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Luke Chapter 22:1-22 (NIV)
In John 1:29, the Baptist gave testimony that Jesus was the Lamb of God: “The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” While celebrating His last Passover with the Twelve, Jesus revealed how the traditional Passover meal points to Him as The Lamb of God.
The opening verse’s of the Gospel of Luke chapter 22, show the frailty of the human heart. Although the religious leaders knew their scriptures, they failed to recognize Messiah when He walked among them fulfilling scripture. As for Judas, he had blindly walked with Messiah and allowed greed to rule his heart. All of this was foreknown to Jesus, who was about to establish the Covenant of Salvation as The Lamb of God.
“Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching, 2 and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some way to get rid of Jesus, for they were afraid of the people. 3 Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, one of the Twelve. 4 And Judas went to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard and discussed with them how he might betray Jesus. 5 They were delighted and agreed to give him money. 6 He consented, and watched for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them when no crowd was present.”
The feast of Unleavened Bread / Passover, is celebrated in remembrance of when Yahweh brought the Hebrew people out from slavery in Egypt. With Moses as His spokesperson, Yahweh sent plagues upon Egypt. Prior to the final plague, the Hebrew’s were instructed to kill and eat a lamb along with bitter herbs, and bread made without yeast, putting some of the blood of the lamb upon their door posts. At midnight the firstborn in Egypt were slain, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, to the firstborn of the prisoner in his dungeon. During this final plague the angel of Yahweh passed over any home that had the blood of the lamb upon their door post. The celebration of this event is one of the Jewish annual feasts:
“7 Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 8 Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.” 9 “Where do you want us to prepare for it?” they asked. 10 He replied, “As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him to the house that he enters, 11 and say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ 12 He will show you a large room upstairs, all furnished. Make preparations there.” 13 They left and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover.”
During the Passover meal lamb is served along with bitter herbs, and bread made without yeast. Participants are also given four cups of wine which represent each of the four promises Yahweh made to His people in Exodus 6:6-7: “Therefore, say to the Israelites: ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. 7 I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.” The cups are named the cup of sanctification: “I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.” The cup of Deliverance: “I will rescue you from their bondage.” The cup of Redemption: “I will redeem you with an outstretched arm.” The Cup of Praise: “I will take you as my own people.”
“14 When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. 15 And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. 16 For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God. 17 After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among you. 18 For I tell you I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”
The annual Passover meal includes bread made without yeast, known as unleavened bread, which is made solely from flour and water. In a place of prominence on the table are three pieces of unleavened bread called the bread of affliction, stacked one on top of the other. At the beginning of the meal the middle piece is taken out and broken in two.
“19 And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 20 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. 21 But the hand of him who is going to betray me is with mine on the table. 22 The Son of Man will go as it has been decreed. But woe to that man who betrays him!”
The promises that are commemorated while drinking the cups can also be considered as promises for Christians. In Scripture, Egypt is symbolic of the world and it’s sinful system. The promises of Exodus 6:6-7 are fulfilled in our lives through The Lord Jesus who Sanctified, Redeemed, and Delivered us from the bondage of this sinful world by the shedding of His Blood as Hebrews 9:22 explains:
“Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.” Only Jesus can say: “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you,” because, as The Lamb of God He died for sin. That being said, there is now no other sacrifice for sin. Consequently, when believers participate in The Lord’s Supper, or as some prefer to say Communion, they are also celebrating the New Covenant.
Paul elaborated on believers celebration of that faithful Passover meal when he wrote in 1 Corinthians 11:23-26: “For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 25 In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.”
Today, let us give thanks for the blood sacrifice of Jesus on our behalf.
John Joseph Fox.
Luke Chapter 22:1-22 (NIV)
In John 1:29, the Baptist gave testimony that Jesus was the Lamb of God: “The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” While celebrating His last Passover with the Twelve, Jesus revealed how the traditional Passover meal points to Him as The Lamb of God.
The opening verse’s of the Gospel of Luke chapter 22, show the frailty of the human heart. Although the religious leaders knew their scriptures, they failed to recognize Messiah when He walked among them fulfilling scripture. As for Judas, he had blindly walked with Messiah and allowed greed to rule his heart. All of this was foreknown to Jesus, who was about to establish the Covenant of Salvation as The Lamb of God.
“Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching, 2 and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some way to get rid of Jesus, for they were afraid of the people. 3 Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, one of the Twelve. 4 And Judas went to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard and discussed with them how he might betray Jesus. 5 They were delighted and agreed to give him money. 6 He consented, and watched for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them when no crowd was present.”
The feast of Unleavened Bread / Passover, is celebrated in remembrance of when Yahweh brought the Hebrew people out from slavery in Egypt. With Moses as His spokesperson, Yahweh sent plagues upon Egypt. Prior to the final plague, the Hebrew’s were instructed to kill and eat a lamb along with bitter herbs, and bread made without yeast, putting some of the blood of the lamb upon their door posts. At midnight the firstborn in Egypt were slain, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, to the firstborn of the prisoner in his dungeon. During this final plague the angel of Yahweh passed over any home that had the blood of the lamb upon their door post. The celebration of this event is one of the Jewish annual feasts:
“7 Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 8 Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.” 9 “Where do you want us to prepare for it?” they asked. 10 He replied, “As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him to the house that he enters, 11 and say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ 12 He will show you a large room upstairs, all furnished. Make preparations there.” 13 They left and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover.”
During the Passover meal lamb is served along with bitter herbs, and bread made without yeast. Participants are also given four cups of wine which represent each of the four promises Yahweh made to His people in Exodus 6:6-7: “Therefore, say to the Israelites: ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. 7 I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.” The cups are named the cup of sanctification: “I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.” The cup of Deliverance: “I will rescue you from their bondage.” The cup of Redemption: “I will redeem you with an outstretched arm.” The Cup of Praise: “I will take you as my own people.”
“14 When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. 15 And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. 16 For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God. 17 After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among you. 18 For I tell you I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”
The annual Passover meal includes bread made without yeast, known as unleavened bread, which is made solely from flour and water. In a place of prominence on the table are three pieces of unleavened bread called the bread of affliction, stacked one on top of the other. At the beginning of the meal the middle piece is taken out and broken in two.
“19 And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 20 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. 21 But the hand of him who is going to betray me is with mine on the table. 22 The Son of Man will go as it has been decreed. But woe to that man who betrays him!”
The promises that are commemorated while drinking the cups can also be considered as promises for Christians. In Scripture, Egypt is symbolic of the world and it’s sinful system. The promises of Exodus 6:6-7 are fulfilled in our lives through The Lord Jesus who Sanctified, Redeemed, and Delivered us from the bondage of this sinful world by the shedding of His Blood as Hebrews 9:22 explains:
“Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.” Only Jesus can say: “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you,” because, as The Lamb of God He died for sin. That being said, there is now no other sacrifice for sin. Consequently, when believers participate in The Lord’s Supper, or as some prefer to say Communion, they are also celebrating the New Covenant.
Paul elaborated on believers celebration of that faithful Passover meal when he wrote in 1 Corinthians 11:23-26: “For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 25 In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.”
Today, let us give thanks for the blood sacrifice of Jesus on our behalf.
John Joseph Fox.
In John 1:29, the Baptist gave testimony that Jesus was the Lamb of God: “The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” While celebrating His last Passover with the Twelve, Jesus revealed how the traditional Passover meal points to Him as The Lamb of God.
The opening verse’s of the Gospel of Luke chapter 22, show the frailty of the human heart. Although the religious leaders knew their scriptures, they failed to recognize Messiah when He walked among them fulfilling scripture. As for Judas, he had blindly walked with Messiah and allowed greed to rule his heart. All of this was foreknown to Jesus, who was about to establish the Covenant of Salvation as The Lamb of God.
“Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching, 2 and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some way to get rid of Jesus, for they were afraid of the people. 3 Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, one of the Twelve. 4 And Judas went to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard and discussed with them how he might betray Jesus. 5 They were delighted and agreed to give him money. 6 He consented, and watched for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them when no crowd was present.”
The feast of Unleavened Bread / Passover, is celebrated in remembrance of when Yahweh brought the Hebrew people out from slavery in Egypt. With Moses as His spokesperson, Yahweh sent plagues upon Egypt. Prior to the final plague, the Hebrew’s were instructed to kill and eat a lamb along with bitter herbs, and bread made without yeast, putting some of the blood of the lamb upon their door posts. At midnight the firstborn in Egypt were slain, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, to the firstborn of the prisoner in his dungeon. During this final plague the angel of Yahweh passed over any home that had the blood of the lamb upon their door post. The celebration of this event is one of the Jewish annual feasts:
“7 Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 8 Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.” 9 “Where do you want us to prepare for it?” they asked. 10 He replied, “As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him to the house that he enters, 11 and say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ 12 He will show you a large room upstairs, all furnished. Make preparations there.” 13 They left and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover.”
During the Passover meal lamb is served along with bitter herbs, and bread made without yeast. Participants are also given four cups of wine which represent each of the four promises Yahweh made to His people in Exodus 6:6-7: “Therefore, say to the Israelites: ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. 7 I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.” The cups are named the cup of sanctification: “I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.” The cup of Deliverance: “I will rescue you from their bondage.” The cup of Redemption: “I will redeem you with an outstretched arm.” The Cup of Praise: “I will take you as my own people.”
“14 When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. 15 And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. 16 For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God. 17 After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among you. 18 For I tell you I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”
The annual Passover meal includes bread made without yeast, known as unleavened bread, which is made solely from flour and water. In a place of prominence on the table are three pieces of unleavened bread called the bread of affliction, stacked one on top of the other. At the beginning of the meal the middle piece is taken out and broken in two.
“19 And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 20 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. 21 But the hand of him who is going to betray me is with mine on the table. 22 The Son of Man will go as it has been decreed. But woe to that man who betrays him!”
The promises that are commemorated while drinking the cups can also be considered as promises for Christians. In Scripture, Egypt is symbolic of the world and it’s sinful system. The promises of Exodus 6:6-7 are fulfilled in our lives through The Lord Jesus who Sanctified, Redeemed, and Delivered us from the bondage of this sinful world by the shedding of His Blood as Hebrews 9:22 explains:
“Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.” Only Jesus can say: “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you,” because, as The Lamb of God He died for sin. That being said, there is now no other sacrifice for sin. Consequently, when believers participate in The Lord’s Supper, or as some prefer to say Communion, they are also celebrating the New Covenant.
Paul elaborated on believers celebration of that faithful Passover meal when he wrote in 1 Corinthians 11:23-26: “For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 25 In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.”
Today, let us give thanks for the blood sacrifice of Jesus on our behalf.
John Joseph Fox.
Luke Chapter 22:1-22 (NIV)
In John 1:29, the Baptist gave testimony that Jesus was the Lamb of God: “The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” While celebrating His last Passover with the Twelve, Jesus revealed how the traditional Passover meal points to Him as The Lamb of God.
The opening verse’s of the Gospel of Luke chapter 22, show the frailty of the human heart. Although the religious leaders knew their scriptures, they failed to recognize Messiah when He walked among them fulfilling scripture. As for Judas, he had blindly walked with Messiah and allowed greed to rule his heart. All of this was foreknown to Jesus, who was about to establish the Covenant of Salvation as The Lamb of God.
“Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching, 2 and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some way to get rid of Jesus, for they were afraid of the people. 3 Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, one of the Twelve. 4 And Judas went to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard and discussed with them how he might betray Jesus. 5 They were delighted and agreed to give him money. 6 He consented, and watched for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them when no crowd was present.”
The feast of Unleavened Bread / Passover, is celebrated in remembrance of when Yahweh brought the Hebrew people out from slavery in Egypt. With Moses as His spokesperson, Yahweh sent plagues upon Egypt. Prior to the final plague, the Hebrew’s were instructed to kill and eat a lamb along with bitter herbs, and bread made without yeast, putting some of the blood of the lamb upon their door posts. At midnight the firstborn in Egypt were slain, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, to the firstborn of the prisoner in his dungeon. During this final plague the angel of Yahweh passed over any home that had the blood of the lamb upon their door post. The celebration of this event is one of the Jewish annual feasts:
“7 Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 8 Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.” 9 “Where do you want us to prepare for it?” they asked. 10 He replied, “As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him to the house that he enters, 11 and say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ 12 He will show you a large room upstairs, all furnished. Make preparations there.” 13 They left and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover.”
During the Passover meal lamb is served along with bitter herbs, and bread made without yeast. Participants are also given four cups of wine which represent each of the four promises Yahweh made to His people in Exodus 6:6-7: “Therefore, say to the Israelites: ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. 7 I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.” The cups are named the cup of sanctification: “I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.” The cup of Deliverance: “I will rescue you from their bondage.” The cup of Redemption: “I will redeem you with an outstretched arm.” The Cup of Praise: “I will take you as my own people.”
“14 When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. 15 And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. 16 For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God. 17 After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among you. 18 For I tell you I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”
The annual Passover meal includes bread made without yeast, known as unleavened bread, which is made solely from flour and water. In a place of prominence on the table are three pieces of unleavened bread called the bread of affliction, stacked one on top of the other. At the beginning of the meal the middle piece is taken out and broken in two.
“19 And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 20 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. 21 But the hand of him who is going to betray me is with mine on the table. 22 The Son of Man will go as it has been decreed. But woe to that man who betrays him!”
The promises that are commemorated while drinking the cups can also be considered as promises for Christians. In Scripture, Egypt is symbolic of the world and it’s sinful system. The promises of Exodus 6:6-7 are fulfilled in our lives through The Lord Jesus who Sanctified, Redeemed, and Delivered us from the bondage of this sinful world by the shedding of His Blood as Hebrews 9:22 explains:
“Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.” Only Jesus can say: “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you,” because, as The Lamb of God He died for sin. That being said, there is now no other sacrifice for sin. Consequently, when believers participate in The Lord’s Supper, or as some prefer to say Communion, they are also celebrating the New Covenant.
Paul elaborated on believers celebration of that faithful Passover meal when he wrote in 1 Corinthians 11:23-26: “For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 25 In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.”
Today, let us give thanks for the blood sacrifice of Jesus on our behalf.
John Joseph Fox.
