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The local church is an assembly, a colony, a temple, a body, a family, and a bride. And as we look at these 6 portraits of a local church, we’ll think about how believers function as individuals who are part of this group.

The night of the tenth plague was a night of striking (vv 29-36) and a night of keeping (vv 37-42). During this night of striking, we see that the firstborn died, that Pharaoh was done, that the Egyptians were desperate, that Egypt was defeated, and that this was all deserved. During this night of keeping there was a promise fulfilled, a parable fulfilled, and a prophecy fulfilled. And then there was an obligation to be fulfilled.

We take note, in this passage, of the way Israel was to remember their salvation through the Feast of Unleavened Bread (vv 14-20) and through the Passover (vv 21-28), which leads us to consider how we remember our salvation.

In this passage, there are four aspects of the Passover's institution--its significance (vv 1-2), sacrifice (vv 3-7), meal (vv 8-11), and result (vv 12-13)--that point to the greater four aspects of its fulfillment--the greater significance, sacrifice, meal, and result of the Passover's fulfillment.

In this passage, there are three ways we see that the exodus was a foregone conclusion from the start. We see it through a foreshadowed defeat (vv 1-3), a foretold distinction (vv 4-8), and a foreordained decision (vv 9-10).