The Cross in the Old Testament - He Will Save from Death

Introduction:

The Cross in Exodus (Exodus 12:1-13):

  1. What is the prophecy of the messiah's suffering?
  2. How did Jesus fulfill this prophecy on the cross?

    John 19:28-29 - After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.” A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth.

    Exodus 12:22 - Take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and touch the lintel and the two doorposts with the blood that is in the basin.

  3. What does this prophecy mean for us?

    Revelation 20:14 - Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire.

So What Happens to Me When I Die?

  1. You Don't .

    John 11:25 - Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.”

  2. You go Immediately to heaven.

    Philippians 1:23 - My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.

    2 Corinthians 5:8 - Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

  3. You eventually get your Glorified Body .

    1 Corinthians 15:54-57 - When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Small Group Discussion
Read Exodus 12:1–13, 1 Corinthians 15:54-57

  1. What was your big take-away from this passage / message?

  2. On a scale of 1-5, how scared are you of dying? 1 = can’t wait to go, 5 = I am terrified of death. Why do you rate yourself that way? How often do you think about your own death?

  3. What does the Passover depict regarding Jesus Christ? What are some of the images of Passover in Egypt that are fulfilled in Jesus’ death on the cross?

  4. Explain, specifically, from 1 Corinthians 15:54-57 how the death of Jesus defeated death for us.

  5. What would you say to a friend who says to you, “I am afraid of dying!”

Breakout
Pray for one another.