Passover: God's Mercy at Work

​Over the past month or so, we’ve been studying the people and events surrounding the Ten Plagues of Egypt—everything from the great and powerful to the small and slightly hilarious.  We’ve seen magic men try to replicate God and simply fall short and make the situation worse, and we’ve watched Moses’ rise from outlawry to greatness.  But most of all, we’ve witnessed God’s awesome power and glory, His intense judgment on the people of Egypt, and His goodness and kindness towards His chosen people.  

As we near the end of the plagues of Egypt, we come to one of the most beautiful pictures in the Old Testament—the Passover.  Its institution was in the land of Egypt before the Israelites were free, and it has been carried on over the past six thousand years.  One of the most important events in the Jewish year, thousands continue gather to celebrate the Passover to this day.  

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