The Rescue | The Blood, Passover Parallels, and the Seven Promises
- Introduction
- Exodus 23:20–33 follows directly after God’s command to honor the Passover feast.
- The seven promises.
- Before we go there, understand the blood.
- Understanding the Concept of Blood in Scripture
- The blood is God-given ______________.
- Genesis 9:4 – “But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it.”
- Acts 15:19–20
- Leviticus 17:11–12
- The Old Testament understanding of blood:
- Tied to ______________.
- It made ______________—a ransom paid.
- It ______________ and makes holy.
- Jesus’ blood, shed and His life given, fulfills the Old Testament sacrificial system and brings eternal ______________ for all who believe in Him. (Hebrews 9:12–14; 10:4)
- We are ______________ and ransomed. (Ephesians 1:7; Hebrews 9:22)
- We have been made ______________. (Hebrews 13:12)
- He is our ______________.
- Tied to ______________.
- The blood is God-given ______________.
- The Original Passover Was a Prophetic Shadow of Jesus’ Ultimate Sacrifice.
- Seven Passover Promises
- God will assign an angel to prepare the way for you—divine guidance.
- God will be an enemy to your enemies.
- God will give you all that you need.
- God will take sickness away from you.
- God will bless your fruitfulness.
- God will give you a long life.
- God will bring increase and inheritance.