I Am the God of the Passover - Exodus 12
Have you ever found yourself hoping something would just… pass you by?
Maybe it was a storm in the forecast.
Maybe it was a test you forgot to study for.
Maybe it was a speeding ticket you definitely deserved.
Or maybe—if you’re honest—it was something deeper.
A hard season. A painful conversation. A consequence you knew was coming.
There’s something in all of us that whispers: “God, just let this pass over me.”
The First Passover
In Exodus 12, we encounter one of the most powerful moments in all of Scripture: the first Passover.
God had sent plague after plague over Egypt. And yet, every time, the people of Israel were spared. Boils struck Egypt—but not Israel. Darkness covered the land—but not Israel. Livestock died—but not Israel’s.
Why?
Because again and again, God caused judgment to pass over His people.
But the final plague would be different.
God declares that death will come to every firstborn in Egypt. And this time, Israel would not be automatically exempt. They had to respond in faith.
God gave them very specific instructions:
Select a perfect, unblemished lamb
Bring it into your home
Live with it for four days
Then sacrifice it
And then—most importantly—
Take the blood of the lamb and apply it to the doorposts of your home.
Only then would death pass over them.
It Was Never About Them
Why the blood?
Because God was making something unmistakably clear:
It wasn’t their heritage that saved them.
It wasn’t their goodness.
It wasn’t their leaders.
It wasn’t their past.
It was the blood.
Imagine if Moses had said, “I’m good. I don’t need to do this.”
His status wouldn’t have saved him. His calling wouldn’t have covered him.
Without the blood, even Moses’ household would have faced judgment.
Because from the very beginning, God was teaching this truth:
Salvation has always been by grace, through faith—not by status, performance, or pedigree.
A Foreshadowing of Jesus
The Passover isn’t just history—it’s prophecy.
Everything in Exodus 12 points forward:
The perfect lamb → Jesus, sinless and spotless
The lamb brought into the home → Jesus dwelling among us
The lamb slain → Jesus crucified
The meal sustaining life → Jesus, the Bread of Life
The unleavened bread → a life free from sin and pride
The bitter herbs → the bitterness of suffering and slavery to sin
And most importantly:
The blood on the doorposts → the blood of Jesus covering our lives
John 3:16 tells us that God gave His Son so we could have life.
The cross tells us how.
Jesus became the Lamb so that judgment would pass over us.
The Danger of “Leaven”
During Passover, the Israelites were told to remove all leaven (yeast) from their homes.
Why?
Because leaven symbolized sin—especially pride.
It only takes a little yeast to affect the whole batch of dough.
In the same way, it only takes a little pride to distort an entire life.
God wasn’t just rescuing His people from Egypt.
He was calling them to a new way of living—one marked by humility, dependence, and trust.
Faith Requires Action
The Israelites didn’t just believe God—they obeyed Him.
They:
Prepared the meal
Dressed for departure
Ate in haste
Stayed inside
Applied the blood
Putting the blood on the doorpost was an act of faith.
It was their way of saying:
“God, we trust You. Fully.”
Your Doorpost
This leads us to the question that matters most:
If your life is the doorpost… what needs to be covered by the blood?
Where are you still relying on yourself instead of trusting God?
Maybe it’s:
Your home
Your career
Your identity
Your pride
Your hidden struggles
Maybe it’s your heart.
Some of us are still trying to be the “god” of our own lives—controlling outcomes, managing appearances, striving for worth.
But the gospel invites us to something better.
Not self-sufficiency.
Not performance.
Not pretending.
Surrender.
The Blood Still Speaks
The message of Easter is this:
Jesus, the perfect Lamb, was slain.
He took on our sin.
He endured our suffering.
He faced our judgment.
And because of Him—
We are forgiven
We are covered
We are free
His blood still reaches:
The highest mountains
The lowest valleys
The deepest wounds
And it has never lost its power.
Passed Over
Because of Jesus, judgment doesn’t land on us.
It passes over.
Not because we’re perfect.
Not because we’ve earned it.
But because we are covered.
So today, don’t just admire the story.
Respond to it.
Ask yourself:
Where do I need to trust God again?
What doorpost in my life needs to be surrendered?
And then, by faith, place it under the covering of the Lamb.
