religious connections. Of course, many celebrate Easter without

focusing on the resurrection of Jesus or the offer of spiritual

regeneration. But the nation of Israel has their own version of this

holiday, and it is actually the holiday that was taking place when Jesus

died. It is called the Passover. And this morning we’re going to look

at the actual event – which was the tenth plague over Egypt, and the

final straw in God breaking Pharaoh’s will. There are many crossovers

between the two holidays besides just the yearly timing, and we want to

see how Passover laid the groundwork for God’s people to understand what

Jesus would do about 1500 years later.