c. 1446 BC
God sent ten devastating plagues upon Egypt when Pharaoh refused to let Israel go. The final plague, the death of the firstborn, was averted for Israel through the blood of a lamb on their doorposts. This became the first Passover.
The Passover is the central salvation event of the Old Testament. The lamb's blood covering God's people directly foreshadows Christ, our Passover Lamb, whose blood covers believers from the judgment of God.
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