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Exodus 12:2
This monthshall be unto you the beginning of months: itshall be the first month of the year to you.

Exodus 34:18
The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, in the time of the month Abib: for in the month Abib thou camest out from Egypt.

Leviticus 23:5
In the fourteenthday of the first month at evenis the LORD'S passover.

1 Corinthians 5:7
Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:

Romans 3:25
Whom God hath set forthto 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;

Hebrews 9:14
How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

John 18:28
Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.

it was killed in the evening

Exodus 12:6
And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.

Christ suffered at that time of day.

Matthew 27:46
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

Hebrews 1:2
Hath in these last days spoken unto us byhis Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

Exodus 12:8
And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread;and with bitterherbs they shall eat it.

Colossians 1:24
Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:

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Exodus 12:29-42
And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive thatwas in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle…

Exodus 13:4
This day came ye out in the month Abib.

Exodus 23:15
Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:)

and celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God
The Passover is a pivotal event in Israel's history, commemorating the night when God spared the Israelites from the plague of the firstborn in Egypt. It involves the sacrifice of a lamb, which is a type of Christ, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29). The celebration is a call to remember God's salvation and His covenant with Israel, emphasizing obedience and gratitude.

because in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night
This phrase highlights the miraculous deliverance of the Israelites from slavery, a foundational event in Jewish identity. The reference to "by night" underscores the urgency and divine intervention in their escape. This deliverance is a foreshadowing of the ultimate redemption through Jesus Christ, who delivers believers from the bondage of sin. The Exodus event is frequently referenced throughout Scripture as a testament to God's power and faithfulness (Exodus 12:29-42,Psalm 105:37-45).

“Observe the month of Abib…” (Deuteronomy 16:1)

• God asks Israel to watch for Abib, the first month of the sacred calendar (Exodus 12:2). It signals a fresh start anchored in His saving work.

• The call to “observe” is active: mark it, set it apart, build your year around what God has done.

• By remembering Abib, every generation reconnects with the moment of deliverance (Exodus 13:3-4). Obedience to the calendar is obedience to the Redeemer who set it.

• The same pattern runs through Scripture—God establishes memorial times so His deeds remain front-and-center (Leviticus 23:4).

“…and celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God…”

• Passover is not a cultural festival; it is worship “to the LORD your God.” The focus stays on Him, not the meal or the gathering (Exodus 12:14).

• Celebration includes sacrifice (Exodus 12:5-7), a shared meal (Exodus 12:8-11), and retelling the story (Deuteronomy 6:20-21).

• By celebrating, Israel rehearses redemption: a lamb dies so a people can live (1 Corinthians 5:7 points to Christ as “our Passover Lamb”).

• The festival welds gratitude to obedience—remembering God’s rescue fuels present-tense faithfulness (Joshua 4:24).

“…because in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night.”

• History grounds the command. God’s mighty act—freeing slaves under cover of night—defines Israel’s identity (Exodus 12:42).

• “By night” underscores urgency and divine protection; Pharaoh’s oppression ended when God said so (Psalm 105:37-38).

• Every Passover table becomes a testimony: “We were once in bondage, but the LORD personally intervened” (Deuteronomy 26:8).

• That concrete rescue foreshadows the greater Exodus accomplished through Jesus, delivering believers from sin’s slavery (Luke 9:31;Colossians 1:13-14).

Deuteronomy 16:1 calls God’s people to tune their calendar, their worship, and their memories to His saving act in Abib. Observing the month keeps redemption at the center of life, celebrating Passover turns remembrance into worship, and recalling the nighttime Exodus cements confidence in the LORD who still delivers.

Deuteronomy 16:1-8.THE PASSOVER. (See on Exodus 12)

(1)The month Abib was so called from the "ears of corn" which appeared in it.

By night.--Pharaoh's permission was given on the night of the death of the first-born, though Israel did not actually depart until the next day (Numbers 33:3-4).

(2)Of the flock, and of the herd.--The Passover victim itself must be either lamb or kid. (See onDeuteronomy 14:4, and comp.Exodus 12:5.) But there were special sacrifices of bullocks appointed for the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which followed the Passover. (SeeNumbers 28:19.) . . .