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1 Peter 1:19<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n Truth to Learn<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The price of our salvation is exceedingly great!<\/p>\n Behind the Words<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The word translated \u201cprecious<\/span>\u201d is the Greek word timi\u014d<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201ccostly,\u201d \u201chonored,\u201d or \u201cof great value.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWithout blemish<\/span>\u201d is translated from am\u014dmos<\/span><\/em>, a compound word made up of the privative a<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201cnot\u201d or \u201cwithout\u201d and m\u014dmos<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201ca spot\u201d or \u201ca blemish.\u201d<\/p>\n Meaning Explained<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Remember the previous verse, \u2018\u2026 you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver and gold \u2026\u201d As much as we might like to think of those as having lasting value, as I said several days ago, these will pass away, they will wear out, they will disappear because they are corruptible things. We were redeemed with the precious blood of Christ. To a Christian there can be nothing more valuable and precious than the blood of Christ. It is with this blood that complete and sufficient payment was made for all our sins. Hallelujah!<\/p>\n The reason that this blood was sufficient is because He perfectly fulfilled the requirement of the law that the paschal lamb be without blemish and without spot. He was (and is) sinless and perfect. His was the only sacrifice that could satisfy God\u2019s righteous judgment, and it was applied to your sins and mine!<\/p>\n When Moses was about to lead the children of Israel out of Egypt, God told him to instruct the Israelites about the Passover. On the tenth day of the month, they were to select a year-old lamb that was without defect. The word translated \u201cwithout defect\u201d is the Hebrew word tamiym<\/span><\/em>, which means \u201ccompletely whole, not lacking anything, completely righteous, pure, or perfect.\u201d They were to watch this lamb for four days, and on the fourteenth day of the month, they were to sacrifice the lamb and sprinkle its blood on the sides and top of the doorway leading into their homes. The presence of this blood would indicate to the death angel to \u201cpass over\u201d the house and not kill the firstborn within that house.<\/p>\n Years later, after the children of Israel had built a temple in the Promised Land, they celebrated this \u201cPassover\u201d celebration every year. On the tenth day of the first month, a Passover lamb was selected and was lead through the sheep gate on its way to the temple. When it entered the temple, the people waved palm branches in all four directions and sang \u201cBlessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord\u201d and then laid the palm branches before the lamb. The lamb was kept under close observation for four days to determine its purity. Then, on the 14th<\/sup> of Nisan, the lamb was declared to be pure. It was to be placed on the altar from the third hour until the ninth hour when the high priest would kill it and declare, \u201cIt is finished.\u201d<\/p>\n These Passover observations were a picture of the sacrifice that Jesus Christ was to make to pay the penalty for our sins.<\/p>\n Application<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Jesus Christ perfectly fulfilled the Law and met all the requirements for the Passover Lamb. The Son of God was sacrificed for your sins and mine. Do you realize how valuable that makes your salvation?<\/p>\n How are you showing your appreciation to God for this priceless gift?<\/p>\n In God\u2019s service, for His glory,<\/strong><\/p>\n Copyright \u00a9 2008 Will Krause. All rights reserved.<\/span><\/p>\n – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/p>\n <\/span>If this message or this link was forwarded to you by a friend and you wish to receive future verses directly to your inbox, you can call the church phone (618) 614-3070 and leave a message telling us your name and e-mail address or you can send an e-mail to:![\"signature\"](\"..\/..\/signature.gif\")
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