Q2. Passover Roots

[Pearl]

Q2. Compare the annual Jewish Passover celebration meal in Jesus' day with the Christian's celebration of the Lord's Supper. Where are the similarities? Where are the differences?

In Jesus day, the Passover celebration consisted of an actual meal whereas today we symbolicly partake of this meal with our bread and wine.

The Passover was held annually in Jesus day. Jesus paid the ultimate sacrifice. He is the perfect lamb, therefore, there is no more sacrifice to be made for our sins.

[janel]

Q2 The Jewish Passover celebration meal in Jesus' day is to commemorate God's redeeming

the Israelites from the bondage of slavery in Egypt. Christian's celebration of the

Lord's Supper is a remembrance of Christ's sacrifice on the cross for the salvation

of mankind. It is the last supper Christ had with His apostles. The breaking of

bread symbolizing His body and the cup of wine His blood. This is the covenant He

made with His apostles which is to be carried out in generations to come. As

believers each time we do this it is in remembrance of Him. A special invitation

and a privilege to partake in the banquet of love. It is also the instituting of

the Eucharist and the commission of priest - washing of the feet (for Catholics).

The similarities are the blood and the Lamb, both are sacrifices for the salvation

and redemption of mankind from the bondage of slavery and sin.

The differences are - OT a celebration of thanksgiving and the NT a remembrance of

Christ's sacrifice for the remission of our sins.

[Craig]

Q2. Compare the annual Jewish Passover celebration meal in Jesus' day with the Christian's celebration of the Lord's Supper. Where are the similarities? Where are the differences?

The theme of the Passover celebration meal is the redemption from bondage and slavery of the Israelites in Egypt. The theme of the Lord's Memorial Supper is the redemption of the human race from sin and death by Jesus Christ's sacrifice on the cross for the atonement of human sin.

The Lord's Supper uses only the bread and wine in remembering Jesus' broken body and shed blood.

[esther414]

The Jewish Passover celebrated their freedom from slavery. The meal consisted of things that symbolized what it was that they where saved from, and how they where saved. As they ate the meal, they used hymns, readings, etc to further remind them the meaning behind the meal itself.

Today, use the Lord's Supper to remind us of what Jesus did for us. We use it to celebrate our freedom from the slavery of sin. As we partake of the bread and the wine, we think of Jesus body and blood given for us. We also pray and sing hymns as we do this.

As I think of the differences, I am only led to one point. The Jews where celebrating their freedom as a single group or nation of people. We now celebrate as members of many nations. And we new celebrate a freedom far greatly than the freedom from physical slavery.

I don't know a lot about the Jewish faith. When I read Kirs Ann's post, I thought it was very insightful and well explained.

[JanMary]

Q2. Compare the annual Jewish Passover celebration meal in Jesus' day with the Christian's celebration of the Lord's Supper. Where are the similarities? Where are the differences?

The Passover meal was a memorial for the ancient Jews of their deliverance from bondage to Pharoah and their enslavement in Egypt, celebrated on the eve of their journey to the Promised land. It was eaten with shod feet, staff in hand, loins girded, in haste. An innocent lamb's blood was shed for each family unit, roasted over fire (symbolic of judgment), completely intact, with none to remain until morning. The roasted lamb, wine and unleavened bread (symbolic of freedom from corruption and sin) were eaten. Preparation included the lambs blood being painted on the wooden doorposts with bunches of hyssop, (cleasing herb) so the angel of death would pass by those inside, sparing them from the judgment God was pouring out upon the false gods of Egypt. (v12), including the death of the first born son and animal of those who'd held them captive for 400 years.

The Lord's supper is the New Testament fulfillment of the Passover feast for each believer in Jesus Christ. The Passover was celebrated by every Jew, while the Lord's supper is open only to believers but in every nation, tongue and kindred. While the Passover consisted of roasted lamb, wine and unleavened bread, the Lord's supper consists of unleavened bread and the blood of the grape...Jesus said "I AM the bread of life"....."This is my body broken for you"...."This is my blood of the New Covenant being poured out for many....." He is the innocent and perfect lamb who was slain on Calvary whose shed blood was God's judgment on sin and the breaking of the stronghold of Satan over us. None of His bones were broken (the lamb roasted intact over fire). The Lord's supper provides strength for our journey with Him through life and reminds us that we are cleansed from sin and all unrighteousness because of His shed blood. Passover was celebrated separately by family units. Communion is celebrated in large groups by the "family of God"....body of Christ. Passover and The Lord's supper are solemn and holy, focusing on deliverance and utter dependence upon God for freedom.

[Lion of Grace]

In the annual passover meal, the Jews were reminded each step of the meal in what God had done for them to bring them from slavery in Egypt to the freedom of the promised land. Each aspect of the meal is symbolic of a specific blessing and show of favor God had bestowed on them. It was a reminder of how He spared their firstborn from death, by the blood of the lamb who's blood was placed on the doorpost of their homes. The act of spreading it with Hyssop branches symbolized a purification by the blood also.

At the last supper and in remembrance of the last supper as we celebrate communion, we are reminded of the favor and blessing bestowed on us by God through Jesus. The bread reminds us He is our bread of life and the wine is symbolic of His blood shed for us. We remember Jesus himself was our passover lamb and offered himself and his blood as a substitute for our sins and what we deserved by them. His blood is our cleansing and our faith in His Word is our deliverance. We no longer are under the sentence of death....but will live. Today and eternally!

Praise God!

Thank you Jesus!

What a wonderful miracle and gift of grace!

[Kerneydr]

Q2. Compare the annual Jewish Passover celebration meal in Jesus' day with the Christian's celebration of the Lord's Supper. Where are the similarities? They are similar in that they are both a deeply meaningful and spiritual celebration of remembering. They both involved bread and wine which have deeper significance than just being food. Just as the Passover celebration remembered when God brought deliverance from slavery in Egypt, so the Lord's Supper reminds us of the freedom Jesus' death gives us over the bondage of sin.

Where are the differences? The Jewish Passover celebration is done once a year during a certain date where as the Christians celebrate the Lord's Supper through out the year. The Passover celebration is more involved with more elements than the Lord's Supper.

[Jubilee]

Q2. Compare the annual Jewish Passover celebration meal in Jesus' day with the Christian's celebration of the Lord's Supper. Where are the similarities? Where are the differences?

In Jesus' day, the annual Jewish Passover celebration meal is a commemoration or a reminder to the Jewish people that they slaves in Egypt and they were redeemed by God. The blood of the lambs were signed on the doorposts and the avenging angel pass over.

In Jesus' day the Passover was celebrated only within the precincts of Jerusalem.

Christians today celebrate the Lord's supper everywhere as often as they can depending on the denomination. For Christians the Lord's Supper is a memorial of Christ's death on the cross. It is to remind us of our redemption from the slavery of sin.

Both celebrations are similar in the sense that they are both pointing to redemption from slavery.

The difference between the two is that the Jews use unleavened bread and bitter herbs. Christians today use wafer, wine, juice.

[IvoryEagle]

Q2. Compare the annual Jewish Passover celebration meal in Jesus' day with the Christian's celebration of the Lord's Supper. Where are the similarities? The Christian's celebration of the Lord's Supper is focused on remembrance of oppression in Egypt.

Where are the differences? The difference is that the Lord's Supper is focused only on Jesus making himself the substitute sacrifice for our sins.

[jr4624]

Q2. Compare the annual Jewish Passover celebration meal in Jesus' day with the Christian's celebration of the Lord's Supper. Where are the similarities? Where are the differences?

The Passover feast for the Jews was (is) all about remembrance of God's deliverance of His people from slavery to the Egyptians. The various elements of it are each to remind them of the sequence of events that came to be known as the Exodus. In our celebration of The Lord's Supper, we are doing much the same thing as we remember our Lord Jesus' sacrifice on our behalf in which He delivers us from eternal death and punishment and our slavery to our sinful nature. Some differences are the actual menu and the specific thing that is recalled. Christians eat no meat or fruit or bitter herbs to recall what Moses and the Israelites did. We partake only of the bread and the cup as Jesus ordered us to do, in order to remember that specific Passover meal known as the Last Supper and the sacrifice that Jesus would (did) make the next day on our behalf.

[Jubilee]

Q2. Compare the annual Jewish Passover celebration meal in Jesus' day with the Christian's celebration of the Lord's Supper. Where are the similarities? Where are the differences?

The Jewish Passover is an annual celebration to remind the people of their liberation from slavery. The Christian's celebration of the Lord's Supper reminds us of our freedom from the bondage of sin.

[haar]

Q2. Compare the annual Jewish Passover celebration meal in Jesus' day with the Christian's celebration of the Lord's Supper. Where are the similarities? Where are the differences?

The annual Jewish Passover celebration meal in Jesus'day and the Christian's celebration of the Lord's Supper were similar in that they both represented marking of God's deliverance. In both, there was the breaking of bread, sing of hymns and prayers. The main difference was that in the Jewish Passover celebration, there was animal sacrifice and blood shedding while in the Christian's Lord's Supper there wasn't.

[Foofee's Nana]

Compare the annual Jewish Passover celebration meal in Jesus' day with the Christian's celebration of the Lord's Supper. Where are the similarities? Where are the differences?

The Passover meal was similar in that we share the body (unleavened bread) and the blood (cup of blessing wine)....the similarities are that we take of the bread and the wine....we stop before the serving of the Paschal Lamb.....because that Lamb is the true body and blood....our precious Jesus.

[Greta]

The annual Jewish Passover celebration was a Command by God, for every Jew to participate. It was to remind them of their deliverance from Egypt and how good God had been to them - - - and still is.

The Lord's Supper is an Invitation by Grace, to everyone, to remember what Jesus did for us on the Cross when He delivered us from sin and death, and made us clean and holy before the Lord.

[hanks]

Q2.

Compare the annual Jewish Passover celebration meal in Jesus' day with the Christian's celebration of the Lord's Supper.

Where are the similarities?

Where are the differences?

The Jews celebrate the fact that the Passover lamb redeemed the people of Israel from slavery in Egypt. The Christians celebrate the fact that Jesus redeems His people from slavery to sin. But the Jews celebrate a once off historical occurrence that only applied to their nation. Although, we as Christians also celebrate historical facts, it applies to all nations and all peoples all over the world

[t-c]

Q2. Compare the annual Jewish Passover celebration meal in Jesus' day with the Christian's celebration of the Lord's Supper.

In the Christian celebration; at some churches it's celebrated weekly, at others, once a month and so on. Following a time of prayerful reflection, including confession of sins and thankgiving for Christ's sacrifice and redemptive work on the cross, we eat a waffer (bread) drink grape juice (wine) in rememberance of Christ.

Where are the similarities?

I think like memtioned in the study notes; in the NT Church, Jesus redeems His people for their sins and their bondage to sin. In the people of God (Israel) from the OT, God saves the first borns from death from the destroyer and redeems His people from Egyptian slavery. Wine and bread are used in both ceremonies.

Where are the differences?

There are many.. In 1Corinthians 10:16, Jesus speak that this cup is the New Covenant in My blood, poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. Drink of it-all of you. This moment signified the transition from the Old Covenant, (the Law) into the New Covenant (God's grace, through Jesus, and His death on the cross) Jesus is saying, do this in rememberance of Me, of who I am, and what I have done and will do. God is saying celebrate this meal in rememberance of your deliverance from the destroyer who past over your house and your firstborn was spared. The OT Passover points to the coming Messiah, Christ, the Lamb of God.

[tgandy]

I see some similarities and some differences in the Jewish Passover celebration and our Lord's Supper.  Each element of each is blessed.  We sing, we pray and we do in Remembrance of Him.

[JoanG]

At the Lord's Supper, we have opening prayers. We have songs of worship. There is a breaking of bread and the blessing of the cup of wine. However, due to people have addictions to alcohol, we now use grape juice instead. The elements are then passed out and eaten by those that are old enough. And then there is the final blessings on the congregation.

 

The Passover meal used 4 glasses of wine, bitter herbs and fruit sauce that we do not use.

[JoanG]

At the Lord's Supper, we have opening prayers and songs of worship. There is a breaking of the bread and the blessing of the cup. These days it is much more likely that you will find grape juice instead of wine. The elements are passed out and eaten. We then have a song of worship and a final blessing is given. The Passover meal has a lot more elements. They share 4 cups of wine and they also enjoy bitter herbs and fruit sauce. There songs of worship are also longer and handed down in a very meaniningful way in the family.

[lighthouse2014]

Q2. Compare the annual Jewish Passover celebration meal in Jesus' day with the Christian's celebration of the Lord's Supper. Where are the similarities? Where are the differences?

The Passover meal in Jesus day was a remembrance as a celebration of instructions, to the people to sacrifice a lamb and place the blood of it on the door post. By doing this they were saved from the angel of death and gained freedom from slavery in Egypt. Christians celebration of the Lord's last supper to remind us of Jesus shedding his blood on the cross for the deliverance of his people from the wrath of God for for their sins. We are to remember what Jesus has done for us every time we celebrate the last supper .

The similarities are Jews celebrating the Passover for the deliverance from slavery, Christ is the deliverance from sin, he was our Passover lamb who's blood was shed for us and our sins. Difference being are the Israelite's were delivered from physical slavery, we are delivered in spirituality from our sins and brought back to god the Father.        

[hinckster]

Q2. Compare the annual Jewish Passover celebration meal in Jesus' day with the Christian's celebration of the Lord's Supper. Where are the similarities?  Where are the differences?
 

Compare the annual Jewish Passover celebration meal in Jesus' day with the Christian's celebration of the Lord's Supper.

 

The Israelite passover meal was celebrated to remember their freedom from bondage in Egypt. It consisted of a lamb being slaughtered and eaten by the family and shared with the closest neighbor that had no lamb. The blood of the lamb that was slaughtered was put on the sides of the doors and the doorframes. This was done so that when the Death Angel came it could see where they lived and would pass over their houses and not give them the plauge like everyone else was going to get.

The Christian's celebration of the Lords Supper is to remind us that Jesus died on the cross for our sins. In other words, He was our sacrificial lamb We partake in Holy Communion as we receive His body, which consists of bread and either grape juice or wine, which represents His blood which was poured out for our sins.

Where are the similarities?

The significant comparison is that both institutions possessed a lamb. In the Passover we have a literal lamb that was sacrificed. "... every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:" (Ex. 12:3). This lamb, when prepared and eaten according to the commandment of God, would provide salvation for the house wherein it was eaten.

As Christians, we too have a lamb that was sacrificed. "For even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us:" (I Cor. 5:7). We do not have to speculate. This verse clearly identifies Christ as our Passover lamb.

The Passover lamb had to be "a male of the first year:" (v. 5). There are two important requirements found in this verse: (1) the lamb had to be a male, and (2) it had to be one year old. Whenever a lamb is one year old it is fully mature and capable of going its own way. It no longer is dependent upon its mother.

Christ meets this qualification. According to Luke, "Jesus began to be about thirty years of age," (Luke 3:23). This was the age of recognized maturity. We can see this principle from the requirements of the priest in Num. 4:3: "From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation." Also, Christ was a man.

 The lamb selected for sacrifice had to be put up for three days. This was from the 10th to the 14th of the month. "In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb," (v. 3). "And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month:" (v. 6). There were two reasons for this provision: (1) to determine if there were any blemishes, and (2) to allow time for the lamb to cleanse itself.

During this three days the lamb was to be inspected. If there were any spots of blemished that came during this time, then that lamb was unfit to be used as a sacrifice. Also, during this time food was withheld from the lamb. This permitted the bowls to be cleared of any substance, thus making the lamb fit for roasting whole.

From the time that Christ began his ministry until his death was three and half years. During this testing time, his enemies attempted to discover any blemish in the life and character of Christ - without success. During this time Christ subjected himself to Satan for testing, or purifying. Again, he passed the test. When Christ died upon the cross, he did so without spot or blemish. He was the perfect lamb for our sacrifice. He was the Lamb of God, our Passover sacrificed for us.

 The Passover lamb was to be killed in the evening or between the evening, which is about 3 p.m. We can see this from v.6: "and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening." This permitted time for each family to prepare the lamb before darkness.

Christ died at the ninth hour, or 3 p.m. (cf. Mark 15:34-38). Again, this was no accident. It was in the grand scheme of things. In reality, as the priests were slaying the first Passover lamb, Christ our Passover was dying upon the cross. Christ was literally fulfilling that grand type at the very hour it was being enacted in its shadowy form.

Each house killed its own lamb, and once it was prepared, it could only be eaten within that house. It could not be removed from that house, then taken to another house and be eaten. This would break the pattern for the Passover.

This same pattern applies to the observance of the Lord's Supper. As a congregation assembles together into one place to eat the Lord's Super, it is to eat this at one time and in one place.

In all the accounts where we find the Lord's Supper being practiced we have only one assembly, and that is the church we come together. We do not have any authority to remove the Lord's Supper from the assembled congregation and take it to another place.

Once the lamb was prepared, then it was to be eaten according to God's pattern. The family, within the house, was to eat this lamb whole. They could not break a bone of the lamb (v. 46) "neither shall ye break a bone thereof." This pictured the sacrificed body of our Lord. Because He was our Passover sacrificed for us, His body could not have a broken bone.

The unleavened bread of the Lord's Supper represents the body of our Lord Jesus Christ. To fit this pattern, this loaf cannot be broken into various parts. It must remain whole. We all partake of this loaf in the same fashion as the children of Israel did the Passover lamb. Each of us removes a portion from the whole. In this, we picture the sacrificed body of our Lord upon the cross, which did not possess a broken bone (cf. John 19: 33).

There is a definite statement that the Passover was a type of communion. The Jewish Passover was a feast observed by Israel, just as the Lord's Supper is a feast observed by Christians. The institution of the Lord's Supper during the Passover was no accident. This was all in the divine plan of God. It was in the mind of God, and was pictured for us through the Passover.  


Where are the differences?

• The event Passover, which signifies the remembrance of the exodus of Israelites from Egypt, is a very important religious festival observed by Jews.

• The Last Supper, which is a historical event, is very important in the life of Jesus; therefore, all Christians, bear much resemblance.

• Passover is an event where Israelites sacrifice the lamb on the 14th day of the month of Nisan and consume it with bread and wine on the 15th.

• The Last Supper was the last meal Jesus had with his 12 apostles, after sacrificing a lamb in the morning and then consuming it with bread and wine in the evening.

• There are those who say that Last Supper was a Passover meal.

• Some churches strongly reject this idea and say the Last Supper was a separate meal.

As you can see, different people have different views about Last Supper being a Passover meal. One can only follow what one believes to be true.
 

[hinckster]

Q2. Compare the annual Jewish Passover celebration meal in Jesus' day with the Christian's celebration of the Lord's Supper. Where are the similarities?  Where are the differences?
 

Compare the annual Jewish Passover celebration meal in Jesus' day with the Christian's celebration of the Lord's Supper.

 

The Israelite passover meal was celebrated to remember their freedom from bondage in Egypt. It consisted of a lamb being slaughtered and eaten by the family and shared with the closest neighbor that had no lamb. The blood of the lamb that was slaughtered was put on the sides of the doors and the doorframes. This was done so that when the Death Angel came it could see where they lived and would pass over their houses and not give them the plauge like everyone else was going to get.

The Christian's celebration of the Lords Supper is to remind us that Jesus died on the cross for our sins. In other words, He was our sacrificial lamb We partake in Holy Communion as we receive His body, which consists of bread and either grape juice or wine, which represents His blood which was poured out for our sins.

Where are the similarities?

The significant comparison is that both institutions possessed a lamb. In the Passover we have a literal lamb that was sacrificed. "... every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:" (Ex. 12:3). This lamb, when prepared and eaten according to the commandment of God, would provide salvation for the house wherein it was eaten.

As Christians, we too have a lamb that was sacrificed. "For even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us:" (I Cor. 5:7). We do not have to speculate. This verse clearly identifies Christ as our Passover lamb.

The Passover lamb had to be "a male of the first year:" (v. 5). There are two important requirements found in this verse: (1) the lamb had to be a male, and (2) it had to be one year old. Whenever a lamb is one year old it is fully mature and capable of going its own way. It no longer is dependent upon its mother.

Christ meets this qualification. According to Luke, "Jesus began to be about thirty years of age," (Luke 3:23). This was the age of recognized maturity. We can see this principle from the requirements of the priest in Num. 4:3: "From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation." Also, Christ was a man.

 The lamb selected for sacrifice had to be put up for three days. This was from the 10th to the 14th of the month. "In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb," (v. 3). "And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month:" (v. 6). There were two reasons for this provision: (1) to determine if there were any blemishes, and (2) to allow time for the lamb to cleanse itself.

During this three days the lamb was to be inspected. If there were any spots of blemished that came during this time, then that lamb was unfit to be used as a sacrifice. Also, during this time food was withheld from the lamb. This permitted the bowls to be cleared of any substance, thus making the lamb fit for roasting whole.

From the time that Christ began his ministry until his death was three and half years. During this testing time, his enemies attempted to discover any blemish in the life and character of Christ - without success. During this time Christ subjected himself to Satan for testing, or purifying. Again, he passed the test. When Christ died upon the cross, he did so without spot or blemish. He was the perfect lamb for our sacrifice. He was the Lamb of God, our Passover sacrificed for us.

 The Passover lamb was to be killed in the evening or between the evening, which is about 3 p.m. We can see this from v.6: "and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening." This permitted time for each family to prepare the lamb before darkness.

Christ died at the ninth hour, or 3 p.m. (cf. Mark 15:34-38). Again, this was no accident. It was in the grand scheme of things. In reality, as the priests were slaying the first Passover lamb, Christ our Passover was dying upon the cross. Christ was literally fulfilling that grand type at the very hour it was being enacted in its shadowy form.

Each house killed its own lamb, and once it was prepared, it could only be eaten within that house. It could not be removed from that house, then taken to another house and be eaten. This would break the pattern for the Passover.

This same pattern applies to the observance of the Lord's Supper. As a congregation assembles together into one place to eat the Lord's Super, it is to eat this at one time and in one place.

In all the accounts where we find the Lord's Supper being practiced we have only one assembly, and that is the church we come together. We do not have any authority to remove the Lord's Supper from the assembled congregation and take it to another place.

Once the lamb was prepared, then it was to be eaten according to God's pattern. The family, within the house, was to eat this lamb whole. They could not break a bone of the lamb (v. 46) "neither shall ye break a bone thereof." This pictured the sacrificed body of our Lord. Because He was our Passover sacrificed for us, His body could not have a broken bone.

The unleavened bread of the Lord's Supper represents the body of our Lord Jesus Christ. To fit this pattern, this loaf cannot be broken into various parts. It must remain whole. We all partake of this loaf in the same fashion as the children of Israel did the Passover lamb. Each of us removes a portion from the whole. In this, we picture the sacrificed body of our Lord upon the cross, which did not possess a broken bone (cf. John 19: 33).

There is a definite statement that the Passover was a type of communion. The Jewish Passover was a feast observed by Israel, just as the Lord's Supper is a feast observed by Christians. The institution of the Lord's Supper during the Passover was no accident. This was all in the divine plan of God. It was in the mind of God, and was pictured for us through the Passover.  


Where are the differences?

• The event Passover, which signifies the remembrance of the exodus of Israelites from Egypt, is a very important religious festival observed by Jews.

• The Last Supper, which is a historical event, is very important in the life of Jesus; therefore, all Christians, bear much resemblance.

• Passover is an event where Israelites sacrifice the lamb on the 14th day of the month of Nisan and consume it with bread and wine on the 15th.

• The Last Supper was the last meal Jesus had with his 12 apostles, after sacrificing a lamb in the morning and then consuming it with bread and wine in the evening.

• There are those who say that Last Supper was a Passover meal.

• Some churches strongly reject this idea and say the Last Supper was a separate meal.

As you can see, different people have different views about Last Supper being a Passover meal. One can only follow what one believes to be true.
 

[Jen]

Q2. Compare the annual Jewish Passover celebration meal in Jesus' day with the Christian's celebration of the Lord's Supper. Where are the similarities? Where are the differences?

 

Both are celebrations or remembrances of deliverance.  For the Jewish people it was to remember their deliverance on the last night before they left Egypt being delivered both from the angel of death that spread across the land of Egypt and delivered from slavery to pharaoh. For the Christian it is to remember our Lord's sacrificial death on the cross to deliver us from our slavery to sin and from eternal separation from God.

​Both celebrations are institutions ordained by God.

The Jews had a complete meal ended with a psalm to be song.  We as Christians take the bread as the body of Christ broken for us and the wine as the blood of Christ shed for us and a hymn sung after as we go out into the world remembering what Christ has done for us.

 

God Bless!

Jen

Romans 15:13

[Annelle]

Compare the annual Jewish Passover celebration meal in Jesus' day with the Christian's celebration of the Lord's Supper. Where are the similarities? Where are the differences?

 

The Jewish  Passover was to commemorate the Exodus out of Egypt whereas the Christian's Lord's Supper is to commemorate the sacrifice on the cross. We still do the wine and bread but we focus on Jesus in obedience to what He said at the meal that fatefull night.        

[Annelle]

Compare the annual Jewish Passover celebration meal in Jesus' day with the Christian's celebration of the Lord's Supper. Where are the similarities? Where are the differences?

The Jews had a lot of ceremony attached to the passover celebration but in essence it is the same as the Christians except for one very important difference. When we do the passover we celebrate Jesus' sacrifice at the cross and not the excodus out of Egypt.