Ordained by God Ex 12:1,2
Commenced the fourteenth of the first month at even Ex 12:2,6,18; Le 23:5; Nu 9:3
Lasted seven days Ex 12:15; Le 23:6
CALLED THE
Jew's passover Joh 2:13; 11:55
Lord's passover Ex 12:11,27
Feast of unleavened bread Mr 14:1; Lu 22:1
Days of unleavened bread Ac 12:3; 20:6
All males to appear at Ex 23:17; De 16:16
Paschal lamb eaten first day of Ex 12:6,8
Unleavened bread eaten at Ex 12:15; De 16:3
LEAVEN
Not to be in their houses during Ex 12:19
Not to be in any of their quarters Ex 13:7; De 16:4
Nothing with, to be eaten Ex 12:20
Punishment for eating Ex 12:15,19
First and last days of, holy convocations Ex 12:16; Nu 28:18,25
Sacrifices during Le 23:8; Nu 28:19-24
The first sheaf of barley harvest offered the day after the Sabbath in Le 23:10-14
TO COMMEMORATE THE
Passing over the first-born Ex 12:12,13
Deliverance of Israel from bondage of Egypt Ex 12:17,42; 13:9; De 16:3
To be perpetually observed during the Mosaic age Ex 12:14; 13:10
Children to be taught the nature and design of Ex 12:26,27; 13:8
Purification necessary to the due observance of 2Ch 30:15-19; Joh 11:55
Might be kept in the second month by those who were unclean at the appointed time Nu 9:6-11; 2Ch 30:2,3,15
No uncircumcised person to keep Ex 12:43,45
Strangers and servants when circumcised might keep Ex 12:44,48
Neglect of, punished with death Nu 9:13
Improper keeping of, punished 2Ch 30:18,20
REMARKABLE CELEBRATIONS OF
On leaving Egypt Ex 12:28,50
In the wilderness of Sinai Nu 9:3-5
On entering the land of promise Jos 5:10,11
In Hezekiah's reign 2Ch 30:1
In Josiah's reign 2Ki 23:22,23; 2Ch 35:1,18
After the captivity Ezr 6:19,20
Before the death of Christ Lu 22:15
Moses kept through faith Heb 11:28
Christ always observed Mt 26:17-20; Lu 22:15; Joh 2:13,23
The people of Jerusalem lent their rooms to strangers for Lu 22:11,12
The Lord's Supper instituted at Mt 26:26-28
Custom of releasing a prisoner at Mt 27:15; Lu 23:16,17
The Sabbath in, a high day Joh 19:31
The day before the Sabbath in, called the preparation Joh 19:14,31
Illustrative of redemption through Christ 1Co 5:7,8