The Passover Seder is an annual Jewish feast commemorating the events of the Jews being released from slavery by Egypt. The feast is completed in a set order with each step a symbol of an event. If you are familiar with Exodus and the 10 plagues and the parting of the sea story this is what the feast is about. What is most interesting is that most Jews do not make the connection that the steps taken in their ritual point right at the Messiah.
But first we start at the actual event. On the 10th plague in Exodus the Jews were to take the blood of an unblemished lamb put some on the top of the door and the left and right sides of the door so that death would pass over that home. What symbol does that make? Yeah, sign of the cross. John 1:29, Jesus is the lamb of God. The Passover lamb was not to have its bones broken. Despite it being common for those that were crucified, none of the bones of Jesus were broken. The lamb was to be sacrificed around 3PM. Jesus died around 3PM.
Let's start with the Matzah Unleavened (no yeast, no salt) bread. It is used to represent the day the Jews had to flee Egypt and had no time to let the bread rise. Leavening is also a symbol of sin. Today Jews do not know why the Matzah is pierced, stripped and baked in such a manner it looks like blood. It is Jesus at the cross.
Three matzah are taken and placed in a linen. The middle matzah is broken, and the larger broken piece is hidden in the home. After the meal the children in the home are to find this hidden piece, and the one who finds it receives and award. Jews have only theories as to why there are three and the middle one is broken and the larger piece hidden. Answer: Father, Son, Holy Spirit and the Son is broken and then buried. When the children find the hidden piece later - the resurrection.
There are four cups of wine taken at different stages of the meal. These four cups represent the four expressions of redemption mentioned in Exodus 6:6-7. Bring, Deliver, Redeem, and Take. “I will bring you out.” “I will free you from being slaves.” “I will redeem you.” “I will take you as my own people.”
In the Passover meal of the Last Supper Jesus drank from the first two cups. At the third cup he halted the feast when He took the bread, gave thanks, broke the bread and said This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me." In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you. The cup of redemption. This instituted the tradition of communion. A remembrance of this third cup. But Jesus did not drink from the third cup. Later while on the cross Jesus said "I thirst". A sponge filled with wine vinegar was put to his lips. This was the third cup. The cup of redemption. When Jesus drank, He then said "It is finished" and died. The fourth cup was also not drunk. Jesus said he would drink it heaven with us.
But first we start at the actual event. On the 10th plague in Exodus the Jews were to take the blood of an unblemished lamb put some on the top of the door and the left and right sides of the door so that death would pass over that home. What symbol does that make? Yeah, sign of the cross. John 1:29, Jesus is the lamb of God. The Passover lamb was not to have its bones broken. Despite it being common for those that were crucified, none of the bones of Jesus were broken. The lamb was to be sacrificed around 3PM. Jesus died around 3PM.
Let's start with the Matzah Unleavened (no yeast, no salt) bread. It is used to represent the day the Jews had to flee Egypt and had no time to let the bread rise. Leavening is also a symbol of sin. Today Jews do not know why the Matzah is pierced, stripped and baked in such a manner it looks like blood. It is Jesus at the cross.
Three matzah are taken and placed in a linen. The middle matzah is broken, and the larger broken piece is hidden in the home. After the meal the children in the home are to find this hidden piece, and the one who finds it receives and award. Jews have only theories as to why there are three and the middle one is broken and the larger piece hidden. Answer: Father, Son, Holy Spirit and the Son is broken and then buried. When the children find the hidden piece later - the resurrection.
There are four cups of wine taken at different stages of the meal. These four cups represent the four expressions of redemption mentioned in Exodus 6:6-7. Bring, Deliver, Redeem, and Take. “I will bring you out.” “I will free you from being slaves.” “I will redeem you.” “I will take you as my own people.”
In the Passover meal of the Last Supper Jesus drank from the first two cups. At the third cup he halted the feast when He took the bread, gave thanks, broke the bread and said This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me." In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you. The cup of redemption. This instituted the tradition of communion. A remembrance of this third cup. But Jesus did not drink from the third cup. Later while on the cross Jesus said "I thirst". A sponge filled with wine vinegar was put to his lips. This was the third cup. The cup of redemption. When Jesus drank, He then said "It is finished" and died. The fourth cup was also not drunk. Jesus said he would drink it heaven with us.