April 18, 2025 by David T. Cloft

It is no accident that history is filled with stories of slavery and redemption—it’s an archetype woven into the fabric of human experience. The story of the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt is one of the oldest and most powerful narratives of liberation. To be a slave (anywhere in the world) means more than being bound in chains; it means living under a false master, under tyranny, unable to be fully be who you were meant to be.

But then something astonishing happened: a leader, Moses, arose. Through a series of cataclysmic events, culminating in the final plague—the death of the firstborn—the Israelites were finally freed. This last act wasn’t random; it carried profound symbolic weight. God commanded them to sacrifice a spotless lamb and spread its blood on their doorposts. Those who did were spared. Death passed over them. That’s where the term Passover comes from. The lamb’s sacrificial death became their ransom, their ticket to freedom.

This is a pattern we see throughout history—suffering, sacrifice, and redemption. When people confront oppression (whether from rulers, ideologies, or their own internal failings), there is always a cost to their liberation. Freedom isn’t free. It demands something—faith, action, endurance.

Now, let’s step back and ask a bigger question: Why does this story still matter? It happened thousands of years ago, yet it’s still told, still honored, still remembered. Why? If it were just another ancient tale, wouldn’t it have faded into obscurity like so many others? Truth has a way of enduring. The Exodus story isn’t just history—it’s a structure, a pattern that repeats. It foreshadows something greater. The story of Jesus isn’t an isolated event; it’s the ultimate expression of this same ancient truth. And that brings us to our next chapter—where the lamb becomes the key to everything.

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