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THE FEASTS

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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Michigan · Feb 19, 1901

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 78, No. 8.

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THE FEASTS

By Mrs. L. V. Robinson

Mrs. L. V. Robinson, in Union Conference Record

Types

Antitypes

The passover lamb. Ex. 12:1-12.
“For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us.” 1 Cor. 5:7.
The passover feast was to commemorate the deliverance of the Israelites from Egyptian bondage (Ex. 12:26, 27, 42), and pointed forward to the death of Christ.
The Lord's Supper has taken the place of the passover feast, and commemorates the death of Christ (Luke 22:19), and points forward “till He come.” 1 Cor. 11:23-26. See “The Desire of Ages,” chap. 72, pars. 2, 3.
The lamb was singled out from the flock on the tenth day of the first month (Ex. 12:3), about three and one-half days before it was slain.
Christ was pointed out as the “Lamb of God” in the autumn of A. D. 27, just three and one-half prophetic days before His crucifixion. John 1:29; Luke 3:21 (see date in margin).
The lamb was slain on the fourteenth day of the first month. Ex. 12:6.
Christ was crucified on the fourteenth day of the first month. See “The Desire of Ages,” chap. 74, par. 1.
The lamb was killed “between the two evenings.” Ex. 12:6, margin. According to Jewish historians this was between three and six in the afternoon.
Christ died on the cross after three o'clock in the afternoon. See “The Desire of Ages,” chap. 78, pars. 43-47.
The blood of the passover lamb was shed to save those who trusted in it. Ex. 12:13.
The blood of Christ, our Passover, was shed to save those who trust in it. Rom. 3:25, margin.
In order that the blood might protect them, they had to be inside their houses. Ex. 12:13, 22, 23.
In order for Christ's blood to protect us, we must be in Him. Ps. 90:1; 91:9, 10.
The lamb was to be prepared whole—not a bone broken. Ex. 12:9, 46.
This was also true of our passover Lamb. John 19:33, 36; Ps. 34:20.
The flesh of the passover lamb was eaten. Ex. 12:8-10.
The flesh of our passover Lamb must be eaten. John 6:53-58, 63.
Families united to eat the lamb. Ex. 12:4.
As we feed upon Christ to-day, we are united, and become as one family. Acts 4:32, 34; John 17:21; Eph. 3:15.
The passover lamb was eaten while the Israelites were girded, with shoes on their feet, and staff in hand ready for the journey. Ex. 12:11.
As we feed upon Christ, we are to have our loins girded and our feet shod, etc. Eph. 6:14-18.
The lamb was eaten with bitter herbs to be a reminder of the bitterness of Egyptian bondage. Ex. 12:8. See “Patriarchs and Prophets,” chap. 24, par. 12.
We are to have true contrition of heart as we partake of Christ, sorrow for the sins which made it necessary for Him to give His life. See “Patriarchs and Prophets,” chap. 24, par. 12.
The lamb was eaten with unleavened bread. Ex. 12:8.
We are also to keep the feast with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. 1 Cor. 5:6-8.
They were to eat unleavened bread seven days. Verse 15.
Seven is a perfect number, representing all time in which we are to feed upon Christ, the Truth