6-8 SD Y3 L14

Today’s reading is part of a lengthy passage describing the Israelites’ powerful deliverance 

from Egyptian control. Notice how the Israelites’ freedom comes at a great cost to the 

Egyptians, through the loss of their sons. Leaving the Land of Slavery is accompanied with 

bloodshed. How does this point toward Jesus’ death on the cross? How does God eventually 

take this sacrifice upon himself?  

Notice God’s detailed instructions to the Israelites in observing Passover and pay attention 

to what God allows the Israelites to take with them as they hastily left 430 years of 

enslavement. How dependent on God are they for their freedom? What responsibilities do 

they have in leaving slavery?