Bible Poetry Reading Plan: Proverbs 20-21
Exodus 12:13 (ESV); The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. And when
I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to destroy you, when I strike the
land of Egypt.
The Passover is the greatest Old Testament picture of God’s redemption plan. This would be what
God’s people would observe and remember until Jesus Christ would die on the cross as the final
Passover Lamb.
God was going to strike down the firstborns of Egypt, but the Angel of Death would pass over the
houses of those covered by the blood of a lamb. Freedom for Israel would come through the death
of the firstborn. Because sin entered through the firstborn, redemption also must come through the
firstborn. On this one momentous night, God would display both His justice and His mercy.
There is no denying the powerful parallel of the Passover lamb to Jesus Christ. In the great
revelation, the apostle John describes Jesus: “I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been
slain...” Jesus was the Lamb slain for the salvation of the entire world. And those who confess
Him as Lord and Saviour are covered by His blood, just as the families of Israel were covered by
the blood on their doorposts. But the blood of Christ is not blood of temporary protection; it is the
blood of forgiveness and eternal redemption for those who remain under it. This is why you will
hear people in Christian circles speak of the “precious blood” or the “cleansing blood”. This is not a
grotesque or morbid ritual; it is a wonderful and praiseworthy remembrance of what God did for us.
Because He loved us, He sent His one and only Son – the Firstborn – to die on our behalf, that we
might be brought out of slavery and into everlasting relationship with our God and King.
PRAYER and MEDITATION
1. Meditate on the Passover and the cross. Think about these two great events and ask God to
speak to you personally through them.
2. By Jesus’ blood we are made white as wool. (See Is. 1:18) Meditate on what it means to be
covered by the blood of Jesus. Thank Him for covering you.
3. The Israelites were often told to remember what God had done and teach it to their children.
Do you teach and remember what Jesus has done? We MUST live and teach the world of
God. Think on this.
