Remember This Day, in Which Ye Came Out from Egypt

Exodus 11–19: The Passover and the Exodus

Church Educational System

Old Testament Student Manual, Genesis–2 Samuel: Religion 301 (2003)

This study guide tells how the Passover saved the Israelites from bondage and death. The section on the first plagues, Exodus 7–10, is found in “Exodus 1–10, Let My People Go.”

The Exodus: Seeing It as a Test, a Testimony, and a Type

S. Kent Brown

Ensign 20, no. 2 (Feb. 1990)

The Israelites’ experiences at the Red Sea and other events in Exodus served as central symbols of their relationship with God.

Exodus 11–19: The Passover and the Exodus

Church Educational System

Old Testament Student Manual, Genesis–2 Samuel: Religion 301 (2003)

This study guide tells how the Passover saved the Israelites from bondage and death. The section on the first plagues, Exodus 7–10, is found in “Exodus 1–10, Let My People Go.”

“Behold the Lamb of God”

David Rolph Seely, Jo Ann H. Seely

“Behold the Lamb of God”: An Easter Celebration (2008)

The ultimate example of sacrifice in the Old Testament is the story of Abraham and Isaac. There is no explanation given of why God commands the sacrifice. When Abraham tells Isaac that God will provide a lamb, perhaps he is prophetically foretelling of Christ as well as reassuring Isaac that God would help them.

Exodus 11–19: The Passover and the Exodus

Church Educational System

Old Testament Student Manual, Genesis–2 Samuel: Religion 301 (2003)

This study guide tells how the Passover saved the Israelites from bondage and death. The section on the first plagues, Exodus 7–10, is found in “Exodus 1–10, Let My People Go.”

The Appearance of Elijah and Moses in the Kirtland Temple and the Jewish Passover

Stephen D. Ricks

BYU Studies 23, no. 4 (1983)

Moses and Elijah appeared in the Kirtland temple on Sunday, April 3, 1836, and some have believed this was the exact time of the Seder of Passover. Such exact correspondence is probably incorrect, but if one sees Passover as referring to the weeklong remembrance the fifteenth of Nisan, it would be correct to say that the heavenly visitors came during the Passover season.

The Sanctifying Power of True Ritual Worship

Carol F. Ellertson

The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament (2009)

Despite their many flaws, both David and Solomon demonstrated a true desire to obey God through their prayers and supplication.

The Chronicles of Mary and Joseph: Part 3 of 4, Joseph and Mary

S. Kent Brown

The Testimony of Luke, BYU New Testament Commentary, excerpted on the BYU New Testament Commentary website (Dec. 2014)

Brown discusses Joseph and Mary’s journey to Bethlehem, their stay there, and the arrival of the shepherds, highlighting how these events reinforce the divine protection over Jesus.