This study guide is offered as a general reference of verses to consider prior to Passover. It is not meant to be an exhaustive list, as there are many more verses that could be added. This guide was taken from a handout at Ambassador College and was added to and refined by Dan Dowd in the years since then.
General Readings
Exodus 3-15…..first Passover in Egypt
Matthew 26-28; Mark 14-16; Luke 22-24…..Synoptic Gospel Passover accounts
John 6:32-63…..Christ—the “Bread” of Life
John 11-20…..John’s account of crucifixion
Romans 3:24-25…..propitiation, faith in His blood
Romans 5…..justified by His blood, saved by His life
Romans 6:1-23…..baptism, newness of life, bondage to sin
1 Corinthians 5:6-8…..leaven, unleavened bread
1 Corinthians 10:1-17…..The Rock, baptism/Red Sea analogy
1 Corinthians 11:22-34…..Passover, self-examination
1 Corinthians 15:3-4…..Christ died and was resurrected according to Scripture
2 Corinthians 5:21…..made Him to be sin for us
2 Corinthians 7:9-11…..godly sorrow
2 Corinthians 13:5…..examine self (also 1 Corinthians 11:28)
Colossians 1:12-23…..reconciliation
Hebrews 2:9-10…..taste death for everyone, the captain of [our] salvation
Hebrews 9:11-28…..Christ offered to bear the sins of many
Hebrews 10:10-12…..offering of the body of Christ
1 Peter 1:18-20…..redeemed by Christ’s blood (like the lamb)
1 Peter 2:19-25…..bore our sins in His own body
Revelation 12:11…..overcame by the blood of the Lamb
Concepts
Humility: Isaiah 66:2; 57:15; Matthew 18:1-4; Philippians 2:3-5; James 4:1-17; 1 Peter 5:5-6
Put on Christ: Romans 13:13-14; Ephesians 4:22-24; Philippians 2:5; 1 Peter 4:1
Mortify the flesh: Romans 8:13-14; Colossians 3:5-10
Additional Readings
Matthew 5-7; Romans 12-13; Ephesians 1; Philippians; Colossians 1; 1, 2, 3 John
Old Testament Prophecies of Christ’s Sacrifice and Their New Testament Fulfillments
Genesis 3:15 – born of a woman…..Galatians 4:4
Genesis 3:15 – shall bruise His heel…..Matthew 4:1-11; Luke 23:21; John 13:27
Genesis 22:18 – seed of Abraham…..Matthew 1:1
Psalm 2:1-2 – Jews and gentiles conspiring against His Anointed…..Acts 4:24-28
Psalm 16:10 – not leave His soul in hell…..Mark 16:6
(All of Psalm 22 is a detailed prophecy about Christ’s suffering, sacrifice and crucifixion)
Psalm 22:1 – saying My God, My God…..Matthew 27:46
Amos 8:9 – darkness at mid-day…..Matthew 27:45
Psalm 22:7-8 – they shoot out the lip…..Matthew 27:39
Psalm 22:14, 16-17 – to be crucified…..Matthew 27:31; John 20:25, 27
Psalm 22:15 – thirsty during crucifixion…..John 19:28
Psalm 22:16– no bone broken (also Psalm 34:20)…..John 19:36
Psalm 22:18 – will part My garments…..Matthew 27:35; John 19:23-24
Psalm 22:21, 24 – God would answer and receive Him…..John 20:17
Psalm 31:5 – commit His spirit to the Father…..Luke 23:46
Psalm 35:11 – falsely accused…..Matthew 26:59
Psalm 38:11 – family and friends watch Him die…..Luke 23:49; John 19:25-27
Psalm 41:9 – betrayed by a friend (also Psalm 55:12-13)…..Matthew 26:21-25, 47-50; John 13:18-19
Psalm 68:18 – ascended…..Acts 1:9
Psalm 69:4 – shall hate Me…..John 15:25
Psalm 69:19 – humiliated and shamed…..Matthew 27:27-31
Psalm 69:21 – will have vinegar to drink…..Matthew 27:48; John 19:29
Psalm 109:2-3 – false witnesses would speak against Him…..Matthew 26:59-66; Luke 23:1-2
Psalm 109:25 – shook their heads…..Matthew 27:39
Psalm 110:1 – at God’s right hand…..Hebrews 1:3
Psalm 118:22 – stone builders refused…..Matthew 21:42-46; Mark 12:10; Luke 20:17
Isaiah 9:1-2 – the people…have seen a great light…..Matthew 4:14-17
Isaiah 11:2 – had God’s Spirit…..John 1:32
Isaiah 28:16 – precious corner stone…..1 Peter 2:7
Isaiah 42:21 – He will magnify the law…..Matthew 5:17
Isaiah 49:7 – hated without cause…...John 15:24-25
Isaiah 50:6 – smitten and spit upon…..Matthew 26:67; 27:30; Mark 14:65; 15:19; John 19:3
Isaiah 52:14 – beaten in the face, visage marred…..Matthew 26:67; 27:29-30; Mark 14:65; 15:19; Luke 22:64; John 18:22; 19:1
(All of Isaiah 53 is a detailed prophecy about Christ’s suffering, sacrifice, and crucifixion)
Isaiah 53:2-3 – rejected by His own people…..Mark 6:3; John 1:11
Isaiah 53:4 – bore our griefs…..Matthew 8:17
Isaiah 53:5 – wounded and bruised…..Matthew 27:26; John 19:1
Isaiah 53:5-8, 10-11 – death would atone for mankind’s sins…..Matthew 20:28; John 1:29; 3:16-17; Hebrews 9:11-14; 1 Peter 1:18-19
Isaiah 53:7 – opened not His mouth…..Matthew 26:62-63; 27:12-14
Isaiah 53:9 – made His grave with the wicked and with the rich in His death…..Matthew 27:57
- raised from the dead (also Psalm 16:10)…..Matthew 28:1-20; Acts 2:23-32
Isaiah 53:12 – numbered with transgressors…..Matthew 27:38; Luke 23:34
Daniel 9:24-27 – 70 weeks, cut off in the midst of the week…..Matthew 12:40; Mark 10:34
- end the need to sacrifice an offering…..Hebrews 9:11-14
- cut off but not for Himself…..John 11:49-53; 1 Corinthians 15:3
Micah 5:1 – hit in the face with a rod…..Matthew 27:30
Zechariah 9:9 – riding upon a donkey…..John 12:12-16
Zechariah 11:12 – they weighed out 30 pieces of silver…..Matthew 26:14-15
Zechariah 11:13 – silver thrown down in the temple…..Matthew 27:5
- silver would buy the potter’s field…..Matthew 27:3-10
Zechariah 12:10 – they have pierced…..John 19:37
Zechariah 13:7 – smite the shepherd…..Matthew 26:31; Mark 14:50
Points to keep in mind
We would not know some of these applied to Jesus had the Biblical writers/apostles not told us. This is just a brief listing of the many prophecies about Christ and given by Christ. Many events or instructions are also prophetic (sacrifices, Passover lamb, Passover symbols, etc.).