Paul draws a connection between the Passover lamb that saved Israel in Egypt and Jesus's death that saves us from sin. The sacrifice that freed Israel from physical slavery now frees us from spiritual captivity.
The Passover story is about substitution. A lamb dies so the firstborn lives. Death passes over the houses marked with blood. That substitution is the pattern that Paul sees fulfilled in Jesus. His blood marks us. Death passes over us. We're freed through sacrifice.
What moves me about this connection is how it honors the Old Testament narrative while also transforming it. The Passover wasn't just a past event to commemorate. It was the shape of salvation itself. God's always worked through substitution and sacrifice. Jesus doesn't contradict that pattern; He fulfills it fully and finally. We're not just rescued from Egypt anymore. We're rescued from the dominion of sin itself, because the final Lamb has been slain.
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