Exodus 14:1

Exodus 14:1 says, And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,  

Verse two adds, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea.  God told Moses to have the people of Israel to camp in Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, against Baalzephon.  These were pretty detailed instructions, and we can be just as certain that God will let us know where He want us today.  We may not have the detailed instructions, but I believe that we will know when we are where God wants us to be.  

Verse three continues, For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.  God said that they were to go there so that Pharaoh would think they were trapped.  Sometimes, what God tells us to do may not seem reasonable, but we need to simply trust Him and do what He tells us to do.  

Verse four states, And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the LORD. And they did so.  God said He would harden Pharaoh's heart so that Pharaoh would chase after the people of Israel so that God would be honored by Pharaoh, but I don't believe that God ever causes anyone to reject Him, and that God just knew how Pharaoh would react.  If God causes people to reject His will so that He might be honored by what happens to them, then He is not an all loving God.  The people of Israel did as God instructed them to do.  

Verse five adds,  And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?  Not only Pharaoh, but his servants as well, questioned why hey had let the people of Israel go.  They had evidently forgotten all the plagues that God had sent on them.  Some people today will not acknowledge God, no matter how much evidence He sends of His existence.  

Verse six  continues, And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him:  Pharaoh got in his chariot and took his people to chase after the people of Israel.  

Verse seven says, And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.  Pharaoh basically took his whole army to chase the people of Israel.  If we are ever feeling overwhelmed by life today, we just need to remember that the people of Israel were certainly out numbered during the Exodus, but since God was with them it didn't matter.  

Verse eight adds, And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an high hand. 

Verse nine continues, But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon.  Pharaoh and his army caught up with the children of Israel where they were camped.  God had led the people of Israel there, and He was still with them.  As long as we are where God wants us, we need never worry about being overpowered by the world.  The ultimate victory is ours through our faith in Christ, just as the people of Israel's victory was assured by God then.  

Verse ten states, And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD.  When the people of Israel saw the Egyptians coming, they were afraid and called out to God.  They had also evidently forgotten what God had done, and saw the army of Egypt instead of remembering the power of God.  When we seem to be surrounded by evil, we need to look to God and not at the evil all around us.  

Verse eleven adds,  And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt?  The people of Israel began to complain to Moses, asking if there were not enough places to be buried in Egypt so he had brought them to where they were to die.  We don't need to be afraid and complain if we are where God leads us, but simply need to keep our focus on Him.  

Verse twelve continues, Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.  The people of Israel told Moses that they had told him to leave them alone because it was better to be  servant in Egypt than to die in the wilderness.  We must never have the attitude that we are better off giving in to sin than standing firm for Christ, even if it seems to put us in a dangerous situation.  

Verse thirteen declares,  And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.  Moses told the people not to worry, that after this they would see the Egyptians no more.  When we stand firm for God, we do not have to worry about the world overpowering us spiritually.  

Verse fourteen adds, The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.  Moses said God would fight for them and that they should remain at peace.  We should likewise live at peace in the world today when we are following God's direction for our life.

Exodus 13:11

Exodus 13:11 says, And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, as he sware unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it thee,  God did not say if He brought the Israelites into Caanan, but when He did.  God does not say if He brings us into our heavenly home if we follow Christ, but when He does.  This promise had been made to Abraham, and it was a long time in being fulfilled, but it was always a certainty, because God had made the promise.  

Verse twelve adds, That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the LORD’s.  All the first born males of the animals were to be set aside for God.  

Verse thirteen continues, And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem.  There was  provision to redeem an ass by sacrificing a lamb instead, but if it wasn't redeemed it was to be destroyed.  The first born baby boy of the family could likewise be redeemed.  We are redeemed by the death of Christ on the cross, but if we don't accept His gift of salvation, we will still suffer spiritual death.  

Verse fourteen states, And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:  God again told them to teach their children about the meaning of the feast, just as we today are to teach our children about the meaning of Christ's death on the cross.  

Verse fifteen adds, And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.  This was the explanation of why the people of Israel celebrated the Passover.  It was not just some meaningless ceremony, but was based on God's saving grace to the people of Israel, just as our worship of God should not be just some meaningless ritual.  

Verse sixteen continues, And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt.  This was to be something that they constantly remembered, not just something that came up once a year.  We should constantly remember what God has done for us through His gift of salvation, and not just when we are at church.  

Verse seventeen declares,, And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:  God lead them peacefully through the land without going through the land of the Philistines, which would have been shorter, so that thy would not be tempted to return to Egypt.  We may not have peace in the world today after we accept Christ as our Savior and Lord, but God will lead us safely to Heaven, our promised land, so we should never be tempted to try and return to where we were spiritually before we accepted Christ.  

Verse eighteen adds, But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.  God lead them out with all their possessions by way of the Red Sea.  We cannot take our possessions when we go home to heaven, but God has promised that everything we need will already be there for us.  .

Verse nineteen continues, And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.  Moses took the bones of Joseph with him out of Egypt, as had been promised to Joseph all those year before.  

Verse twenty says, And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.  They were finally on their way.  When we accept Christ as our Savior and Lord, we are on our way to our promised heavenly home from then on.  

Verse twenty-one adds, And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:  

Verse twenty-two concludes, He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.  God gave the people of Israel a physical sign of His presence with them day and night.  We today as followers of Christ do not have a physical sign of God's presence with us, but we have something much greater, and that is the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.

Exodus 13:1

Exodus 13:1 says, And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 

Verse two adds, Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.  God spoke to Moses once again and told him to dedicate the first born of all the people and animals of the nation of Israel to God.  God had spared all their first born when He destroyed the first born of Egypt, so it was a reasonable request that they be dedicated to God.  God spares us from the penalty of sin when we accept Christ as our Savior and Lord, so it is a reasonable request that we dedicate ourselves to living for Him.  

Verse three continues, And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten.  The day that the people of Israel were delivered was to be remembered each year by eating unleavened bread.  We as followers of Christ today celebrate Easter for the same reason.  Easter is a celebration of the day that God delivered us from the power of sin and death.  

Verse four states, This day came ye out in the month Abib.  This verse specifies the time on their calendar of that day.  

Verse five adds, And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.  God told Moses that when God brought them to the land flowing with milk and honey that they were still to observe this day.  Sometimes, when God really prospers us, we tend to forget about serving Him, but we should always remember Who God is and what He wants of us as His followers.  

Verse six continues, Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the LORD.  The people of Israel were to eat unleavened bread for a week, then have a feast to the LORD.  

Verse seven says, Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters. Not only were they to eat unleavened bread, they were to have no leaven in their house.  This would remove any temptation to use it.  When we accept Christ as our Savior and Lord, we should attempt to remove all things from our lives that could lead us into temptation.  

Verse eight adds,  And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the LORD did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt. They were to teach their children why this was done, just as we are to tell our children about salvation through Christ today.  

Verse nine continues, And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD’s law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.  They were to keep the memory of what God did before them at all times, just as we are to with the memory of what God did for us when Christ died for us,  

Verse ten concludes, Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season from year to year.  This was to be a yearly celebration.

Exodus 12:41

Exodus 12:41 says, And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.  The Israelites left Egypt after four hundred and thirty years.  That was a long time for people to be waiting for deliverance, but God did deliver them.  No matter how long it takes, Christ is returning again.  

Verse forty-two adds, It is a night to be much observed unto the LORD for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the LORD to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations.  This was to be an important day for the Israelites to observe remembering God's deliverance.   As followers of Christ, we should always remember to honor God for His deliverance of us from the penalty of sin.  

Verse forty-three continues, And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof:  The Passover would be for the Israelites alone.  Salvation today is only available for those who accept Christ as Savior and Lord.  

Verse forty-four states, But every man’s servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.  Those who were servants bought for money who had been circumcised would be expected to observe the day.  As followers of Christ, we are not born into the nation of Israel, God's chosen people, but we are expected to live under God's law by our faith in Christ.  

Verse forty-five adds, A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof.  Though those who were servants who had been bought were expected to observe the celebration, those who were just hired and foreigners were not.  

Verse forty-six continues, In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof.  Nothing was to be taken away from the feast.  We today can take nothing physical away from our relationship with Christ, but we must simply live by our faith in Him.  

Verse forty-seven says, All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.  No one in Israel was exempt from the feast, since it represented a time when they were all delivered from Egypt.  Likewise, no believer in Christ is exempt from celebrating his or her deliverance from sin by the death, burial and resurrection of Christ.  

Verse forty-eight adds,  And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.  Strangers had away to become the same as the Israelites before God.  They were to be circumcised and obey God's law.  There is a way for anyone to become part of the family of God, and that is by accepting Christ as Savior and Lord.  

Verse forty-nine continues, One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.  All people were to be under the same law, and that was God's law, and the same is true today for those who follow Christ.  

Verse fifty declares, Thus did all the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they. We are told that all the Israelites obeyed God's command.  

Verse fifty-one adds, And it came to pass the selfsame day, that the LORD did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies.  That day, God delivered the people of Israel from Egypt.  The selfsame day we accept Christ, we are delivered from the power sin and the death penalty that it brings.

Exodus 12:29

Exodus 12:29 says, And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.  God delivered on His promise.  God had given Pharaoh and the Egyptians plenty of opportunities to let the Israelites go before this final plague, and God gives everyone an opportunity to repent and accept Christ today before the final judgment.  

Verse thirty adds, And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.  Pharaoh and the Egyptians rose in the night with great anguish, because there was not any household that did not suffer the death of a family member.  

Verse thirty-one continues, And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said.  Pharaoh had told Moses that the next time he came before him he would die, but Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron and told them to take the Israelites and go and serve God.  When we are freed from the bondage of sin it is so we can go and serve God.  

Verse thirty-two states, Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also.  Pharaoh was no longer attempting to set conditions, and he also asked Moses and Aaron to bless him.  What he really needed to do was to ask God to forgive him.  

Verse thirty-three adds, And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead men.  The Egyptians were anxious for the people of Israel to leave, because they figured that if they didn't, they were going to die.  We should have that same urgency about coming to Christ today, because if we don't, we are spiritually dead forever.  

Verse thirty-four continues, And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.  The people of Isael obeyed God's instructions, just as we must today.  

Verse thirty-five says, And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:  Not only did they take the unleavened bread, but they borrowed gold and silver jewels and clothes from the Egyptians, as Moses and Aaron had instructed them to do.  They would never repay the Egyptians, just as we can never repay God for the gift of salvation and the things He blesses us with today.  

Verse thirty-six adds, And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians.  Though the things loaned may have come from the Egyptians, it was God Who made it possible, just as He is behind all our blessings today.  

Verse thirty-seven continues, And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.  About six hundred thousand Israelites left Egypt.  God was fulfilling His promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.  

Verse thirty-eight states, And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle.  There were others, a mixed multitude, who went with the Israelites, along with all their flocks and cattle.  This wasn't just a small group who were leaving.  

Verse thirty-nine adds, And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.  The people ate the unlearned bread, because they had to leave too quickly to prepare anything else.  We are better off with unleavened bread following Christ than with the finest food in the world without Him.  

Verse forty concludes, Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.  The people of Israel had been in Egypt for four hundred and thirty years before God set them free.  No matter how long we have been in spiritual bondage, God stands ready to set us free.

Exodus 12:14

Exodus 12:14  says, And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.  God told Moses that the people of Israel were to keep this feast as a memorial forever.  We today really don't celebrate the Passover as they did, though we do usually make note of it, but we celebrate the Lord's Supper, when the power of death passed over us by the blood of Christ.  

Verse fifteen adds, Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.  The people were of Israel were to eat unleavened bread for a week and if they didn't, they were not to considered a part of the nation of Israel.  Today, there is no ritual that keeps us from being a part of God's kingdom, but there is a relationship that does.  We must accept Christ as our Savior and Lord in order to be a part of God's kingdom.  

Verse sixteen continues, And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.  The first and last day of the feast were to be set aside for the worship of God, with only that work that was necessary being done.  

Verse seventeen states, And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.  This was to be done on the day that God brought them out of the land of Egypt.  Our day of deliverance is the day that we accepted Christ as our Savior and Lord, and we should thank Him every day.  

Verse eighteen adds, In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.  

Verse nineteen continues, Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land.  This was a repeat of the instructions given earlier, with the dates added and the fact that it would apply to strangers as well.  

Verse twenty concludes, Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.  This was to be an important event since God emphasized it so much.  The observance of the Lord's Supper is not emphasized as much, nor is there a time given when we are to observe it, but we are told that as often as we do, that we are to be sincere in our observance of it.  

Verse twenty-one says, Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill the passover.  Moses called the elders and told them to kill a lamb according to their families and make ready for the Passover.  

Verse twenty-two adds, And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning. They were to put the blood of the lamb on their doors, and to stay in their houses.  We are saved by the blood of the Lamb, Jesus Christ, and should always remain under His blood.  

Verse twenty-three continues, For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.  The blood was to be a sign that the people were to be spared, just as the blood of Christ is today.  The  people had a choice of whether to obey or not, just as people do today about believing in Christ.  

Verse twenty-four proclaims, And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.  Moses told the people of Israel that this was to be celebrated forever, just as salvation through Christ should be celebrated forever.  

Verse twenty-five adds, And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.  This observance was to go on in the land that God was going to give them.  

Verse twenty-six continues, And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?  Moses told them that their children would ask them why they did this.  

Verse twenty-seven says, That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD’s passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.  The people of Israel were to teach their children the meaning of the Passover, just as we must teach our children, the next generation, about the gospel of Christ.  

Verse twenty-eight adds, And the children of Israel went away, and did as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.  The people did as Mises and Aaron instructed them to do.  For the gospel to have effect for someone today, that person must come to Christ as the gospel says. God did not force the people of Israel to put th blood over their doors, and He doesn't force people today to accept the gift of salvation.

Exodus 12:1

Exodus 12:1 says, And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,  

Verse two adds, This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.  God told Moses and Aaron that the month that they left Egypt would be the beginning of a new year for the Israelites.  When we accept Christ as our Savior an Lord, it is a new start in life for us.  We may not literally start a new calendar, but we do have a new division in time, that being the time when we were doomed without hope and then when we claim everlasting life with Christ.  

Verse three continues, Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:  God begin to give Moses instructions for all the Israelites about what they were to do and how they were later to commemorate the day of deliverance.  Though we may not do anything special to commemorate the day we accept Christ, we should never forget it.  We do not celebrate it collectively because it is different for each individual.  

Verse four states, And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.  God told Moses that some households might be to small to sacrifice a lamb, but they were not exempt for the commemoration, but were to combine with another household for it.  We are never to small in our faith to celebrate our salvation, but fortunately we do not have to combine with others to do so, though it never hurts to do this  

Verse five adds, Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:  The sacrifice was to be the best that the household had.  Once we come to God by faith in Christ, then we should sacrifice, or give, to Him the best of everything we have.  I believe that more accurately, we should give God everything we have, since it all belongs to Him anyway.  

Verse six continues, And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.  They were to keep the lambs separated for four days, the assemble together for the sacrifice.  

Verse seven says, And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.  They were to put the blood on the door post of the houses where they were to eat.  As followers of Christ, we are always living under the sacrifice of His shed blood.  

Verse eight adds, And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.  They were to eat the meat with unleavened bread and bitter herbs that night.  This was to be a reminder of their deliverance from Egypt, just as the Lord's Supper is a reminder of our deliverance by Christ today.  

Verse nine continues, 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.  They were to roast and eat all of the lamb.  

Verse ten states, And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.  Nothing was to remain of the lamb until morning, but if it did, then it was to be burned.  

Verse eleven adds, And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD’s passover.  God told Moses to tell them to eat it ready to travel, because it was God's Passover, and in this first Passover observance, they were to leave Egypt.  When we celebrate the Lord's Supper, we should likewise be ready to go out into the world and witness to the lost people about what Christ has done for us.  

Verse twelve continues, For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.  God said that He was going to pass through that night and execute His judgment on the Egyptians.  There is coming a day of judgment of everyone, and those who are not covered by the blood of Christ will suffer everlasting punishment.  

Verse thirteen concludes, And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.  The blood of the lamb on the doorpost then was to be a sign for God to Passover the house.  God did not just exempt all the Israelites, but required them to obey His instructions for deliverance.  God does not just save everyone today, but requires us to accept His gift of salvation through Christ.  Though salvation is a free gift from God, each individual must accept it in order to be cleansed by the blood of Christ.