What was Israel's situation in Exodus 12?

In Exodus 12, the nation of Israel was in bondage and slavery under the heavy hand of the Egyptians. They were an oppressed people, and this chapter provides the Old Testament picture of the Passover, which Paul connects to Christ our Passover sacrificed for us.

Les explains that in Exodus 12, the nation of Israel was in bondage and slavery under the heavy hand of the Egyptians. He connects this to Paul's teaching in 1 Corinthians 5:7, where Christ is called our Passover sacrificed for us. Leaven, Les notes, always pictures sin and evil, so believers are to purge out the old leaven and be a new lump. These Old Testament pictures and types are written for our learning, enhancing our understanding of the New Testament.

Exodus 12

What situation was Israel in at the time of the first Passover in Exodus 12?

At the time of the first Passover in Exodus 12, the nation of Israel was in bondage and slavery under the heavy hand of the Egyptians. They had been there in that oppressive condition, and the Passover lamb was instituted in that context of Egyptian bondage.