The Bible consists of the Old Testament, Scripture before the time of Christ, and a New Testament, Scripture which includes writings about Jesus and His early Church. But the whole Bible is one story, a story in which God reveals Himself to the world. It’s said that Jesus was being written about, but hidden in the Old Testament and that He was fully revealed in the New Testament. Jesus told us that when Moses and the Prophets of the Old Testament spoke, they were speaking of Him.
And Jesus also told us that He didn’t come to change a single word of the Old Testament, but that He came to fulfill it, to elevate the Old Testament teachings to a new and higher level. Jesus entry into Jerusalem and how He fulfilled the Old Testament teaching of the Passover.
First, we need to understand a little bit about the Jewish Passover Commeration, the most important celebration of the Jewish faith.
The Jewish people were slaves for 400 years in Egypt. In order to free Israel from this slavery, God sent His Angel of Death to kill the first born sons of all Egyptian families. But to protect themselves, the Israelites were told to splatter lamb’s blood above their doors, and the Angel of Death would pass over, and not harm their families. They would be saved by the blood of the lamb.
God commanded that the Israelites observe a Passover Celebration yearly, as a remembrance that God freed them from slavery of the Egyptians. During this Passover celebration each Jewish family was to choose a lamb, one that was perfect and without blemish. Not a bone in it’s body was to be broken, but after 4 days this lamb was to be slaughtered and offered to God as a sacrificial offering.
Jesus came to fulfill the Old Covenant Passover in Jerusalem. His entry into Jerusalem would parallel the Jewish Passover and take it to a higher level of God’s Plan of Salvation. Understand that when Jesus entered Jerusalem, the city and it’s temple were the very center of all Jewish religious worship. And when Jesus entered the city it was the time of the Jewish Passover Celebration and the crowds in the city were huge.
As He approached the city, a great multitude came out to Him. The crowd went wild and chose Him as the promised Messiah of God, the One for whom they had waited thousands of years. And Jesus was the Lamb of God, perfect and without the blemish of any sin. They waved palm branches in celebration; they threw their cloaks on the path for Him to ride over. And they cried out, “Blessings on He who comes as King in the Name of the Lord. King of Israel they shouted, Hosanna to the Son of David, Hosanna in the Heavens.
Jesus entered Jerusalem and four days later, Jesus, the Lamb of God was crucified and sacrificed for the delivery of man from the death of their sins. And at the very time that Jesus was being crucified, the slaughter of the Passover lambs had begun in Jerusalem.
And to hasten Jesus’ death, it was ordered to break the bones in His legs. But, instead a spear was thrust into His side and it was clear that He was already dead. And so not a bone in His body was broken.
Man would be freed from the slavery of sin and saved by the Blood of the True Lamb of God. The perfect sacrificial offering to God, for the atonement of our sins. Saved by the Blood of the Lamb of God!!!!!!!!!!!
And Jesus also told us that He didn’t come to change a single word of the Old Testament, but that He came to fulfill it, to elevate the Old Testament teachings to a new and higher level. Jesus entry into Jerusalem and how He fulfilled the Old Testament teaching of the Passover.
First, we need to understand a little bit about the Jewish Passover Commeration, the most important celebration of the Jewish faith.
The Jewish people were slaves for 400 years in Egypt. In order to free Israel from this slavery, God sent His Angel of Death to kill the first born sons of all Egyptian families. But to protect themselves, the Israelites were told to splatter lamb’s blood above their doors, and the Angel of Death would pass over, and not harm their families. They would be saved by the blood of the lamb.
God commanded that the Israelites observe a Passover Celebration yearly, as a remembrance that God freed them from slavery of the Egyptians. During this Passover celebration each Jewish family was to choose a lamb, one that was perfect and without blemish. Not a bone in it’s body was to be broken, but after 4 days this lamb was to be slaughtered and offered to God as a sacrificial offering.
Jesus came to fulfill the Old Covenant Passover in Jerusalem. His entry into Jerusalem would parallel the Jewish Passover and take it to a higher level of God’s Plan of Salvation. Understand that when Jesus entered Jerusalem, the city and it’s temple were the very center of all Jewish religious worship. And when Jesus entered the city it was the time of the Jewish Passover Celebration and the crowds in the city were huge.
As He approached the city, a great multitude came out to Him. The crowd went wild and chose Him as the promised Messiah of God, the One for whom they had waited thousands of years. And Jesus was the Lamb of God, perfect and without the blemish of any sin. They waved palm branches in celebration; they threw their cloaks on the path for Him to ride over. And they cried out, “Blessings on He who comes as King in the Name of the Lord. King of Israel they shouted, Hosanna to the Son of David, Hosanna in the Heavens.
Jesus entered Jerusalem and four days later, Jesus, the Lamb of God was crucified and sacrificed for the delivery of man from the death of their sins. And at the very time that Jesus was being crucified, the slaughter of the Passover lambs had begun in Jerusalem.
And to hasten Jesus’ death, it was ordered to break the bones in His legs. But, instead a spear was thrust into His side and it was clear that He was already dead. And so not a bone in His body was broken.
Man would be freed from the slavery of sin and saved by the Blood of the True Lamb of God. The perfect sacrificial offering to God, for the atonement of our sins. Saved by the Blood of the Lamb of God!!!!!!!!!!!
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