The Jews in Christ’s day were ready to celebrate the Passover – a remembrance of their release from the grips of Pharaoh in Egypt, but did any of them connect the current happenings to the events of the first Passover?

There was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.

Mark 15:33

The ninth plague in captivity was pitch darkness over the land for three days. At the time of Jesus’ crucifixion, there was darkness for three hours. There was silence on His cross as He experienced the judgment of your sins and the sins of the world as His Father forsook Him. Then, just as in Egypt, the firstborn died; only now it was God’s firstborn Son, the Lamb of God, willingly laying down His life as a sacrifice for you. The Earth quaked at His death. The veil in the temple was torn in two – a sign that Jesus had fulfilled the law in order to provide a “new and living way”…freedom from the law for those who believe in Him (Hebrews 10:20).

Beloved, let Christ work through you by His Holy Spirit to save the lost in your corner of the world. Pray also for those who lead this nation – that they may know of His sacrifice and believe.

Recommended Reading: Hebrews 10:12-25