1. A lamb without defect (1-11)

Chapters 11-13 deal with the passover. The nation of Israel was born in blood--the blood of the passover lamb. Jesus Christ is our Passover Lamb. The Lord gave Moses instructions about how to prepare and eat the passover meal: The lamb was to be without defect; its blood was to be put on the doorframes of each Israelite house. The flesh was to be roasted, and the meal was to be eaten in haste, with everyone dressed for travel. It was an act of faith and a matter of life and death to follow these instructions.

2. I will pass over you (12-13)

That night the Lord God of Israel would pass through Egypt with his hand of judgment. He would judge the powerless gods of Egypt; he would judge the proud Egyptians; his hand of judgment would strike all people who were not under the blood of the passover lamb.

Application: Lord, cover me with the blood of the Lamb of God (Jn 1:29).
One Word: Saved by the blood