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family-religion; and see the convenience of the joining of small families together for religious worship, that it may be made the more solemn.
7 And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts
and on the upper doorpost of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.
8 And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and
unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.
9 Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire;
his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.
The solemnly eating of the lamb was typical of our gospel-duty to Christ.
(1.) The paschal lamb was killed, not to be looked upon only, but to be fed upon; so we must by faith make Christ ours, as we do that which we eat, and we must receive spiritual strength and nourishment from him, as from our food, and have delight and satisfaction in him, as we have in eating and drinking when we are hungry or thirsty: see Joh 6:53-55.
(2.) It was to be all eaten; those that by faith feed upon Christ must feed upon a whole Christ; they must take Christ and his yoke, Christ and his cross, as well as Christ and his crown. Is Christ divided? Those hat gather much of Christ will have nothing over.
(3.) It was to be eaten immediately, not deferred till morning, Ex 12:10. To-day Christ is offered, and is to be accepted while it is called to-day, before we sleep the sleep of death.
(4.) It was to be eaten with bitter herbs (Ex 12:8), in remembrance of the bitterness of their bondage in Egypt. We must feed upon Christ with sorrow and brokenness of heart, in remembrance of sin; this will give an admirable relish to the paschal lamb. Christ will be sweet to us if sin be bitter.
(5.) It was to be eaten in a departing posture (Ex 12:11); when we feed upon Christ by faith we must absolutely