The Passover is a picture of salvation through the blood of Christ — just as blood on the doorposts saved Israel, faith in Christ's blood saves believers.
In Egypt, God said He would pass over the houses where the blood was on the doorposts. Les Feldick teaches that this is the same setting as New Testament salvation: God sees the blood of Christ, and believers are safe and secure. The blood was the only condition — not behavior, worship, or merit.
Exodus 12:13 — This verse records God's promise that the blood on the doorposts would be a token, and that when He sees the blood He will pass over the houses, protecting them from the death angel.
1 Corinthians 5:7 — Paul calls Christ 'our Passover' who is sacrificed for us, tying the Old Testament Passover to Christ's sacrificial death.
Romans 3:25 — Paul says God sent Christ to be a propitiation through faith in His blood, showing that redemption and salvation come through the blood of Christ.
In Exodus, as the death angel went through Egypt killing the firstborn of man and beast, God told Israel, 'And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you.' The blood was applied to the two side posts and the top of the door, and those inside were safe from judgment. In the New Testament, the Apostle Paul refers back to this event, calling Christ 'our Passover' who is sacrificed for us. He teaches that God sent forth Christ Jesus 'to be a propitiation through faith in his blood,' and that through His blood we have redemption. Scripture connects the blood of the Passover lamb with the blood of Christ. Because Christ our Passover was sacrificed, His blood provides the atonement that satisfies God and makes salvation possible. As Hebrews states, without the shedding of blood there is no remission.
Les Feldick teaches that the Passover night in Egypt is the most graphic picture of salvation in all of Scripture. God's only requirement for safety was the blood on the doorpost — not that the people behaved themselves, lived sinlessly, or worshiped in a particular way. God simply said, 'When I see the blood, I will pass over you.' Les emphasizes that the Jews in Goshen were safe and secure because of the blood, and they didn't have to shake in their boots. This is a picture of the believer under the blood of Christ: nothing can touch us because the blood seals out judgment. Just as the Jewish family was safe because of the blood, so also for those who have had the blood of Christ applied, nothing can separate them from His love. Les also points out that the blood on the doorposts — the two side posts and the top — pictures the outline of the cross. He teaches that Christ is our Passover, and that we place our faith in His blood and His resurrection, which is the power of our salvation. He stresses that no other sacrifice satisfied God — Christ is the only sacrifice.
Les Feldick teaches that the Jewish families in Egypt had to apply the blood to their doorposts. They knew by faith that with the blood on the door, the death angel would never strike them. He notes that there is no indication that any Jewish household in Goshen was lost, indicating that every household had obeyed and was protected. The blood was an act of faith, believing God's promise that when He saw the blood He would pass over them.
Les Feldick teaches that God redeemed us with blood — that is the only thing God can use to purchase mankind's redemption. He connects this back to the Passover night: because there is a Passover Lamb, there has to be blood, and the whole idea was the shedding of the lamb's blood to be stricken on the doorpost. In Romans 3:25, God sent Christ to be a propitiation through faith in His blood. There is only one way to experience redemption, and that is putting your faith in the blood of Christ.
Les Feldick teaches that just as the Jewish family in Egypt was safe and the death angel couldn't touch the firstborn because of the blood on the door, so also for those who have had the blood of Christ applied, nothing can touch us. He connects this to Romans 8:37, where Paul says we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
Les Feldick teaches that even as Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us, there is a third step in redemption: God's power. Israel could not throw up a pontoon bridge or requisition ships to cross the Red Sea; they had to wait on the power of God. For us, the power of salvation is epitomized at the resurrection. It is the power of the resurrection of Christ that makes our salvation possible; otherwise, we are yet dead in our sins.
Les Feldick sees the blood applied to the two side posts and the top of the doorpost as picturing the outline of the cross — God had that on His mind. The blood on the doorposts sealed out judgment on the night of Passover, and Christ's blood on the cross secures our salvation today.
Les Feldick teaches that you cannot separate the blood of Christ from His death — they are tied together. He points out that without the shedding of blood, there is no remission, and Paul constantly refers to Christ as our Passover. Christ is the one who died for us, who shed His blood for us, and He is the sacrifice — the only sacrifice that God was satisfied with.
God's Only Requirement: The Blood
God did not say 'if you behave yourselves' or 'if you have lived sinlessly' — He said 'When I see the blood, I will pass over you.' The blood on the doorpost was the sole basis for Israel's safety from the death angel.
Faith in the Blood
The Jewish families knew by faith that with the blood on the door, the death angel would never strike them. Paul calls Christ our Passover, so there must be blood just as the lamb's blood was stricken on the doorpost.
Redemption Through His Blood
God redeemed mankind with blood, and Christ was sent to be a propitiation through faith in His blood. There is only one way to experience redemption — putting your faith in the blood of Christ.
Safe Under the Blood
Just as the death angel could not touch the firstborn because of the blood on the door, nothing can touch believers who have had the blood of Christ applied — we are more than conquerors.
The Blood and the Cross
The blood on the two side posts and the top of the doorposts forms the outline of the cross, which God had in mind.
What "Baptized Unto Moses" Really Means — 1 Corinthians 10 Explained
It was the atoning effect, that just as sure as the blood seals out judgment and it can never touch us, the pitch sealed out the waters of the flood. And so this is all the way through Scripture, that we are secure, not because of anything we do, not because of anything we deserve, but simply because we've placed our faith in the blood of Christ. Now of course it doesn't stop there.
The Power of the Resurrection
Israel waited on the power of God to cross the Red Sea; for us, the power of our salvation is the resurrection of Christ.
The Blood of Christ and His Death
The blood of Christ cannot be separated from His sacrificial death; without the shedding of blood there is no remission, and Christ is the only sacrifice God is satisfied with.
Exodus 12:7: And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.
This describes the blood being applied to the doorposts, forming the picture of the cross and providing safety for those inside.
Exodus 12:13: And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
This is the central verse where God explains the blood on the door is the token, and He passes over those houses.
1 Corinthians 5:7: Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:
Paul directly calls Christ 'our Passover' who was sacrificed for us, explicitly linking the Passover lamb to Christ.
Romans 3:24-25: Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
Paul roots redemption in faith in the blood of Christ, showing the Passover blood finds its fulfillment in Christ's propitiation.
Romans 8:37: Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
Les uses this verse to show the safety and security of the believer under the blood of Christ.
Hebrews 9:22: And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
The Bible itself explains that without shedding of blood there is no remission, which Les points to in the context of Christ's sacrificial death.
The blood on the doorposts was the token that God saw, and it caused Him to pass over those houses when He smote the land of Egypt. It was the only ground for the family's safety — not their behavior or goodness. Les Feldick teaches that the blood on the two side posts and the upper door post also pictures the outline of the cross.
The Passover is a picture of salvation because just as the blood of the lamb protected Israel from judgment, the blood of Christ protects believers from eternal judgment. Paul says that Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us, and we are justified through faith in His blood.
In the Passover account, God did not say 'if you behave yourselves' or 'if you've been living sinlessly.' He only said, 'When I see the blood, I will pass over you.' Likewise, salvation is based on faith in the blood of Christ, not on anything we do or deserve.
The Jews had to apply the blood to their doorposts, and they knew by faith that the death angel would strike no one in those houses. In the same way, we must place our faith in the blood of Christ for redemption. There is only one way to experience redemption, and that is putting faith in His blood.
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