Exodus 12:12, “For I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am YHWH.” I normally don’t dive deep into gematria, but… Read More »Firstborn Math
Exodus 12:11, “In this manner you shall eat it: with your belt fastened, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand.” Belts, sandals, and a staff. Sounds like YHWH is prepping Israel for a journey. This night, and the subsequent season of preparation for Pesach,… Read More »Fresh Authority
Exodus 12:10, “And you shall let none of it remain until the morning; anything that remains until the morning you shall burn.” As the band Jars of Clay sang, “Man, the trouble is we don’t know who we are instead.” At it’s core, Pesach is about our identity. The reason why… Read More »Identity Crisis
Exodus 12:8-9, “They shall eat the flesh that night, roasted on the fire; with unleavened bread and bitter herbs they shall eat it. Do not eat any of it raw or boiled in water, but roasted, its head with its legs and its inner parts.” Some of the aspects… Read More »The Lamb That is Pierced
In Exodus 12:8 we read, “They shall eat the flesh that night, roasted on the fire; with unleavened bread and bitter herbs they shall eat it.” The most common word to describe YHWH’s appointed times is “feast,” such as “the feasts of the LORD,” “the Biblical feasts,” or “Jewish feasts.” I’m not… Read More »Flesh, Bitter Herbs, Matzah, and Wine
Exodus 12:7, “Then they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and the lintel of the houses in which they eat it. Why blood? Of all the bodily fluids, not to mention non-bodily fluids, why smear blood on a perfectly good door? The word for blood in Hebrew… Read More »Adam and Edom, Inside and Out
Exodus 12:6, “…and you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of this month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill their lambs at twilight.” Shachat (Strongs H7819) is one of the words for translated as “kill” or “slaughter”, but you can see by it’s first three uses… Read More »Thou Shall Kill?
Exodus 12:6, “…and you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of this month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill their lambs at twilight.” There’s a very deep dive (four posts worth) into our family’s understanding of biblical timing here. The rest of this short… Read More »בֵּין הָעַרְבָּֽיִם “Between the Evenings”
Exodus 12:5, “Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male a year old. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats…” Sheep or goats? I can’t recall Messiah ever referred to as the Goat of God, nor do any of His parables about Israel or Himself… Read More »Come As You Are
Exodus 12:5, “Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male a year old. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats…” “Without blemish” is the Hebrew word “tamim” (Strongs H8549). It’s also translated as “perfect”, or “upright”, or “blameless”. The lamb we use at Pesach is supposed… Read More »We Too Are to be Without Blemish