Today, April 19, is passover. Time echos to us through this holiday from an evening in Egypt: a lamb was sacrificed and eaten by each Jewish family as they prepared to leave slavery for a promised land. Blood from this lamb was applied to the entrance of each house; God passed over and did not kill the firstborn son (his wrath). The holiday has been celebrated ever since.
This year in Jerusalem, some Jewish priests sacrificed a lamb in the same manner. You can watch the video here.
Be warned - the footage is graphic, but not as graphic as every Jewish family witnessed and participated in every year. Passover pointed forward to the ultimate sacrifice.
Jesus was crucified on passover.
"For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed."
I Corinthians 5:7
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