The observance of the passover possessed a mournful interest to the Son of God. He saw in the slain lamb a symbol of his own death. The people who celebrated this ordinance were instructed to associate the slaying of the lamb with the future death of the Son of God. The blood, marking the door-posts of their houses, was the symbol of the blood of Christ which was to be efficacious for the believing sinner, in cleansing him from sin, and sheltering him from the wrath of God which was to come upon the impenitent and unbelieving world, as the wrath of God fell upon the Egyptians. But none could be benefited by this special provision made by God for the salvation of man unless they should perform the work the Lord left them to do. They had a part to act themselves, and by their acts to manifest their faith in the provision made for their salvation. {2SP 36.1}

Overholdelsen af påskehøjtiden havde en sørgelig indflydelse på Guds søn. I det slagtede land så han et symbol på hans egen død. Det folk som fejrede denne forordning blev instrueret til at forbinde det slagtede lam med Guds søns fremtidige død. Blodet der dannede dørstolperne i deres huse, var et symbol på Kristi blod, som skulle have virkning for den troende synder, at rense ham fra synd, og beskytte ham fra Guds vrede, som kommer over den ubodfærdige og ikke-troende verden, ligesom Guds vrede faldt over Ægypterne. Men ingen kunne få gavn af dette særlige forsyn Gud gjorde for menneskers frelse, medmindre de ville udføre det arbejde Herren havde ladet dem gøre. De havde en del at gøre for sig selv, og ved deres handlinger, vise deres tro, i de tilvejebringelser der er gjort for deres frelse.