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Passover

Passover. Today. What is Passover?

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Passover

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  1. Passover Today

  2. What is Passover? God told Moses to lead His people out of the bondage of slavery in Egypt but Pharaoh would not let them go. God poured out 10 plagues on Egypt to show His power and Glory. The final plague was the worst. On a certain night, death would come to the first born of every human and animal in the land. In order to save Gods people from this plague, He instructed Moses on exactly what to do. They were to take a lamb without blemish and sacrifice it. Exodus 12:7, 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.

  3. They were to eat the lamb along with some other special food items… Exodus 12:8, And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. Unleavened bread is called Matzah Bitter herbs-usually horseradish

  4. God knew they would have to leave in a hurry the next morning so they would not have time to allow their bread to rise. Unleavened bread is basically bread without yeast so it would not rise, it would remain flat. This way it would be lighter and more compact and easier to carry with them. The bitter herbs were to remind them of the bitterness of their bondage in slavery and ultimately how God delivered them from it. That was about 3,500 years ago. Now lets time travel ahead to only about 2000 years ago.

  5. Jesus and His disciples are gathered for what we call “The Last Supper”. But it is not just any supper, they are celebrating Passover. In speaking of it, the Lord said in Luke 22:15, And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer:

  6. Why was this Passover so important to the Lord? Because He was about to share something with them that would change their thinking toward Passover forever. The Lord knew they had celebrated Passover all their lives and they knew the origins of it. What He was about to show them is what Passover is REALLY about… 1 Corinthians 11:23-24, For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.

  7. First of all, the bread (Matzah) is unleavened, it is not puffed up. Leaven is used throughout the Bible to symbolize sin. Secondly, Matzah has holes pierced in it so as to allow steam to escape while baking so that it won’t puff up at all. Finally, Matzah has stripes on it from baking on a grill. Jesus said, “This is My body..” He was not puffed up, He had no sin. He was pierced for our transgressions and by His stripes we are healed “This is My body, which is broken for you.” Also notice He did not say in remembrance of Egypt but in remembrance of Me.

  8. 1 Corinthians 11:25, After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. Paul said, “…when He had supped…” Luke confirms this by saying in Luke 22:20, Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you. This is significant because the cup taken after the Passover meal is called the Cup of Redemption. And truly by His blood we are redeemed!

  9. Passover is all about Jesus! The bondage in slavery in Egypt is symbolic of our bondage in sin. The deliverance from the bondage of slavery is symbolic of our deliverance from sin. 1 Corinthians 5:8, Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

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