The Doctrine of Christ - Christ our Passover

"And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt." (Exodus 12:13)
The annual Feast of the Passover commemorated the birth of the nation Israel and her deliverance from Egypt. Typologically, it pointed forward to the greater deliverance from the bondage of sin to be provided by the Messiah. In the Passover, a lamb without blemish was selected and killed. The blood was then applied to the doorpost (doorjamb) of the home, and the lamb was roasted and eaten with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
Illustration: When John the Baptist introduced Jesus to the nation, he recognized Christ as the fulfillment of the typical Passover lambs: "Behold the Lamb of God" (John 1:29, 36).
Application: The Christian not only recognizes the typological fulfillment of the Passover sacrifice by Christ, but also his own responsibility to "keep the feast" by living a sincere and truthful life. (1 Cor. 5:6-8)