1. You were spared

“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.”(Exodus 12:13)

2. You were set apart

“There shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there has never been, nor ever will be again. 7 But not a dog shall growl against any of the people of Israel, either man or beast, that you may know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.”(Exodus 11:6-7)

1.What was helpful to you in this week’s sermon? What didn’t you understand?

2.What’s the most memorable meal you’ve ever eaten? What foods connect you to your past?

3.The Passover story (Exodus 11:1-13:16) is 77 verses long. Around 50 of these verses focus on different rules and regulations related to observing the Passover. Why does God spend so much time instructing his people on how to celebrate this particular event (see 12:2, 26-27; 13:8-9, 14-16)?

4.How is the Passover story a reversal of fortunes (see Exodus 11:1-10; 12:29-36)? How is Israel exalted and Egypt humbled? How is Israel delivered from the tenth plague? Make a list of all the ways the Passover story gives us a preview of Christ, and his death on the cross.

5.What’s the significance of the consecration of the firstborn (see Exodus 13:1-2, 11-12)? How does this ritual relate to the Passover (see Exodus 4:22-23)? What does it mean to be “consecrated” to God?

6.What is Jesus doing at the Last Supper (see Matthew 26:17-19; 26-30)? How does he transform (or fulfill) the Passover celebration and explain its deeper meaning?

7.The Passover shows us how we are justified (declared righteous) in God’s sight. Why is this critical for us to remember? What happens when we forget that we are justified by faith in the blood of a spotless substitute?

8.The Passover shows us how we are sanctified (set apart) for God’s purposes. Why is this critical for us to remember? What happens when we forget that we are sanctified by God, and therefore belong to him?

9.What’s one thing you can do this week to apply this passage?