In the Evening (v.6)
“At the sixth hour darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, ‘Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?’ — which means, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’ … With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last” Mark 15:33–37.
Blood Atonement (v.7)
“In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness” Hebrews 9:22.
Blood Sprinkled Door (v.7, 22)
“I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture” John 10:9.
Blood Applied Personally (v.22)
“This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe … God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood…” Rom.3:22–25 (Eph.2:8; Heb.11:28)
Inside the Door (v.22–23)
Safety and protection from the “destroyer” was inside the door.
“… the one who was born of God keeps him safe, and the evil one does not touch him… And we are in him who is true — even in his Son Jesus Christ…” 1 John 5:18–20 (Col. 3:3).
Eat the Lamb’s Flesh (v.8–10)
The flesh — the Body of the Lamb — “Jesus said to them, ‘I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me…” John 6:53–57.
Roast with Fire
“… for our God is a consuming fire” Hebrews 12:29.
The Unleavened Bread
“I am the bread of life. Your forefathers ate the manna in the desert, yet they died. But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which a man may eat and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If a man eats of this bread, he will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world” John 6:48–51.
The Matzah is a perfect picture of Christ.
**It is pure–it has no leaven. He is pure he was found to be without sin.
**It is pierced. Isaiah says that “He was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities.” (53:5)
**It is striped. It was by His stripes or wounds that we are healed. Is. 53:5
Eaten with Bitter Herbs
Read Jeremiah’s description of his experiences in Lamentations 3 and note verse 15. The bitter herbs eaten at Passover speak of the sufferings of the Cross.
“Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame… “Hebrews 12:2.
Not a Bone Broken (v.46)
“… The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other. But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs.… These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: ‘Not one of his bones will be broken’ …” John 19:31–36.
