That was why it was called The Lord's Passover.
And when God saw the blood of the Lamb, He looked forward to the time when His own dear Son would be the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world.
Do you not think, children, that those Israelites made sure that the blood was sprinkled on their house? Can you not Picture them running outside to look before they shut themselves inside the door? And can you not almost hear them saying, "Yes, there is the blood of the Lamb! Now we are safe!" And so hurry inside again, and stay there until the morning, as they were commanded.
And does not this question come home to your heart and mine to-day? Is the blood of the Lamb of God sprinkled on my heart? Am I safe from the punishment of my sins because Jesus died for me?
If so, children, we may rest secure, and go out rejoicing on our journey towards the Promised Land in heaven.
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God told them also to take the flesh of the lamb and to roast it at the fire, and all who were in the house were to eat the Passover Supper. It was a night to be remembered for ever, when the Lord delivered His people out of Egypt! And we, too, may say—
"Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us, therefore let us keep the feast!"
[XLIV. Bread from Heaven]
So the Israelites left the Red Sea behind, and they went three days' journey into the wilderness, and found no water for them to drink.