13:1,2
The Lord has rescued Israel by the plague on the firstborn of Egypt. Our salvation was freely earned by Jesus, He paid the full price for our redemption. However, our salvation being free does not mean that it is without consequence. We were bought at a price (1 Cor 6:20), and we are not our own (1 Cor 6:19). So here we see that all the firstborn, man or beast, were to be consecrated to the Lord.
13:3
We now get the feast of unleavened bread, which occurred at the same time as the Passover. The primary purpose was for them to remember how they were rescued. They ate no leavened bread at that time, so during the feast they would not eat leavened bread. They were rescued from slavery, by the “strong hand” of the Lord. Many of Israel’s future failings were a result of her forgetting that her God had done so, and could do so again, rescuing her by His strong hand. Likewise, the Lord’s Supper reminds us how we were rescued.
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