Exodus 12:50-51 (ESV)
All the people of Israel did just as the LORD commanded Moses and Aaron. And on that very day the LORD brought the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their hosts.
Redemption comes at a cost. In the above verses we read the culmination of the plagues brought upon Egypt. The plagues, delivered by the hands of Moses and his brother Aaron, were delivered by God to strike down the Egyptian gods and to convince the Pharaoh of the land to submit to God. Moses delivers nine plagues, all sent to soften the hard heart of Pharaoh. But, he (and his servants) remained unwilling to let the people go. In the story of the Bible, Israel being held captive by Egypt is a picture of mankind being held captive by sin. Israel is enslaved by Egypt and pictures man being enslaved to sin. The only thing that will redeem us is the shed blood. Death must occur for forgiveness to take place. That is God’s method. In the Garden of Eden, after Adam and Even sin (by disobeying God’s commands), God killed an animal to clothe Adam and Eve. Man sins, something dies, sin is covered. That is God’s pattern. In the story of Israel and Egypt, Man is locked in sin, the Passover animal dies (making sin covered) and then redemption takes place. In order for sin to be covered, blood must be spent. Paul said it this way to the Romans:
Hebrews 9:22 (ESV)
Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.
The Passover cost Egypt all their first born. Our redemption cost God His ONLY Son. Christ blood provided our redemption. Redemption costs.
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