And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the LORD did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt. And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD's law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.
Show The Reason For the Day
The Hebrews were instructed by God though Moses to make sure that they not only celebrated the Passover and Days of Matzah bread but that they must show the reason for they feast and festival. And this was done in another type of memorial.
Whenever the first male was born whether it be human or animal, God said that firstborn belongs to me. He declared His right of ownership because of what He had done to the firstborn in Egypt in order to free His people.
As the slaying of the first born of Egypt freed Israel now the first born of Israel would sanctified the nation to their God. A terrible, terrible price was paid for the sin and disbelieve of Egypt and God through the redemption of the firstborn wanted Israel to remember the price that was paid for their salvation.
This lesson was to be taught to every member of the family, not just the firstborn son. It was not just family that must be redeemed but even the animals that were born. For God had slain them as well. So anytime an animal of the family had its first male born, the family would go and make sacrifice to the Lord to redeem it, to buy it back. Then the parents would explain, they would show the reason for the sacrifice, for the redemption and the memorial would serve its purpose to perpetuate that memory, that event into the hearts and minds of the next generation.
God told Israel that this memorial was to be, “Exodus 13:9 a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes,” The Orthodox Jews later took this literally, making it a physical box with scripture written inside it, that they would wear upon their forehead and upon their hand. These were the phylacteries of the Pharisees in the New Testament. But that is not what God meant.
God meant that by marking, remembering and showing this memorial the next generation would see the work of God as a sign upon every hand and right before their eyes.
Showing The Reason Today
Even Jesus was redeemed in this sense, through this Memorial. We read about it in Luke 2:22-24 22 And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord; 23 (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;) 24 And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons
The offering of two turtledoves was the redemption price that poor people would sacrifice in the temple to redeem their child and to remember what the Lord had done way back in Exodus when he delivered His son Israel.
Isn’t it a paradox that the Lord who redeemed Israel from Egypt in this memorial was redeemed as the firstborn? God must loves paradoxes. He reminds us always that “His way is not our way.” We see it in scripture over and over and especially in the life of God’s only begotten son Jesus Christ.
Paradoxes of the Lord.
Jesus the creator, becomes flesh and enters into his own creation.
Jesus the sinless God, comes to the earth and is tempted just as we are, yet remains without sin. Even standing up to the direct assault of Satan’s most powerful temptations.
Jesus who before His incarnation, his putting on flesh, was a spirit but afterward took on human flesh and with that flesh suffered all the pain, fatigue and sorrow of the human race.
It was Jesus who paid the terrible, terrible price to redeem us. He took on the sin of the world and then suffered and died upon the cross to buy us back from the wrath of God and to place us under the forgiveness and grace of God.
This great redemption price we must never forget.
We must remember it every Sunday, every Easter, every Christmas and every time we have a chance we must show it to our children.
We must show them the reason why we attend church on Sunday, why we sing praises, why we give thanks before every meal, why we forgive one another, why we live our lives in a manner that shows we know that God is watching over us at all times.
Ronald Reagon in a memorial Day Speech given on October 27, 1964 said this, "You and I have a rendezvous with destiny. We will preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on earth, or we will sentence them to take the first step into a thousand years of darkness.:
In another speech on March 30, 1961: "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We did not pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same …"
What Ronald Reagan said about our nation’s freedom should be multiplied a hundredfold over when we think of our spiritual freedom from sin. We have a rendezvous with destiny. To preserver for our children, this last best hope of all mankind, the grace of God through Jesus who paid the price for us. If we neglect this memorial, if we should forget to show it the our children and our grandchildren then we will doom them not to a thousand years of darkness but to an eternity of darkness and torment.
Exodus Going With God #9 Remember As You Go
Part 3 Memorial Passed On – Exodus 13:8 -16
And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the LORD did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt. And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD's law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.
Show The Reason For the Day
The Hebrews were instructed by God though Moses to make sure that they not only celebrated the Passover and Days of Matzah bread but that they must show the reason for they feast and festival. And this was done in another type of memorial.
Whenever the first male was born whether it be human or animal, God said that firstborn belongs to me. He declared His right of ownership because of what He had done to the firstborn in Egypt in order to free His people.
As the slaying of the first born of Egypt freed Israel now the first born of Israel would sanctified the nation to their God. A terrible, terrible price was paid for the sin and disbelieve of Egypt and God through the redemption of the firstborn wanted Israel to remember the price that was paid for their salvation.
This lesson was to be taught to every member of the family, not just the firstborn son. It was not just family that must be redeemed but even the animals that were born. For God had slain them as well. So anytime an animal of the family had its first male born, the family would go and make sacrifice to the Lord to redeem it, to buy it back. Then the parents would explain, they would show the reason for the sacrifice, for the redemption and the memorial would serve its purpose to perpetuate that memory, that event into the hearts and minds of the next generation.
God told Israel that this memorial was to be, “Exodus 13:9 a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes,” The Orthodox Jews later took this literally, making it a physical box with scripture written inside it, that they would wear upon their forehead and upon their hand. These were the phylacteries of the Pharisees in the New Testament. But that is not what God meant.
God meant that by marking, remembering and showing this memorial the next generation would see the work of God as a sign upon every hand and right before their eyes.
Showing The Reason Today
Even Jesus was redeemed in this sense, through this Memorial. We read about it in Luke 2:22-24 22 And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord; 23 (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;) 24 And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons
The offering of two turtledoves was the redemption price that poor people would sacrifice in the temple to redeem their child and to remember what the Lord had done way back in Exodus when he delivered His son Israel.
Isn’t it a paradox that the Lord who redeemed Israel from Egypt in this memorial was redeemed as the firstborn? God must loves paradoxes. He reminds us always that “His way is not our way.” We see it in scripture over and over and especially in the life of God’s only begotten son Jesus Christ.
Paradoxes of the Lord.
Jesus the creator, becomes flesh and enters into his own creation.
Jesus the sinless God, comes to the earth and is tempted just as we are, yet remains without sin. Even standing up to the direct assault of Satan’s most powerful temptations.
Jesus who before His incarnation, his putting on flesh, was a spirit but afterward took on human flesh and with that flesh suffered all the pain, fatigue and sorrow of the human race.
It was Jesus who paid the terrible, terrible price to redeem us. He took on the sin of the world and then suffered and died upon the cross to buy us back from the wrath of God and to place us under the forgiveness and grace of God.
This great redemption price we must never forget.
We must remember it every Sunday, every Easter, every Christmas and every time we have a chance we must show it to our children.
We must show them the reason why we attend church on Sunday, why we sing praises, why we give thanks before every meal, why we forgive one another, why we live our lives in a manner that shows we know that God is watching over us at all times.
Ronald Reagon in a memorial Day Speech given on October 27, 1964 said this, "You and I have a rendezvous with destiny. We will preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on earth, or we will sentence them to take the first step into a thousand years of darkness.:
In another speech on March 30, 1961: "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We did not pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same …"
What Ronald Reagan said about our nation’s freedom should be multiplied a hundredfold over when we think of our spiritual freedom from sin. We have a rendezvous with destiny. To preserver for our children, this last best hope of all mankind, the grace of God through Jesus who paid the price for us. If we neglect this memorial, if we should forget to show it the our children and our grandchildren then we will doom them not to a thousand years of darkness but to an eternity of darkness and torment.
