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ow would you like to know perhaps thegreatest mystery of all time?

Of the more than six billion people alive onearth today, only a very few know it. And out ofall the countless billions of people who haveever lived, only a small number of individualshave been privileged to understand what youwill study in this Lesson.

To discover this mystery, we will look care-fully at God’s seven annual feasts. As you dis-cover the meaning of these special festivals, youwill also discover how they reveal informationthat almost no one knows. You will learn aboutGod’s Master Plan for all mankind and that it isoutlined in seven steps. As each of the sevensteps is studied, you will see that, together, theyform a complete picture. When put together likea jigsaw puzzle, they explain the purpose forGod’s creation of mankind. You will learn aboutthe incredible opportunity God is offering tothose who choose to obey Him and live His way.

Seven Annual Festivals

Let’s begin by learning to whom these specialfeasts belong: “The feasts of the LORD, whichyou shall proclaim to be holy convocations,these are My feasts” (Leviticus 23:2). The fol-lowing verses list each feast in order as theyoccur throughout the year:

Verse 5: PassoverVerse 6: Days of Unleavened BreadVerses 16, 21: Day of Pentecost

Verse 24: Feast of TrumpetsVerse 27: Day of AtonementVerse 34: Feast of Tabernacles Verse 36: Last Great Day

These festivals are observed during twoseasons of the year. The first three steps arePassover, the Days of Unleavened Bread andPentecost, which come in the spring. The lastfour steps are the Feast of Trumpets, the Day ofAtonement, the Feast of Tabernacles and theLast Great Day, which come in the fall.

In this Lesson, we will study the first threesteps of God’s Master Plan.

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1 CHILDREN’S BIBLE LESSONIllustrations by Paula Rondeau

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Let My People Go!

Several thousand years ago, during a timewhen Pharaohs ruled Egypt, the people ofIsrael were slaves to the Egyptians. TheIsraelites suffered greatly under the heavy bur-den of backbreaking labor. Finally, when theirsuffering grew unbearable, they cried out toGod for help—and He heard them.

God chose and trained a man named Mosesto lead God’s people out of slavery. Moses hadbeen raised as the adopted son of Pharaoh’sdaughter, so he was familiar with the self-important, stubborn attitude of Pharaoh. Eventhough Moses was considered royalty and livedin all the wealth and splendor of Pharaoh’spalace, he left his adopted home and returned tohis Hebrew roots with the people of Israel.Moses’ brother, Aaron, accompanied Moses ashis spokesman to deliver a message from Godto Pharaoh, “Let my people go.”

Pharaoh was the most powerful man in allof Egypt, which was the most powerful nationin the world at that time. No man dared to dis-obey him. Moses knew that Pharaoh would notbelieve him or listen to the message Godordered him to deliver, so God gave him signsto show Pharaoh (Exodus 4:1-9).

Pharaoh knew the cheap labor of using theIsraelite slaves would not be easily replaced, sohe set himself to defy God’s command. Hestubbornly refused to give the Israelites theirfreedom. Moses warned Pharaoh that hisrefusal to do as God commanded would resultin terrible punishment for all the land. Pharaohrefused to change his mind, so God sent a totalof ten plagues upon Egypt.

Between each plague, and before anotherplague would come, Moses reminded Pharaohthat all he needed to do to stop the plagues wasset the Israelites free.

The first plague turned all the rivers andwater to blood. Next came plagues of frogs,lice, flies, dying livestock, boils, hail, locusts,and darkness over the whole land. In the midst

of each plague, Pharaoh would call for Mosesand Aaron and promise to let the Israelites go.But as soon as the plague stopped, Pharaohwould change his mind and refuse to releasethe people of Israel. In spite of the increasingdamage and suffering of his people, Pharaohremained hardhearted and would not obeyGod’s command. You can read about theseplagues in Exodus, chapters 7 through 11.

After the ninth plague, when darkness cov-ered the land of Egypt for three days, Mosesrepeated God’s command to Pharaoh, “Let mypeople go.” But Pharaoh was furious, andwarned, “Get away from me! Take heed toyourself and see my face no more! For in theday you see my face you shall die!”

Moses replied, “You have spoken well. Iwill never see your face again.”

Then God spoke to Moses: “I will bring yetone more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt.Afterward, he will let you go from here. Whenhe lets you go, he will surely drive you out ofhere altogether.” Then God instructed Moses totell all the Israelites to prepare to leave Egypt.

God’s First Annual Festival:Passover

In Exodus 11:4-8, we read, “Then Moses said,‘Thus says the LORD: About midnight I will goout into the midst of Egypt; and all the firstbornin the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstbornof Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to thefirstborn of the female servant who is behindthe handmill, and all the firstborn of the ani-mals. Then there shall be a great cry throughoutall the land of Egypt, such as was not like itbefore, nor shall be like it again. But againstnone of the children of Israel shall a dog moveits tongue, against man or beast that you mayknow that the Lord does make a differencebetween the Egyptians and Israel. And all theseyour servants shall come down to me and bowdown to me, saying, Get out, and all the peoplewho follow you! After that I will go out.’ Thenhe went out from Pharaoh in great anger.”

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God protected the people of Israel from theplagues of boils, hail, locusts and darkness; butin order to avoid the tragedy of the tenthplague, they were instructed by Moses to makespecific preparations. All over the land ofEgypt, the firstborn of both man and animalwould die in this final, awful plague. However,if the firstborn of the Israelites were to bespared, they needed to do exactly as God com-manded.

Deuteronomy 12:32 reveals how carefullyGod expects us to follow what He says,“Whatever I command you, be careful toobserve it: you shall not add to it nor take awayfrom it.”

The first month of God’s calendar is namedAbib in the Hebrew language. In Exodus 12:3-11, God, through Moses, gave specific instruc-tions to the people of Israel for keeping thevery first Passover so that their firstborn wouldnot die.

“On the tenth day of this month every manshall take for himself a lamb, according to thehouse of his father, a lamb for a household. Andif the household is too small for the lamb, lethim and his neighbor next to his house take itaccording to the number of the persons; accord-ing to each man’s need you shall make yourcount for the lamb. Your lamb shall be withoutblemish, a male of the first year. You may takeit from thesheep or fromthe goats.

Now youshall keep ituntil the four-teenth day ofthe samemonth. Thenthe wholeassembly ofthe congrega-tion of Israelshall kill it attwilight. Andthey shall

take some of the blood andput it on the two doorpostsand on the lintel of thehouses where they eat it.Do not eat it raw, norboiled at all with water, butroasted in fire—its headwith its legs and itsentrails. You shall let noneof it remain until morning,and what remains of it untilmorning you shall burnwith fire. And thus youshall eat it: with a belt on your waist, your san-dals on your feet, and your staff in your hand.So you shall eat it in haste. It is the Lord’sPassover.”

The Israelites were to eat this meal whileprepared to leave Egypt. Also, no one was toleave his house during the night for any reason.At midnight, the death angel of God wentthrough the land of Egypt; but wherever it sawthe sign of blood on the doorposts, it passedover that house, and the firstborn were spared.That is where the term Passover is derived.

What Passover Means

What did the lamb that was killed at Passoverrepresent? John the Baptist referred to Jesus asthe Lamb of God, in John 1:29. The youngunblemished lamb represented Christ. Themale lamb had to be without blemishes, flawsor faults to represent Christ’s sinless life. Andthe Israelites were to kill the lamb to representChrist who gave His life to pay the death penal-ty for the sins of the world.

Every person who has ever lived hassinned, with one exception: Jesus Christ. “Forall have sinned and fall short of the glory ofGod” (Romans 3:23). Sin means to disobeyGod and break His commandments. Then, inRomans 6:23, we read, “For the wages of sinis death, but the gift of God is eternal life inChrist Jesus our Lord.” Therefore, every per-son is worthy to face the death penalty for his

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sins. Because Christ lived a perfect, sinlesslife, He did not have to die. However, He vol-untarily gave His life as a sacrifice so that thedeath penalty for all the sins of mankindwould be paid.

Because He is the Son of God, Jesus’ lifewas more valuable than all other human beingscombined. Therefore, He was able to pay thedeath penalty for humanity. “For if when wewere enemies we were reconciled to Godthrough the death of His Son, much more, hav-ing been reconciled, we shall be saved by Hislife” (Romans 5:10). This means that God hasbought us back from the death penalty byaccepting the death of His Son in our place.The death penalty we deserve for sin isremoved after repentance and baptism—adecision you can make when you become anadult.

New Symbols Given

God’s people todaydo not observe thePassover by killinga lamb and puttingits blood on door-posts. During thelast Passover thatChrist observedbefore He was cru-cified, He taughtHis disciples newsymbols that wereto be kept in thefuture. These newsymbols were to bea memorial of Hissacrifice.

On His last Passover evening, Jesus knewthe time had come for Him to give His life aspayment for mankind’s sins. During thePassover meal, He took a basin and towel, thenknelt down before each one of His disciplesand washed their feet. Footwashing was a wayof honoring a houseguest in Jesus’ time. It was

a duty performed by the lowliest house ser-vant.

“If I then, your Lord and Teacher, havewashed your feet, you also ought to wash oneanother’s feet. For I have given you an exam-ple, that you should do as I have done to you”(John 13:14-15).

By His example, Christ was showing Hisdisciples that they should humble themselvesto serve each other and their fellow man.Today, God’s people continue to followChrist’s example and wash one another’s feetas part of the Passover service. This representstheir willingness to humble themselves in serv-ice to others.

Next, Jesus broke unleavened bread intosmall pieces to represent the terrible beating Hewould receive before His crucifixion. Luke22:19 says, “And He took bread, gave thanks,and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, Thisis My body which is given for you, do this in

remembrance ofMe.” This symbolof Christ’s beatenbody was for theforgiveness of oursins and of brokenhealth laws that leadto sickness or dis-ease.

We can ask Godto heal us when weare sick, because ofChrist’s beaten body.“Who Himself boreour sins in His ownbody on the tree, thatwe, having died tosins might live for

righteousness—by whose stripes you werehealed” (I Peter 2:24).

God gives us instructions in James 5:14-15on how to request His healing of our sickness-es. “Is anyone among you sick? Let him call forthe elders of the church, and let them pray overhim, anointing him with oil in the name of the

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Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick,and the Lord will raise him up. And if he hascommitted sins, he will be forgiven.”

After the bread was broken and eaten, Jesusintroduced the symbol of wine to be used in thePassover observance from that time forward.“Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, andgave it to them, saying, Drink from it, all ofyou. For this is My blood of the new covenant,which is shed for many for the remission ofsins” (Matthew 26:27-28). The wine was asymbol of Christ’s shed blood for the forgive-ness of our sins.

God also tells us how often we are toobserve the Passover in Exodus 12:14. “Sothis day shall be to you a memorial; and youshall keep it as a feast to the LORD throughoutyour generations. You shall keep it as a feastby an everlasting ordinance.” A memorial is

kept once a year toremind us of a signifi-cant event.

Passover is the firstannual festival kept byGod’s people. The NewTestament symbols ofbread and wine remind usof Christ’s willingness tosacrifice His life to paythe death penalty in ourplace.

The Passover revealsthe first step in under-standing the mystery ofGod’s Master Plan.

Test Your Memory:

1) God brought a total of_________ plagues onthe land of Egypt becausePharaoh would not freethe Israelites from slav-ery.2) When blood wassmeared on the doorposts

of the Israelites’ houses, the death angel________ over them, sparing their firstborn. 3) The young unblemished male lamb repre-sented______________, also called the__________________ of God in John 1:29.4) During the meal, Christ arose from dinnerand took a ___________________ and_________________, then knelt down and_________________________ the disciples’__________________.5) What two new symbols did Christ introduceat His last Passover before His crucifixion?__________________________________________________________________________6) Which symbol represented Christ’s body,beaten for our healing? __________________7) Which symbol represented Christ’s blood,shed for the forgiveness of sin? _____________________________________

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God’s Second Annual Festival:The Days of Unleavened Bread

What is the second step in understanding thegreatest mystery ofall time? We canlearn about this stepby studying the feastthat comes immedi-ately after thePassover. God’s sec-ond annual festival isthe Days ofUnleavened Bread.

Exodus 12:15tells us, “Seven daysyou shall eat unleav-ened bread. On thefirst day you shallremove leaven fromyour houses. Forwhosoever eats leav-ened bread from thefirst day until theseventh day that per-son shall be cut off from Israel.”

“On the first day there shall be an holy con-vocation [commanded assembly], and on theseventh day there shall be a holy convocationfor you. No manner of work shall be done onthem; but that which everyone must eat—thatonly may be prepared by you. So you shallobserve the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for onthis same day I will have brought your armiesout of the land of Egypt. Therefore you shallobserve this day throughout your generationsas an everlasting ordinance” (Exodus 12:16-17).

In preparation for the Days of UnleavenedBread God’s people pay special attention tocleaning their homes, cars and office spaces.Perhaps your parents have asked you to be extracareful in cleaning your room and not to takecookies, snacks or sandwiches into your roomin the days leading up to Unleavened Bread. In

obedience to God, His people check every-where for products that contain leaven. Theycompletely remove it out of their house, car oroffice, and off all property they own or rent.Yeast, baking soda and baking powder are the

most common kinds of leaven. Leaven causes bread dough

or cake batter to rise. A little bitof leaven placed in doughspreads throughout it until all thedough is leavened (Galatians5:9). God uses leaven as a typeof sin, to show us that a little bitof sin can spread throughout ourwhole life until it affects everypart, causing problems, suffer-ing, trouble and unhappiness.

By cleaning in every cornerto remove leaven, God’s peopleshow their willingness to makeevery effort to clean everycrumb of sin out of every cornerof their lives.

With God’s help, we canobey His commandments—andwe can remove sin from our

lives wherever we may find it.

Exodus from Egypt

The Egyptians wanted to get rid of theIsraelites so they would not suffer any moreterrible plagues. They gave the Israelites jewel-ry, clothing, gold and silver to send them ontheir way out of Egypt.

All day on the fourteenth of Abib, millionsof Israelites prepared to leave. That night, at thebeginning of the fifteenth of Abib, the people ofIsrael began their orderly march out of Egypt.The Israelites had so much to be happy about.They were free from slavery to the Egyptians.Their firstborn had been protected from death.They had received valuable goods from theEgyptians who wanted them gone.

God commanded His people to alwaysremember this joyful event year after year with

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a celebration called The Night to Be MuchObserved. “It is a night of solemn observanceto the LORD for bringing them out of the land ofEgypt. This is that night of the LORD, a solemnobservance for all the children of Israelthroughout their generations” (Exodus 12:42).

The Night to Be Much Observed is kept atthe beginning of the fifteenth of Abib at sunset,the same time the people of Israel left Egypt.This celebration begins the second spring festi-val, The Days of Unleavened Bread, whichlasts for seven days.

The Israelites took unleavened bread doughwith them as God led them into the wilderness.He set a cloud to leadthem by day, and a pillarof fire by night.

Back in Egypt, theEgyptians mourned andburied the dead.

Pharaoh began to seri-ously think about hisdecision to let the approx-imately three millionslaves have their freedom.He decided to gather hisarmy to go after them andbring them back.

Meanwhile, theIsraelites had reached theshore of the Red Sea.When they looked backand saw the Egyptian sol-diers and chariots bearingdown on them, theybecame very afraid.Instead of rememberingall the mighty miraclesGod had shown them inEgypt, they complainedto Moses. “Because therewere no graves in Egypt, have you taken usaway to die in the wilderness? Why have youso dealt with us, to bring us up out of Egypt? Isthis not the word that we told you in Egypt,saying, ‘Let us alone that we may serve the

Egyptians?’ For it would have been better forus to serve the Egyptians than that we shoulddie in the wilderness” (Exodus 14:11-12).

Moses calmed the people. “Do not beafraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of theLORD, which He will accomplish for you today.For the Egyptians whom you see today, youshall see again no more forever. The LORD willfight for you, and you shall hold your peace”(verses 13-14).

God instructed Moses to raise his rod andstretch it out over the waters of the Red Sea todivide it. So Moses did as God commanded,and the children of Israel moved forward, walk-

ing through the Red Seaon dry ground.

When the Egyptianarmy saw the Israeliteswere escaping, theychased after them into thedry ground of the seabed.But once the people ofIsrael had come out onthe other side, Godinstructed Moses tostretch out his rod overthe sea once again. WhenMoses did as God com-manded, the walls ofwater came crashingdown, drowning horsesand riders, footmen andcharioteers. The entireEgyptian army was wipedout!

“Then Moses and thechildren of Israel sangthis song to the LORD, andspoke, saying: I will singto the LORD for He hastriumphed gloriously!

The horse and its rider He has thrown into thesea! The LORD is my strength and song, and Hehas become my salvation; He is my God, and Iwill praise Him; My father’s God, and I willexalt Him” (Exodus 15:1-2).

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This event happened on the last day ofUnleavened Bread, when God delivered thepeople of Israel from slavery to Egypt, which isused a symbol of sin. Today the seven-day fes-tival of Unleavened Bread pictures God’s peo-ple coming completely out of spiritual sin.

Putting Sin Out

God wants us to keep His commandments andnot to sin. I John 3:4 provides the Bible defini-tion of sin: “Whoever commits sin also com-mits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.”

You will remember from studying about thePassover earlier in this Lesson that no personwho has ever lived, except Jesus Christ, haskept all of God’s commandments perfectly.Remember what we read in Romans 3:23: “Forall have sinned and fall short of the glory ofGod.”

What causes mankind to sin? “Because thecarnal [fleshly] mind is enmity against [theenemy of] God; for it is not subject to the lawof God, neither indeed can be” (Romans 8:7). Ahuman being’s first choice is to live the way ofGET, rather than God’s way of GIVE. His wholelife centers on getting whatever he wants, evenif getting it hurts other people.

Without help from God, we cannot natural-ly live God’s way of give. Before He died,Jesus told his disciples He was going to sendthe help they needed to overcome sin and obeyGod’s laws. “And I will pray the Father, and Hewill give you another Helper, that He mayabide with you forever” (John 14:16).

The Bible defines what this Helper is inJohn 14:26, “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit,whom the Father will send in My name, it willteach you all things, and bring to your remem-brance all things that I said to you.”

Upon repentance and baptism, God gives thepower of His Holy Spirit to a person to help himor her obey His laws, overcome sin, understandthe Bible and learn to live His way of give. Withthe help of the Holy Spirit, God’s people candevelop God’s own character within themselves.

God’s character displays outgoing concern forother people, not just concern for self. Throughthe help of the Holy Spirit, they can resist Satanwhen he tempts them to break God’s laws orpressures them to focus most of their attentionon getting what they want in life.

The Days of Unleavened Bread reveals thesecond step in understanding the great mysteryof God’s Master Plan. The next annual feastpictures receiving God’s Holy Spirit and thewonderful opportunity for those individualscalled to live God’s Way.

God’s Third Annual Festival:Pentecost

We have seen that before His death, Christpromised to send the Holy Spirit to help Hisdisciples live God’s Way. This event occurredon the Day of Pentecost in 31 A.D., and revealsthe third step in God’s Plan.

The word Pentecost in the Greek means“count fifty” or “fiftieth” day. Instead of fallingon a specific day on God’s calendar, the Day ofPentecost must be counted to determine onwhich day it should be observed. Beginningwith the Sabbath that comes during the Days ofUnleavened Bread, counting starts from the dayafter that Sabbath, on Sunday. “And you shallcount for yourselves from the day after theSabbath, from the day that you brought thesheaf of the wave offering: seven Sabbathsshall be completed. Count fifty days to the dayafter the seventh Sabbath; then you shall offer anew grain offering to the Lord” (Leviticus23:15-16).

Pentecost always falls on a Sunday.“And suddenly there came a sound from

heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and itfilled the whole house where they were sitting.Then there appeared to them divided tongues,as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. Andthey were all filled with the Holy Spirit” (Acts2:2-4). At that moment, God gave His HolySpirit to the disciples—the New TestamentChurch began.

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Two annual harvests occurred in the land ofPalestine where the people of Israel lived. Thefirst smaller harvest came in the spring whenthe early crop of grain was ready to be gath-ered. But the Israelites could not eat that grainharvest until the wave-sheaf offering wasmade.

A weekly Sabbath took place during theseven days of UnleavenedBread. On the Sunday fol-lowing that weekly Sabbath,a bundle of grain called asheaf was cut from the earlyspring crop. As the first ofthe firstfruits, it was taken tothe priest in God’s temple,where he waved that sheafof grain before the altar inthe temple as an offering toGod (Leviticus 23:10-11).This was the wave-sheafoffering, the first of the first-fruits of the smaller springharvest.

The first of the first-fruits pictured by thiswave-sheaf representedChrist after His resurrec-tion. The morning after Hisresurrection, Christ ascend-ed to heaven to be acceptedby His Father and becomethe very first human beingto be born of God—thevery first of the firstfruits ofGod’s people born into theGod Family. BecauseChrist carried out what waspictured by the ancientwave-sheaf offering, it isnot practiced today.

The Day of Pentecostpictures the first smallerspiritual harvest of the few individuals God hasbeen calling out of all the billions who havelived. These firstfruits will be born as Spirit

beings into God’s Family when Christ returnsto earth. Then everyone alive on earth will betaught how to obey God’s laws and they, too,will be given the opportunity to become amember in God’s Family. The early spiritualharvest of firstfruits is being prepared to berulers and teachers in God’s soon-comingworld government at Christ’s return. The rest of

mankind will be given the oppor-tunity to learn God’s Way afterChrist’s Return. This is picturedby the larger fall harvest, and byGod’s four annual fall festivals.

The Day of Pentecost revealsthe third step in understanding thegreat mystery of God’s MasterPlan. Now you understand thefirst three steps, but there are fourmore steps remaining, which arerepresented by the four fall festi-vals.

God’s Four Fall Festivals

During the fall harvest season, thelast four of God’s annualfestivals—the Feast of Trumpets,the Day of Atonement, the Feastof Tabernacles, and the Last GreatDay—reveal steps four throughseven in God’s Master Plan. All ofthe people who have ever lived,who have never known God’slaws, will be taught to understandGod’s Way in the future. Thisgreater spiritual harvest is pic-tured by the larger fall harvest.You will study the meaning ofthese in the special Fall FestivalLesson.

When you put all seven ofGod’s annual festivals together,you will understand the greatest

mystery of all time—and that it reveals theawesome purpose for which God created allmankind.

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Brief Review:The Spring Festivals

• Step one: Passover—pictures Christ’s sacri-fice for the forgiveness of sin.

• Step two: Days of Unleavened Bread—pictures putting sin completely out of our livesand living God’s Way every day.

• Step three: Day of Pentecost—pictures receiv-ing God’s Holy Spirit, and the early spiritualharvest when the firstfruits will be born asSpirit beings into God’s Family.

Test Your Memory:

1) God’s people remember and celebrate thenight the people of Israel joyfully left Egypt onwhat occasion? _________________________

2) God led the multitude of Israel by a___________________________ by day, and a_____________________________ by night.

3) Leaven is a type of ___________________.4) God sent His ___________________ to thedisciples on the Day of Pentecost in 31 A.D.5) The smaller spring harvest pictures the firstsmaller spiritual harvest of _________________________________, who are the few indi-viduals God has been calling out of all the bil-lions who have lived on earth. 6) The firstfruits will be born as Spirit beingsinto God’s Family at ____________________________________________ to earth.

7) Firstfruits are being prepared to be________________ and ________________ inGod’s soon-coming world government.

Write the meaning of eachof the three Spring feasts onthe steps.

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1 Whose feasts did God saythey are? ______________

2 What did God use to pun-ish Pharaoh for not lettingthe Israelites go?______________________

5 Israelites wiped the_________ on their door-posts.

6 They killed a __________.

7 Christ paid the __________________ for us.

8 We count 50 days to findwhich ________________Pentecost falls on.

9 “You shall let none of____ remain until morning.”

10 Christ said to “do this in__________ of Me.”

11 “So you shall eat it ____haste.”

15 At Passover service, thewine represents Christ’s_________.

18 Everyday for seven dayswe are to eat unleavened__________.

19 When we follow God, we______________ our old lifeand sins behind us.

20 Pharoah knew ________were cheap labor.

23 Leaven is a type of_______.

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3 When we __________ ourbrother’s feet, we show hum-ble service.

4 On Passover night, Christinstituted ______ ________.

8 The Holy __________ wasgiven on Pentecost.

12 Israel could use a yearlingsheep or __________.

13 How many plagues weresent? _________________

14 What is the third step inGod’s Plan? ____________

16 The first month of God’scalendar is ________.

17 In Egypt, all the__________ of both man andbeast died.

21 The lamb was not to beboiled but _ _ asted.

22 They were to choose an_________________ lamb.

24 Any agent that puffs upthe breaddough is called

______________________

25 God gave Moses _____to show Pharoah he camewith the authority of God.

26 All the Holy Days arepieces of the ___________that show God’s great Plan.

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