Exodus 12-13

[Jim Watt]

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

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May 18, 2011


 *FEB 4 - EXODUS 12-13 - JEHOVAH: THE PASSOVER*


 *1. 12:7 (12:1-11) PASSOVER INSTITUTED: FOR HOUSEHOLDS. “And they shall
take of the blood, and put it on the two side-posts and on the lintel, upon
the houses in which they shall eat it” (ASV '01). *What strange
instructions! And just as Pharaoh chased after Israel following their hasty
departure, so Satan chases after those whom You, Father, have delivered from
the authority of darkness, and have translated into the kingdom of the Son
of Your love. *Hallowed be Your :Name.*


 *2. 12:13 (12:12-20) PASSOVER: SYMBOL OF MESSIAH'S SUPPER. “And the blood
shall be to you for a token upon the houses where you are: and when I see
the blood, I will pass over you, and there shall no plague be upon you to
destroy you, when I strike the land of Egypt.” *Israel's safety was implicit
obedience to Your Word, Father; only the Egyptians and their gods suffered
this last terrible judgment! *Your :kingdom come.*


 *3. 12:23 (12:21-28) PASSOVER: INSTRUCTIONS OBEYED. “For Jehovah will pass
through to smite the Egyptians; and when he sees the blood upon the lintel,
and on the two side-posts, Jehovah will pass over the door, and will not
suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to strike you.” *Yes
Father, You regarded the obedience of Your firstborn, Israel: You passed
over their blood-sprinkled homes. *Your :will be done, As in heaven, so on
earth!*


 *4. 12:29 (12:29-37) PASSOVER: TENTH PLAGUE. “And it came to pass at
midnight, that Jehovah struck all the first-born in the land of Egypt, from
the first-born of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the first-born of the
captive that was in the dungeon; and all the first-born of the cattle.” *This
is the most critical and devastating of all ten plagues! It culminates in a
terrible manner the preceding nine. Let us take Your warning seriously when
You foretell Your intentions. *Our :daily :bread Give us this day.*


 *5. 12:48 (12:38-51) PASSOVER: ITS LAW. “And when a stranger shall sojourn
with you, and will keep the passover to Jehovah, let all his males be
circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one
that is born in the land: but no uncircumcised person shall eat of it.” *Your
appointed covenant signs Father, are of great importance: circumcision and
baptism! Forgive us for so often taking them lightly. *And forgive us our
:debts, as we also have forgiven our :debtors.*


 *6. 13:1-2 (13:1-16) PASSOVER: LAW OF FIRSTBORN. “And Jehovah spoke unto
Moses, saying, 2 Sanctify unto me all the first-born, whatever opens the
womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.” *The
firstfruits and the firstborn are *Yours* Father. We would honor You by
walking in this Kingdom principle. The tithe is Yours also. *And bring us
not into temptation.*


 *7. 13:21-22 (13:17-22) GOD'S LEADINGS: THE CLOUD. “And Jehovah went before
them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them the way, and by night in a
pillar of fire, to give them light; that they might go by day and by night:
22 the pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night, departed not
from before the people.” *Guidance, shade, warmth and light: all these came
from the cloud and fire. We bless You for Your provision, Father. *But
deliver us from the evil one!*


 *NOTE: 12:11b-12 (12:12-20) “And you shall eat it in haste: it is Jehovah's
passover. 12 For I will go through the land of Egypt in that night, and will
strike all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and
against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am Jehovah.” *By
this we tremble at Your Word, Father!* * * *


 The Passover is the first and great Feast of God for the Jews. God's
theological year starts with Passover! It is the event of Christ's future
Cross. It lays the foundation for all of God's future purposes. Paul tells
us in the NT, 1 Corinthians 5:7 (5:1-8) that *Christ* is *our Passover*!
This was1500 years after Moses instituted this Feast, as the 10 plagues on
Pharaoh and Egypt opened the door for Israel's deliverance as a nation.


 The book of Romans in the NT is an outline of the significance of this
event through “Justification by Faith”. Look at Romans under “Interlinear”
on our Website, *www.2rbetter.org. *This is the book God used in 1944 at
Passover to bring me into His Kingdom.


 Yearly - Observant Jews hold a Passover Supper (Seder) in their homes, to
remember this great event, and to teach and train their children on its
significance and the greatness of our God - who used Moses to effect this
great deliverance.


 This feast is part of a 3-fold event: The Feast of Unleavened Bread,
Passover, and the Feast of Firstfruits - which by type and shadow show the
Resurrection of Christ.


 So - *Jesus* is our Passover. Jesus baptizes us into the Holy Spirit at
Pentecost; and Jesus at His return will fulfill Tabernacles. To observe the
Feast of the Lord in Leviticus 23 - will enable us to understand more
clearly God's thinking in His progressive salvation. For - we *have
been*saved -
*are being** *saved - and *shall be* fully saved!


 God has three other significant events upon which to hang all Biblical
Historical events upon - to give us yet fuller understanding of His thinking
and purposes: The Abrahamic Covenant of 1896 BC is the first of these three
significant events. The Temple of Solomon, 986 BC has a significance for us
that we could easily miss. According to God's Bible Numeric Chronology as
discovered by Ivan Panin, this is the second outstanding Biblical event
marked out by God Himself. The third is 30 AD, the Cross, which is Passover
fulfilled. The fourth significant date that follows up on these three is
Daniel's interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's first dream.


 Speaking of dreams - let me add a further note on the article on “dreams”
that I sent out 2011-05-16. Another interpretation to the dream forwarded to
us from Texas - came yesterday, which my wife Marie felt was very good. This
friend wrote: - “I believe the wildcat kitten is Israel and the five
vultures are five surrounding Arab countries. I believe the cliff is the
Mediterranean Sea. The five vultures want to eliminate Israel and push her
into the Mediterranean. The purpose of the dream is to show that Israel
really needs our support so that this doesn't happen.”


 It is important to see God's perspective on dreams as He revealed to
Jeremiah in 23:28-29 (23:23-32). *“The prophet that has a dream, let him
tell a dream; and he that has **my word**, let him speak my word faithfully.
What is the **chaff** to the wheat? says Jehovah. **29** Is not my word like
**fire**? says Jehovah; and like a **hammer** that breaks the rock in
pieces?” *


 Dreams in God's sight are like chaff. Necessary for grain to ripen, but
once ripe, the chaff can be burnt. For us to make *more* of dreams that *God's
word* - is to elevate the gifts of the Spirit above the Word of God!


 Jeremiah *ate* the word of God - and it was the joy and rejoicing of his
heart! *This* is the way to treat God's Word. In Jeremiah 23:33-40 God tells
Jeremiah how upset He is with those who prophesy *falsely* in His Name! He
says - “They say things from Me as the “Burden of the Lord” - which I have
not even thought of!” God's judgment is upon those who lightly and glibly
give out as the Word of the Lord what He has *not* thought of! And to place
“dreams and visions and prophecy” above the Word of the Lord - upsets God
just as much.


 Are there dreams truly given of God? Of course - test and use them and
thank God for them. But make sure they are *truly* of Him and not of human
imagination! And even those of Him - let us make sure that we see them as
but *chaff* to help ripen the wheat - *God's Word* - and are then to be
disposed of!


 Because many of God's people have placed too high an emphasis on dreams and
prophecy - some of the gifts of the Spirit - I have temporarily drawn back
from speaking and teaching in this area. I am fully for them, for they are
Biblical. But I am heart-sick over those who have little love or interest in
God's Word, but feed on dreams and visions and prophecy to the exclusion of
God's interest.


 That is why for the last 3 ½ years I have been almost exclusively giving my
time to finishing for printing “God's Bible Numeric Outlined Greek
Interlinear NT” as discovered by Ivan Panin. And now I am following up on
this by preparing for printing the “Through the Bible in a Year Daily
Devotional” - most of which again is based on God's Bible Numeric
discoveries.


 And finally - our Psalm for the day - 34:18, 22 - *“Jehovah is nigh unto
them that are of a broken heart. and saves such as are of a contrite spirit.
**22** Jehovah redeems the soul of his servants; and **none** of them that
take refuge in him shall be condemned.” *Faithfulness to Your people is the
very heart of this Psalm and passage, O Father! Yes, how faithful You are!
How appropriate that we trust in *You*! J.A.Watt


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