When I See The Blood, I Will Pass Over
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And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt. Exodus 12:13
Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. Romans 5:9
The blood of the lambs used in the Exodus foretells the Blood of Jesus by which we are saved from wrath. During the plagues sent upon Egypt, only those who placed the blood of a lamb on the doorposts of their homes were saved from the death angel that passed through Egypt and took the lives of the firstborn of the Egyptian. The story in Exodus, starting with Moses, is covered in the first twelve chapters of the book of Exodus in the Old Testament of the Bible. The type and shadow of the blood of Jesus is very evident in these chapters.
Blessed Be the Lord God of Shem
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“And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant. God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.” Genesis 9:26,27
“Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,” Luke 3:36
These scriptures, one from the Old Testament, and one from the New Testament, indicate the the Messianic line will come through Shem, one of Noah’s sons. Indeed, we see that did happen in the New Testament. This is one of the indicators of the genealogy of Jesus.
Let’s Talk About Names
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In Genesis chapter 5, there is a list of names. Let’s look at them in the light of Jesus.
Adam – Mankind
Seth – Substituted
Enos – Mortal, a man, singular or collectively, suffering man
Cainan – Fixed, Possessor
Mahalaleel – Praise of God
Jared – Descent
Enoch – Initiated
Methuselah – Man who is of God
Lamech – Overthrown
Noah – Rest
These meanings were drawn from Strong’s concordance an a Bible dictionary. They are a forerunner of Jesus. A mortal man, a suffering man substituted for mankind (for the sin of Adam passed onto generations). This man (Jesus) possessed praise of God. He descended into hell (Acts 2:31) and took away the keys of death and hell (Revelation 1:18) from satan. He was initiated as the firstfruits of the resurrection, the God-Man who rose from the grave. This Man who is of God overthrew the work of satan. His work brings rest to mankind to those who will receive it. (John 1:12)
Names are important. They were much more important in Hebrew times than they are considered today. Sometimes people pick non edifying names for their children. In Hebrew times, names were considered prophetic of the destiny of the child. Names were considered so important that God himself changed the name of Abram to Abraham and Sarai to Sarah in order that the promise of a son would come to pass. John the Baptist was named by a message from an angel. Gabriel told Mother Mary that the name of her child would be Jesus.