9 | The Passover Sacrifice | Creation to Christ

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VISION

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[ Begin with sharing for one or two minutes the purpose behind discipleship. You can do this by answering the question, "What is discipleship and why do we do it?", by sharing a Scripture about discipleship (such as Matthew 28:18-20, 2 Timothy 2:2, etc.), or asking them to share in their own words why they think discipleship is important ]

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FELLOWSHIP

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1) What is a high and a low in your life since the last time we met?

2) What is something God has been highlighting to you since the last time we met?

3) How did it go applying your obedience step from the last time we met?

4) Is there any sin you need to bring to the light so that God can bring healing in that area?

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EXODUS 12:1-3, 12:21-31, 12:40-42

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The Passover Lamb

12 Now the Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt,

2 “This month shall be the beginning of months for you; it is to be the first month of the year for you.

3 Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying, ‘On the tenth of this month they are, each one, to take a lamb for themselves, according to the fathers’ households, a lamb for each household.’

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21 Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel and said to them, “Go and take for yourselves lambs according to your families, and slaughter the Passover lamb.

22 And you shall take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the blood which is in the basin, and apply some of the blood that is in the basin to the lintel and the two doorposts; and none of you shall go outside the door of his house until morning.

A Memorial of Redemption

23 For the Lord will pass through to strike the Egyptians; but 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 come in to your houses to strike you.

24 And you shall keep this event as an ordinance for you and your children forever.

25 When you enter the land which the Lord will give you, as He has promised, you shall keep this rite.

26 And when your children say to you, ‘What does this rite mean to you?’

27 then you shall say, ‘It is a Passover sacrifice to the Lord because He passed over the houses of the sons of Israel in Egypt when He struck the Egyptians, but spared our homes.’” And the people bowed low and worshiped.

28 Then the sons of Israel went and did so; just as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did.

29 Now it came about at midnight that the Lord struck 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 cattle.

30 And Pharaoh got up in the night, he and all his servants and all the Egyptians, and there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was no home where there was not someone dead.

31 Then he called for Moses and Aaron at night and said, “Rise up, get out from among my people, both you and the sons of Israel; and go, worship the Lord, as you have said.”

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40 Now the time that the sons of Israel had lived in Egypt was 430 years.

41 And at the end of 430 years, on this very day, all the multitudes of the Lord departed from the land of Egypt.

Ordinance of the Passover

42 It is a night to be observed for the Lord, for having brought them out of the land of Egypt; this night is for the Lord, to be observed by all the sons of Israel throughout their generations.

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DISCOVERY BIBLE STUDY QUESTIONS

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1) What does this passage say about God?

2) What does this passage say about people?

3) How can we obey this passage?

4) Is the Holy Spirit bringing anyone to mind that you can share the truths of this passage with?

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PRAYER AND CLOSE

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1) How can I be praying for you this week?

2) [ Pray for one another based on each persons' obedience steps from the passage, as well as their prayer requests ]