Under the Blood

Pastor Andrew unpacks Exodus 12 as the night that re‑started Israel’s calendar and identity, showing that redemption—not slavery to Pharaoh—would now define God’s people. God’s detailed instructions about the lamb, the blood on the doorposts, the hurried meal, and their readiness to leave reveal that the issue is not simply escaping Egypt but escaping divine judgment. Israel is reminded that they are not spared because they are morally superior to the Egyptians; “none is righteous,” and every house will experience death—either the death of the firstborn or the death of the substitute lamb.

From there, we trace the “lamb” theme through Scripture—from Abraham’s “God will provide for himself the lamb,” to Isaiah’s suffering servant, to John’s “Behold, the Lamb of God,” to Paul’s “Christ, our Passover lamb,” and the worship of the Lamb in Revelation. The central question is not whether we are religious, moral, or well‑connected spiritually, but whether we are “under the blood.” Like Israel, we cannot rely on ancestry, church involvement, or good intentions; our only shelter is the blood of Christ, the true, spotless Passover Lamb whose sacrifice fully answers judgment. The message closes by calling us to turn from every false hope and trust the Lamb, and urging believers to remember and retell the story: we were slaves, but God brought us out; guilty, but the Lamb died in our place; under judgment, but now covered by the blood and given a new beginning in Christ.