But look closely at verse 6, “And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening... And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning...” (Ex 12:6, 10)

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These two verses begin to give us a picture of who, not what this blood sacrifice is. Let's compare: 

• Jesus was without blemish; perfect 

• a male taken from the “flock” of Israel 

• arrested on the first month of the year (Abib) 

• killed on the 14th day of the same month 

• Israel killed him in the evening 

• had to be disposed of (buried) before sunset 

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Exodus 12:7 says, “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 blood that was placed on the door post was to serve as a mark, or token, of protection against the judgment that was coming. God had sent Moses and Aaron to pharaoh with a message telling him to release the people of God from bondage. When he refused, God sent plagues against Egypt, the last of which was the death of the first born in the land.  

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Exodus 12:12–14 says, “For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord. 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. And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the Lord throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.” 

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When this judgment came against Egypt, it was a picture of God's judgment that will come against the world in the resurrection. When heaven looks down on mankind, there are two different groups of people: those who have the blood of the Lamb on them, and those who do not. When the Lord returns, those who are covered by the blood will be partakers of the first resurrection. All others will suffer death and later be partakers of the second resurrection—the resurrection of damnation. (John 5:29)

 

Exodus 12:21–23 continues with, “Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill the passover. And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning. For the Lord will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the Lord will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.”

 

Although the Passover was a direct description of the role of Christ as our Passover Lamb and the power of His redeeming blood, there were many other examples; types, that foreshadowed the saving power of the blood of the Lamb of God. The entire chapter of Leviticus 23 puts the feasts of the Lord in their proper order of succession. Each of the animal sacrifices in these feasts was a representation of Christ’s sacrifice that was to come, and the power of His blood.