Title: Delivered from Egypt
Text: Exodus 12:21-32
Memory verse: Exodus 12:13, “13 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.”
Theme: God delivers His people from their bondage.
Opening Discussion Question (s): What are your Christmas traditions? Have you ever tried to change or implement a new tradition and how did that go?
- Instruction (Exodus 12:21-23)
“21 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. 22 Take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and touch the lintel and the two doorposts with the blood that is in the basin. None of you shall go out of the door of his house until the morning. 23 For the Lord will pass through to strike the Egyptians, and when he sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the Lord will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses to strike you.”
Key Doctrine: Salvation: Lifeway Explore the Bible says, “Salvation involves the redemption of the whole man and is offered freely to all who accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, who by His own blood obtained eternal redemption for the believer.”
Luke 1:68-69, ““Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
for he has visited and redeemed his people
69 and has raised up a horn of salvation for us
in the house of his servant David,”
I Thessalonians 5:23-24, “23 Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.”
Discussion: How would the Hebrews have felt as they anticipated the coming plague?
- Celebration (Exodus 12: 24-28)
“24 You shall observe this rite as a statute for you and for your sons forever. 25 And when you come to the land that the Lord will give you, as he has promised, you shall keep this service. 26 And when your children say to you, ‘What do you mean by this service?’ 27 you shall say, ‘It is the sacrifice of the Lord’s Passover, for he passed over the houses of the people of Israel in Egypt, when he struck the Egyptians but spared our houses.’” And the people bowed their heads and worshiped. 28 Then the people of Israel went and did so; as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did.”
Discussion: “Why is it important for older generations to share God’s truth with younger generations?”
- Victory (Exodus 12:29-32)
“29 At midnight the Lord struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of the livestock. 30 And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he and all his servants and all the Egyptians. And there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was not a house where someone was not dead. 31 Then he summoned Moses and Aaron by night and said, ‘Up, go out from among my people, both you and the people of Israel; and go, serve the Lord, as you have said. 32 Take your flocks and your herds, as you have said, and be gone, and bless me also!’”
Bible Skill: Observe when and for what purpose a New Testament passage includes an Old Testament reference.
Answer Aid: According to page 1690 of the John MacArthur Study Bible, “Just as the unleavened bread symbolized being freed from Egypt by the Passover (Exodus 12:15-17), so the church is to be unleavened, since it has been separated from the dominion of sin and death by the perfect Passover Lamb, the Lord Jesus Christ. The church is, therefore, to remove everything sinful in order to be separate from the old life, including the influence of sinful church members.”
How did Paul relate the observance of Passover to the problem of immorality in the Corinthian church (I Cor. 5:1-6)?
Answer Aid: According to page 1690 of the John MacArthur Study Bible, “It was not good because their proud sense of satisfaction blinded them to their duty in regard to blatant sin that devastated the church. leaven. See note on Mark 8:15 …[Note on mark 8:15, page 1440 of the John MacArthur Study Bible, “leaven of the Pharisees and…Herod. ‘Leaven’ in the NT is an illustration of influence…and most often symbolizes the evil influence of sin. The ‘leaven’ of the Pharisees included both their false teaching (Matt. 16:12) and their hypocritical behavior (Luke 12:1); the ‘leaven’ of Herod Antipas was his immoral corrupt conduct (cf. Mark 6:17-29). The Pharisees and the Herodians were allied against Christ (3:6).”]… “In Scripture, it is used to REPRESENT INFLUENCE (emphasis mine), in most cases evil influence, although in Matt. 13:33 it refers to the good influence of the kingdom of heaven (cf. Ex. 13: 3,7). whole lump. When tolerated, sin will permeate and corrupt the whole local church.”
Closing Discussion: What victory are you trusting God to bring into your life? Why can you trust Him in that?
Caleb Walker 
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