Faith Securing Deliverance from the Destroyer
Hebrews 11:28
Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.


I. THE HISTORICAL FACTS CONNECTED WITH THE PASSOVER.

1. The hopeless bondage of the people (Exodus 10:28).

2. The Divine method of deliverance.

3. This method a singular type of Christian redempiion.

II. THE FAITH BY WHICH MOSES KEPT THE PASSOVER.

1. Faith was manifested in believing that the judgment was about to come.

2. Faith was manifested in expecting deliverance through the simple means God appointed.

3. Faith was manifested in the assurance that this would be the means of their deliverance from Egypt.

III. THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THIS FAITH AND THAT NECESSARY FOR SPIRITUAL REDEMPTION.

1. The requirements of faith in each case are similar.

2. The ground of faith in each case is the Word of God.

3. The difficulty of faith in each case is the mystery of the method.

4. The result of faith in each case is a new and blessed life.

(C. New.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.

WEB: By faith, he kept the Passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them.




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