Summary: Israel was called to sacrifice a new born goat or lamb on the first month of the newly set calendar year (vv. 1-3), apparently in the spring as they were available then…..The animal was to be cooked over an open flame (v. 9) with unbroken bones (Ex. 12:46), making hand to mouth consumption easy compared to obtaining eating utensils in Pharaoh controlled Egypt…..Unleavened bread and bitter herbs (v. 8) were typical fare for Egyptian desert…..Blood smearing on doorposts,(v. 7), however, was rather unique, related to what was to come…..The killing of the first-born beasts and humans in Egypt will happen to households without said doorposts (v. 23)…..”Pass over” (v. 13) is exactly what the “destroyer” will do to Israel, not to the Egyptians…..This happening is to be commemorated for generations to come (vv. 24-27), thereby linking Israelites for generations to come.
Commentary: The bloody sacrifice of anything does not appeal to modern tastes…..The Unleavened Bread and Passover Feasts (vv. 17-21) were instituted before priests, alters, etc……For the Christian, parallels can be drawn between these festivals and our beliefs…..The sacrifice of an unblemished, tested lamb (vv. 5-6) vs. Jesus’ public life verified His holiness (Luke 11:53-54, Jn. 8:46)…..The verified, tested are killed (v. 6, Heb. 9:22)…..Applied blood (v. 7) was a statement of Israel’s personnel faith (Jn. 3:36)…..Shed blood sufficed as protection from death (v. 13, Heb. 10:10-14, 1 Jn. 1:7)…..Unleavened bread (vv. 17-20) typifies our communion (Matt. 26:26-28, 1 Cor. 11:23-26) meal…..We are saved from spiritual death by the shed blood of Christ, our lamb (Rev. 13:8), as Israel’s first born were saved from the “destroyers” death by the shed blood of Israel’s first born lambs.
First Pres Joliet 
June 23, 2017 at 6:00 pm
C.R. How do I correct thee, let me count the ways. First, they were to sacrifice a one year old lamb, not a new born. Secondly unleavened bread and bitter herbs were instituted by Jehovah as symbolic of the bitterness of their travails yet to come in the wilderness. The entrails indicated are the liver, kidneys and brains, not intestines or anything weird. the blood was collected, as in a bowl, not spilled upon the ground, so that it could be applied to the door posts. The commemoration of the passover required collecting the blood and sprinkling the mercy seat for forgiveness of sins. So it was at the crucifixion, Christ blood fell through the crack in the stone caused by the earthquake, Matthew 27.51- 54 and landed on the mercy seat of the Ark of the Covenant that had been hidden for centuries during the siege by the Babylonians during their raid of Jerusalem. Christ’s blood did not just fall on the ground, it was used on the mercy seat as symbolically had been rehearsed for centuries.
June 23, 2017 at 7:27 pm
Karl, Passover is in early spring when young lambs and goats are available. Unleavened bread and bitter herbs are what’s available to eat in the deserts of Arabia. The BBQ young animal over an open fire, what one would expect in Arabia. The availability of blood of young goats or lambs for the door posts, again readily available prior the BBQ.I assume the animals were gutted for cooking purposes. The way our Lord designed the animals we eat. one split’s it open and one rip’s out all that’s there. Fish are very much the same. The original Passover was a blood soaked affair, similar to the cross. I find the symmetry of the unbroken bones of the BBQ’ed lamb and of our crucified LORD to be noteworthy. As far as the destiny of Christ’s blood, the Bible does not confirm your story and I don’t need it to confirm my faith. There’s plenty enough other confirmations of Christ’s identity elsewhere in the Gospel’s, the Epistles, and the effect of this event on the history of the world. I don’t think I’m wrong just different.
June 23, 2017 at 7:36 pm
C.R. As usual i agree with almost everything you say, especially the “just different” part. And yes there is enough in the scriptures to affirm our faith. But as far as uniqueness is applied I am on a different plane than most and am content with my understanding of things too.
June 24, 2017 at 8:07 am
Karl, differences in peoples used to bother me far more than they do now. It’s either a matter of maturity or I simply don’t care. I can’t figure out which. I’m nothing if I’m not mixed up. I admire your “plane.” I simply am not interested in joining you on it.