ites go. We read how Pharaoh after
each plague yielded but always changed
his mind. Do you think God had a pur
pose in hardening the heart of Pharaoh
Yes, He wanted him to repent. However,
when one refuses to submit to the will
of God, even the mercies of God result
in the further hardening
heart.
of that man's
God told Moses that He was going to
bring one more plague upon Egypt and
that after that Pharaoh would let the
Israelites go. The time was soon ap
proaching
when God would deliver a
crushing blow upon Egypt and release
His people from bondage.
Moses told the Israelites that on the
tenth day of the first month they were
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to select a lamb. There must be nothing
wrong with him. On the fourteenth day
the lamb was to be killed. After killing
the lamb all the Israelites were to
sprinkle some of the blood on the door
post. They were then to roast the lamb
with fire and eat it. (Each family was
to select a lamb and carry out these in
structions). At midnight God was to
pass through the land of Egypt and
carry out the last of His mighty plagues
that of killing all the first-born of
man and beast. However, where He saw
blood on the door post it was a sign that
the people within belonged to Him and
He would pass over and no harm would
come to them. This was a great night
for the Israelites. The feast was called
the Passover and is a Memorial of the
night when God delivered the Israelites
out of the land of Egypt.
Can you think of the blood of another
lamb that saves people Yes, the Son of
God is that precious lamb. He is the
only one who ever lived a perfect life
perfect just like the lamb chosen for
the Passover Feast. It was He whom
God chose to send into the World. It was
He who gave His life for the sins of that
world. It was He who was betrayed,
forsaken and left alone to suffer the
guilt of the whole world and to be taken
by
wicked men and crucified. "But he
was wounded for our transgressions, he
was bruised for our iniquities : the chas
tisement of our peace was upon him;
and with his stripes we are healed. All
we like sheep have gone astray; we have
turned every one to his own way; and
the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity
of us all."
The sorrow that should be our ex
perience as a sinner lost forever was
laid upon Christ, the lamb of God. It
was He who was stretched upon the
cross and had great nails driven through
His hands and feet. Because His pre
cious blood was shed on Calvary for us,
atonement has been made
redemption
accomplished. "Forasmuch as ye were
not redeemed with corruptible things,
as silver and gold, from your vain con
versation received by tradition from
but with the precious
your fathers;
blood of Christ, as of a lamb without
blemish and without spot: who verily
was foreordained before the foundation
of the world, but was manifest in these
last times for you, who by him do be
lieve in God, that raised him up from
the dead, and gave him glory; that your
faith and hope might be in God."
There is a story about a little lame
dog who was trying to climb up the
curbstone from the street to the side
walk. He just couldn't reach the top;
he always fell back. Many people passed
by. They watched the little dog, laughed
at him and went on. After awhile a
workman came by, he saw the little dog
and pitied him. He went over and lifted
the little dog up to the sidewalk, Then
he went on his way. Isn't that just what
the Lord Jesus Christ did for us He
left His heavenly home and came down
to earth to lift us up from sin and its
ruin.
The feast of the Passover is celebrated
by the Jews once every year as a mem
orial of their deliverance out of Egypt.
How often do you thank Him for what
He did for you Do you have the joy of
knowing that Christ died for you, that
He loves you Do you have the assur
ance that your sins are forgiven Only
through Christ can sins be forgiven.
Therefore do you not need Him as your
Saviour If you have not accepted His
sacrifice why not accept Him and ask
Him now to forgive your sins and to
enroll you as one of His followers If you
have given your heart to Him and really
do love God, why not consecrate your
life to Him
The Passover is a symbol of Christ
the Lamb of God, slain, His blood shed
on Calvary for us. When we accept Him,
death will pass over us and we shall in
herit eternal life. Won't you do it NOW!
"
Behold the Lamb of God, which
taketh away the sin of the
QUESTIONS:
1. Why did God let a stubborn man be
Pharaoh
2. Why doesn't it pay to be stubborn
with God
3. How does trouble sometimes help
people get to heaven
4. What kind of lambs were they to
take
5. What did the blood on the door
posts mean
6. What do we mean when we say
we are saved by the blood of the Lamb
NOTEBOOK PROJECT:
Divide a piece of paper down the mid
dle. Head the left-hand column with
"reasons why the psalmist loves the
Lord"
(using psalm 116); in the righthand
column have the juniors list rea
sons why "I love the Lord." Just before
the close of the period have some of the
reasons read.
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