BIBLE READING PLAN
GOOD FRIDAY
Today, we remember the death of Jesus on our behalf as we look at Exodus 12.
21 Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and said to them, “Go at once and select the animals for your families and slaughter the Passover lamb. 22 Take a bunch of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin and put some of the blood on the top and on both sides of the doorframe. None of you shall go out of the door of your house until morning. 23 When the Lord goes through the land to strike down the Egyptians, he will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway, and he will not permit the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down.
Reflection: Jesus was often called the “Lamb of God.” In Exodus 12, we discover the meaning behind this title. The Passover Lamb was killed, and its blood was wiped on the doorframe as a protection against the destroyer. A sacrifice was made for the salvation of those in the household. The lambs killed in Egypt were a foretaste and a shadow of the real Lamb to be sacrificed. God’s Lamb was Jesus. Today, on Good Friday, we remember this sacrifice. He went to the cross like a lamb to the slaughter so that those who put their faith in him might have eternal life with him. How amazing a love He has for us!- Thank Jesus for His sacrifice.
- Pray for the Easter services this weekend and for those coming who don’t know Jesus.
21 Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and said to them, “Go at once and select the animals for your families and slaughter the Passover lamb. 22 Take a bunch of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin and put some of the blood on the top and on both sides of the doorframe. None of you shall go out of the door of your house until morning. 23 When the Lord goes through the land to strike down the Egyptians, he will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway, and he will not permit the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down.
Reading 2: Isaiah 53:4-7Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. 6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.
Reflection: Jesus was often called the “Lamb of God.” In Exodus 12, we discover the meaning behind this title. The Passover Lamb was killed, and its blood was wiped on the doorframe as a protection against the destroyer. A sacrifice was made for the salvation of those in the household. The lambs killed in Egypt were a foretaste and a shadow of the real Lamb to be sacrificed. God’s Lamb was Jesus. Today, on Good Friday, we remember this sacrifice. He went to the cross like a lamb to the slaughter so that those who put their faith in him might have eternal life with him. How amazing a love He has for us!- What are appropriate responses to Jesus’ sacrifice for you?
- Thank Jesus for His sacrifice
- Pray for the Easter services this weekend and for those coming who don’t know Jesus
21 Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and said to them, “Go at once and select the animals for your families and slaughter the Passover lamb. 22 Take a bunch of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin and put some of the blood on the top and on both sides of the doorframe. None of you shall go out of the door of your house until morning. 23 When the Lord goes through the land to strike down the Egyptians, he will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway, and he will not permit the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down.
Reflection: Many times throughout the Bible, Jesus was called ‘The Lamb of God. In the passage we read in Exodus 12, we can actually learn where that name even came from.. In the story, a lamb was killed, and it’s blood wiped on the doorframe as a protection against the final plague of Egypt. A sacrifice was made to save those in the household. The lambs killed in Egypt were a preview and of the real Lamb that would be sacrificed – Jesus. Today, on Good Friday, we remember this sacrifice from Jesus. He went to the cross to die for the sins of all of us. How amazing a love He has for us!- Say a prayer thanking Jesus for His sacrifice, and for the forgiveness that He brings us.
Focus Verse: When the Lord goes through the land to strike down the Egyptians, he will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway, and he will not permit the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down. Exodus 12:23
Devotional:
Jesus was often called the “Lamb of God”. In Exodus 12, we discover the meaning behind this title. The Passover Lamb was killed and its blood wiped on the doorframe as a protection against the destroyer. A sacrifice was made for the salvation of those in the household. The lambs killed in Egypt were a foretaste and a shadow of the real Lamb to be sacrificed. God’s Lamb was Jesus. Today, on Good Friday, we remember this sacrifice. He went to the cross, like a lamb to the slaughter so that those who put their faith in him might have eternal life with him. How amazing a love He has for us!
- Thank Jesus for his sacrifice
- Pray for the Easter services this weekend and for those coming who don’t know Jesus
Focus Verse: When the Lord goes through the land to strike down the Egyptians, he will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway, and he will not permit the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down. Exodus 12:23
Devotional:
Jesus was often called the “Lamb of God”. In Exodus 12, we discover the meaning behind this title. The Passover Lamb was killed and its blood wiped on the doorframe as a protection against the destroyer. A sacrifice was made for the salvation of those in the household. The lambs killed in Egypt were a foretaste and a shadow of the real Lamb to be sacrificed. God’s Lamb was Jesus. Today, on Good Friday, we remember this sacrifice. He went to the cross, like a lamb to the slaughter so that those who put their faith in him might have eternal life with him. How amazing a love He has for us!
- Thank Jesus for his sacrifice
- Pray for the Easter services this weekend and for those coming who don’t know Jesus
