Exodus 12 tells one of the most pivotal moments in all of Scripture — the night of the Passover. After nine devastating plagues, Pharaoh’s heart remains hard, and so God announces a final act of judgment: the death of every firstborn in Egypt. But in the midst of judgment, God reveals Himself as the God of grace.
He gives His people a way of salvation — a lamb without blemish, whose blood is painted on the doorposts. It’s not their goodness, not their heritage, not their morality that saves them — it’s the blood of the lamb. That’s grace. The Passover becomes a lasting reminder that salvation comes by grace, through faith, under the blood.
Centuries later, Jesus takes this same meal and redefines it — He becomes the true Passover Lamb. His blood, shed on the cross, covers not just one household, but all who believe. And in that, we see the heart of the God of grace: He provides a way where there was no way, delivers the undeserving, and turns slaves into sons.