When Jesus was crucified, He was not alone. Two criminals were executed beside Him—but there was a striking difference. Their bones were broken. His were not.
As Rabbi Schneider points out in a recent message, this wasn’t merely a historical detail; it was a divine fulfillment. Jesus’ body remained whole, just as the Torah had commanded regarding the original Passover lamb. “It is to be eaten in a single house; you are not to bring forth any of the flesh outside of the house, nor are you to break any bone of it” (Exod. 12:46). His bones remained intact, revealing the sacred completeness of His offering.
Crucified at the ninth hour—3 p.m.—Jesus gave up His spirit at the very time of the evening sacrifice in the temple. This moment, recorded in all four gospels, demonstrates the supernatural precision and purpose behind the Messiah’s death. As darkness fell and the veil of the temple tore in two, God was proclaiming something: the ultimate sacrifice had been made.
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“Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit,” Jesus cried, breathing His last. It was not just the end of His earthly life—it was the release of heaven’s grace. And yet, this grace isn’t meant to be taken lightly or compartmentalized into our lives.
Referencing Exodus 12:10, Schneider reminds us that none of the Passover lamb was to remain until morning. Whatever wasn’t consumed was to be burned. Why? Because the sacrifice was too holy to be treated as common. So too with Jesus—His death is not something we add onto our Sunday routine. It’s meant to be consumed fully, embraced completely.
“Are we wasting some of the grace that’s been released to us?” asks Schneider. The grace of God demands response, not passivity. We’re invited not to nibble on it when convenient, but to wholly consume it—to let it transform every part of who we are.
The Torah’s Laws about the Passover lamb illustrate the value God places on wholeness and reverence. The lamb had to be eaten in a single home. It couldn’t be broken or treated carelessly. Likewise, Jesus’ sacrifice was perfect, unbroken and complete—signifying a complete redemption. Nothing was missing, and nothing could be added.
Because He died whole, His redemption of us is whole. Now, our journey is to live in the fullness of that reality—not just positionally, but experientially. We press into grace, we seek God and we grow in relationship to our heavenly Father.
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Jesus defined eternal life in John 17:3: “That they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.” He is the fulfillment of the Mosaic law, the true and final Passover Lamb.
And so the question remains: Have you consumed all of Him? Have you responded to the priceless gift of grace with your full heart and life? Now is the time to stop offering God our leftovers. He gave everything. So must we.
Abby Trivett is content development editor for Charisma Media.
