Bernie Monsalvo - What Is The Greatest Escape In The History Of Mankind?

Bernie Monsalvo, reflecting on a movie depicting the escape of Jews from Bel Russia, suggests that the greatest escape in the history of mankind was not the exodus of our forebears out of Egypt, but rather what this exodus symbolized—our release from the bondage of our sins and its horrendous consequences. At the ceremony of the Passover, we demonstrate our willingness to yield to the terms of the New Covenant. The Feast of Unleavened Bread was given as an everlasting ordinance, enforced with major consequences. This event depicts the dramatic deliverance of our forebears from the land of Egypt and for us, the deliverance from sin. While leaven pictures sin, unleavened bread depicts righteousness and truth. We need to respond to God with gratitude and eagerness to follow His lead. We have been taken out of sin; sadly the sin may not have entirely left us. We dare not long for the good old days which were not so good in the first place. Putting away sin should be a lifelong process. Even while we were still in our sins, before we ate one crumb of unleavened bread, Jesus died for us.

Bel Russia * Careless * Chag * Cleansing of conscience * Consequences of sins * Cravings * Cut off * David * Deliverance from slavery * Egypt * Escape movies * Everlasting ordinance * Exodus * Falling away * Feasts of the Lord * Fiddler on the Roof * I Corinthians 5:7-8; 11:23-28 * Great Escape * Forsake and forget * Egypt * Forsake and forget sin * God’s mercy and lovingkindness * Good old days were not good * Ham sandwich * Hebrews 6:3-6; 9:11-14 * High hand * Holy convocation * Leviticus 23:1-8 * Longing for Egypt * Manna * Moses and Aaron * Night to be Much Observed * Numbers 11:4; 28:16-17 * Partaking in unrighteousness * Passover * Pharaoh * Psalm 119:141 * Purge out old leaven * Put to death * Putting away leaven * Quota of bricks * Resist Satan * Romans 5:8 * Sabbath * Self-examination * Shrimp cocktails * Sin * Sound of Music * Unleavened bread * Unworthy manner