The fact that “the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel” was to kill the Passover lamb reminded them that their redemption was personal as well as collective because every individual was involved. The law connected each individual to the sacrifice that rescued them from the angel of death, which killed every firstborn son of both man and beast. So too, does this command connect each of us as followers of The Way to the sacrifice that rescued us from death.
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The sacrifice of the Passover lamb finds its ultimate fulfillment in the person of Yeshua, “the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29). Messiah Jesus willingly offered Himself as the sacrificial Lamb, fulfilling the requirements of the Mosaic Law and providing redemption for humanity’s sins. His death on the cross and the pouring out of His blood represent the ultimate act of love and atonement for believers. Thus, in a profound and personal way, every individual who receives Yeshua as Savior participates in His sacrificial death, recognizing that it was for them specifically that He died.
Just as the Israelites were instructed to actively partake in the Passover lamb’s slaughter, so we as believers in Yeshua are invited to spiritually identify with Messiah Jesus’ death. Through faith
in Him, we acknowledge our role in His sacrifice and embrace the forgiveness and redemption offered through His shed blood.
Yeshua allowed Himself to be put to death because He loved you and me, directly and personally. We each played a part in putting Him to death because it was for us that He died. This shared experience of salvation unites believers across cultural and ethnic boundaries, fulfilling the prophetic foreshadowing of the Passover lamb and affirming our common identity as the redeemed people of God.
Further, the communal aspect of the Passover sacrifice serves as a poignant reminder of the interconnectedness of the body of believers in Messiah Yeshua. Just as the Israelites came together as a community to partake in the Passover observance, so we are called to participate as a community in Communion.
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Rabbi Schneider hosts the impactful television program, Discovering The Jewish Jesus, which is available in more than one hundred million homes in the United States and nearly two hundred nations worldwide. In 2021 he began broadcasting on radio and now airs across America. Rabbi Schneider imparts revelation of Jesus’ Jewish heritage and His fulfillment of Messianic prophecy. Questions of how the Old and New Testaments tie together, and how Yeshua completes the unfolding plan of The Almighty Yahweh, are answered with exceptional clarity.
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