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a land flowing with milk and honey: This describes a land that is rich and good for farming. There is grass for cattle to eat, and there are many plants and flowers. From these flowers, bees can make honey.
This review of the customs for Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread prepares the way for teaching about the dedication of the firstborn (13:11–16).
Like the Passover celebration, the dedication of the firstborn helped the people remember what God did during the Passover. God spared the firstborn sons of Israel. Because of this, those firstborn sons belonged to him and had to be redeemed (bought back with a price).
Each year, the people sacrificed and ate a lamb. This act pointed forward to what God would do by giving his Son, Jesus Christ, as a substitute. All people deserve death because of sin. But God redeems them through a price, the life of his Son.
Egypt Moses Pharaoh God’s Love for Israel The Cross and Passover
Events
- Exodus from Egyptc. 1491 BC
Parallels
People
Amorites: Canaanite people group, enemies of Israel Heth: Son of Canaan and ancestor of the Hittites Hivites: A Canaanite people group Jebusites: Canaanite tribe inhabiting Jerusalem before David's conquest
Places
Canaan: Ancient region; descendants of Ham; promised to Abraham's descendants
Glossary
Aaron Amorites Book of Exodus Chronology of the Bible (New Testament) Deuteronomy, Book of Firstborn Frontlet Jebus, Jebusite Phylactery
Topics
Israel: The Day of Their Deliverance to be a Memorial Milk: Figuratite