Session 3
Believers are called to tell others of the things God has done.
24 “Keep this command permanently as a statute for you and your descendants.
25 When you enter the land that the Lord will give you as he promised,
you are to observe this ceremony.
26 When your children ask you,
‘What does this ceremony mean to you?’
27 you are to reply, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the Lord,
for he passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when he struck the Egyptians,
and he spared our homes.’” So the people knelt low and worshiped.
28 Then the Israelites went and did this;
they did just as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron.
Generational faith
The biblical expectation is that
we will pass what we know of the
to the next generation
(2 Tim. 2:2).
The Passover observance included a family element,
where children would ask questions about what God did
among His people
(see Ex. 13:14-16).
God said that “when your children ask” those questions,
parents were responsible to point them to God’s character and work.
Parents still have the primary responsibility
for passing on God’s truth to their children.
While church leaders and other significant adults are important,
children are more likely to develop personal faith
if their parents talk about and live out their faith in meaningful ways.
Christmas traditions are handed down from generation to generation.
Note that Passover was designed to be a permanent expression of faith for Israel.
how do baptism and the Lord’s Supper serve that purpose today?
When we repeat something, it adds importance to it.
God wanted this ceremony repeated because it would help people remember Him and serve Him.
The people understood this, which is why they responded in worship.