Passover is more than a historical feast—it is a picture of salvation by grace through faith. From the first Passover in Egypt to the cross of Christ, God has been revealing the necessity of blood for redemption. The story is one of deliverance, judgment passed over, and the perfect provision of a substitute.

“When I see the blood, I will pass over you.” — Exodus 12:13

The night the LORD delivered Israel from Egypt, He gave specific instructions. A spotless lamb was to be sacrificed, and its blood applied to the doorposts of every Israelite home. Death would visit every house in Egypt, but God made a promise: where He saw the blood, judgment would pass over.

This moment wasn’t about the worthiness of the people inside. It was about faith in what God had said. Hebrews 11:28 recounts the faith of the Israelites during the Passover, applying the blood to their doorposts. In that moment, their faith, trust, believing in God’s instructions (His word) saved them from a certain death. Similarly, in this age of grace, our faith determines our salvation. When God sees our faith alone in the gospel—when we believe that Christ’s shed blood, death, burial, and resurrection saves us—”For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us.” — 1 Corinthians 5:7

The blood of Christ is not a religious symbol; it is the very means by which God’s judgment passes over us. The first Passover was a shadow of the true and final deliverance found in Jesus Christ. Just as the Israelites trusted in the blood of a lamb, we are called to trust in the blood of The Lamb—Jesus Christ.

‘Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. ‘

I Corinthians 5:7

Faith Then and Now

In both covenants, salvation came by believing God’s word. In Exodus, it was faith in God’s provision and protection through the blood of a lamb. In our day, it is faith in the finished work of Christ, the true Passover Lamb.

“The faith of those Israelites in Exodus 12 wasn’t just a feeling or hope—it was action based on God’s promise. They applied the blood. Today, we ‘apply’ the blood by believing the gospel of grace. That belief alone saves.”

Let us never forget: the Lamb was slain, the blood was shed, and the promise still stands.

When God sees the blood—faith in the blood of His Son—He passes over. Judgment has already fallen on Christ. The work is finished-He is Risen!

‘being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; ‘

Romans 3:24-25

and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross.’

Colossians 1:20