In our lesson the Lord gives precise instructions to Moses and Aaron on the content and preparation of the Passover meal. The blood of a lamb with no defects on the door frames of their houses would be the sign for God to pass over them and not strike them down with their Egyptian oppressors. The lamb would therefore be a sacrifice for the person who would have perished from the plague of God’s wrath. The blood is a symbol of innocence, purity, and oblation to the Lord. This feast of Passover would continue as an annual holiday in honor of the night that the Lord passed over the homes of the Israelites and spared their lives. It would signify a time of preparation for the fulfillment of God’s promises. It would also be a time of remembrance of how God delivered the Hebrews from the Egyptia…