Well done. Since many of the traditions around the Passover Seder aren’t written down until the Talmud is compiled it is impossible to know which traditions were extant when they ate the Last Supper but I find some of those traditions to be fascinating.
When we compare the point where Jesus broke the bread at the Last Supper to the order of events at a Seder, the Jews would be breaking the middle matzah and wrapping half of it in a linen cloth to be retrieved later.
When Jesus raised the glass of wine after they were eating that would be the third cup of wine at a Seder. It has been called “the cup of redemption” for centuries.
This is a thoughtful reflection and it is amazing how the Passover traditions shine light on what Jesus was doing that night. Even though we cannot say every Seder detail was practiced exactly the same way in Jesus day the patterns that do line up make His actions even more powerful. When Jesus took the bread blessed it broke it and gave it to His disciples it mirrors the moment when the middle matzah is broken and part is wrapped away to be brought back later. Paul said Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us 1 Corinthians 5:7 showing He is the true bread broken buried and brought back in resurrection. Jesus said Take eat this is my body Matthew 26:26 and the broken bread becomes a picture of His willing sacrifice. When Jesus took the cup after supper it aligns with the third cup in the Seder often called the cup of redemption and Jesus declared This cup is the new testament in my blood which is shed for you Luke 22:20 showing that His blood is our redemption. Just as God redeemed Israel from Egypt with the blood of the Passover lamb we are redeemed by the blood of the Lamb of God. In whom we have redemption through his blood the forgiveness of sins Ephesians 1:7 Every symbol points to Him the true Passover the true Deliverer and the true Redeemer.
Very good. Straightforward application of biblical texts. Great summary from Gallic Confession.
Thank you!
Well done. Since many of the traditions around the Passover Seder aren’t written down until the Talmud is compiled it is impossible to know which traditions were extant when they ate the Last Supper but I find some of those traditions to be fascinating.
When we compare the point where Jesus broke the bread at the Last Supper to the order of events at a Seder, the Jews would be breaking the middle matzah and wrapping half of it in a linen cloth to be retrieved later.
When Jesus raised the glass of wine after they were eating that would be the third cup of wine at a Seder. It has been called “the cup of redemption” for centuries.
This is a thoughtful reflection and it is amazing how the Passover traditions shine light on what Jesus was doing that night. Even though we cannot say every Seder detail was practiced exactly the same way in Jesus day the patterns that do line up make His actions even more powerful. When Jesus took the bread blessed it broke it and gave it to His disciples it mirrors the moment when the middle matzah is broken and part is wrapped away to be brought back later. Paul said Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us 1 Corinthians 5:7 showing He is the true bread broken buried and brought back in resurrection. Jesus said Take eat this is my body Matthew 26:26 and the broken bread becomes a picture of His willing sacrifice. When Jesus took the cup after supper it aligns with the third cup in the Seder often called the cup of redemption and Jesus declared This cup is the new testament in my blood which is shed for you Luke 22:20 showing that His blood is our redemption. Just as God redeemed Israel from Egypt with the blood of the Passover lamb we are redeemed by the blood of the Lamb of God. In whom we have redemption through his blood the forgiveness of sins Ephesians 1:7 Every symbol points to Him the true Passover the true Deliverer and the true Redeemer.