Exodus 13:3-16 And Moses said to the people, Remember this day, in which you came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage… I. BY THE REMEMBRANCE OF HIS MERCIES. 1. "Remember this day in which ye came out from Egypt." (1) The Lord's Supper is an ordinance of remembrance: "Do this in remembrance of me." (2) The remembrance of deliverance extends over the Christian's whole life: "unleavened bread is eaten." 2. The celebration of the Passover awoke inquiry among those who had not witnessed God's deeds (ver. 8). - True gratitude, heartfelt thanksgiving, will make the reality of God's love to be felt by those who have not known him. (1) The place and use of the Lord's Supper in the Christian Church. (2) The power of love in the Christian life. (3) Of true praise and worship in the congregation. To make God something to others, he must first be something to ourselves. II. BY THE DOING OF HIS WILL. The Israelites, in sacrificing or redeeming the first-born, woke again the question, "What is this?" (vers. 14, 15). Our obedience to tile good and holy will of God, our consecration to his service will show the reality of his salvation and awaken in many hearts the question whence this consecration flows and the desire to share it. "Let your light so shine" (Matthew 5:16). - U. Parallel Verses KJV: And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten. |
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