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From: Eddie Chumney
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Subject: The Seven Festivals of the Messiah: Passover
From
the Book:
The
Seven Festivals of the Messiah
by
Eddie
Chumney
CHAPTER
3
(Pesach):
Feasting For Freedom
And ye shall observe this thing [Passover] for an ordinance to thee
and to thy sons for ever:.. And it shall come to pass, when your
children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service? that ye
shall say, It is the sacrifice of the Lord 's Passover, who passed
over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt... (Exodus [Shemot]
12:24,26-27).
UNDERSTANDING THE PASSOVER(Pesach) SEASON
G-d declared Passover (Pesach) to be a permanent
celebration for
all eternity (Exodus
[Shemot] 12:2,6,13-14). Historically, Passover (Pesach) celebrates
G-d's deliverance of the children of Israel from bondage in Egypt
(Mitzrayim), where they were slaves to the Egyptians (Exodus [Shemot]
2:23-24; 6:5-8; 13:3,14).
The spiritual application that G-d wants us to understand
is
this: Egypt (Mitzrayim) is a type
of the world and the world's system. Its ruler, Pharaoh, was a type of
satan (Ha satan). The bondage people are in when they live according
to the ways of the world's system is sin (John [Yochanan] 8:34).
Historically, the children of Israel were delivered from
the
bondage in Egypt (Mitzrayim) by
putting the blood of a lamb upon the doorposts of their houses (Exodus
[Shemot] 12:2,6,13). Spiritually, this is a picture of the Messiah
Yeshua and how those who believe in Him are delivered from the
bondages of sin and the rule of satan (Ha satan) in their lives.
Yeshua is the Lamb of G-d (John [Yochanan] 1:29). Yeshua is also our
Passover (Pesach) (1 Corinthians 5:7). Those who follow Yeshua are the
house of G-d (Hebrews 3:6; 1 Peter [Kefa] 2:5). The doorposts are our
hearts. It is only through trusting by faith (emunah) in the shed
blood of Yeshua (Jesus), our Passover (Pesach), that we are free from
the bondage of sin (Galatians 4:3-5,9; 5:1; 2 Peter [Kefa] 2:19). This
is because the blood of Yeshua redeems us from sin (Leviticus
[Vayikra] 17:11; Ephesians 1:7; Colossians 1:14; 1 Peter [Kefa]
1:18-19; 1 John [Yochanan] 1:7; Revelation 1:5).
During Passover (Pesach), the head of each household was to
take
a lamb of the first year on
the tenth day of the first month known as Nisan and set it aside until
the fourteenth day (Exodus [Shemot] 12:3-6). In the evening of the
fourteenth day, at exactly 3:00 p.m., the lamb was to be killed
(Exodus [Shemot] 12:6). The blood of the lamb was to be sprinkled on
the lintel and two side posts of the household door. The lamb was to
be roasted with fire, with bitter herbs, and with unleavened bread,
and the entire household was to feast upon the body of the lamb
(Exodus [Shemot] 12:7-8). The people were instructed by G-d to eat the
lamb with haste and to be dressed and ready to leave Egypt (Mitzrayim)
at the midnight hour. This would be the fifteenth day of Nisan (Exodus
[Shemot] 12:10-11).
At midnight on that fateful evening in Egypt, the death
angel
passed through the land. Every
house that did not have the token of the blood on the doorposts and
lintel suffered the judgment of G-d (Exodus [Shemot] 12:12-15). The
Hebrew word for Passover is Pesach, which means "to pass or hover
over." This word speaks to us about two things. First, it shows the
passing over in judgment from death and sin to life in Yeshua. Second,
it tells us about allowing, by faith (emunah), the blood of Yeshua to
hover over our lives and give us divine protection from the evil one
(Ha satan).
GOD'S COMMANDMENTS (Mitzvot) FOR PASSOVER
(Pesach)
1.Passover was the beginning of months (Exodus [Shemot] 12:2).
Spiritual Application
(Halacha). Nisan is the first month
of the religious calendar.
Receiving Yeshua into our lives is the beginning of a New
Covenant (Brit Hadashah) relationship with G-d (Jeremiah
[Yermiyahu] 31:31-33; John [Yochanan] 3:5-7; Romans 6:1-4; 2
Corinthians 5:17). Passover is the first of the feasts. Likewise,
repenting of our sins (teshuvah) and believing in the shed blood
of Yeshua is our first step in our walk (halacha) with G-d.
2.The lamb was hidden for four days (Exodus [Shemot] 12:3,6).
Messianic Fulfillment.
G-d commanded Israel to take a lamb
on the tenth day of
Nisan and set it aside until the fourteenth day. These four days
were fulfilled by Yeshua during the Passover (Pesach) week.
Remember, Yeshua is the Lamb of G-d (John [Yochanan] 1:29). He
entered Jerusalem (Yerushalayim) and went to the temple (Beit
HaMikdash), which was the house of G-d, and went on public
display there for four days from Nisan 10 to Nisan 14 (Matthew
[Mattityahu] 21:1,9-12,17-18,23; 24:1,3; 26:1-5).
Eschatologically, these four
days that the lamb was hidden
is prophetic of the people's
expectations that the Messiah would come 4,000 years from the
creation of Adam as part of the 7,000 year plan of G-d to redeem
both man and the earth back to how things were in the Garden of
Eden (Gan Eden) (Mishnah, San Hedrin 97-98). These four days are
prophetic of the Messiah Yeshua being hid from the world and not
coming to earth for four days or 4,000 years from the creation of
Adam. A day is understood to be prophetic of a thousand years,
based upon Psalm (Tehillim) 90:4 and Second Peter (Kefa) 3:8.
Linking Psalm 90:4 to each day in creation, G-d ordained each day
in creation to be prophetic of a thousand years of time and the
entire redemption to take 7,000 years to complete from the fall
of man in the Garden of Eden (Genesis [Bereishit]
1:1,5,8,13,19,23,31; 2:1-3).
3.The lamb was to be without blemish (Exodus [Shemot] 12:5).
Messianic Fulfillment.
Yeshua was the Lamb of G-d (John
[Yochanan] 1:29)
without spot or blemish (1 Peter [Kefa] 1:18-20). During the
crucifixion week, Yeshua was examined by many in fulfilling this
Scripture, including:
(a) The chief priests and
elders (Matthew [Mattityahu]
21:23)
(b) Pilate (Matthew
[Mattityahu] 27:1-2,11-14,17-26)
(c) Herod (Luke 23:6-12)
(d) Annas the high priest
(Cohen HaGadol) (Luke 3:2; John
[Yochanan] 18:13,24)
(e) Caiaphas the high priest
(John [Yochanan] 11:49-53;
18:13-14,19-24,28)
(f) Judas (Matthew
[Mattityahu] 27:3-10)
(g) The centurion (Matthew
[Mattityahu] 27:54)
(h) The repentant thief (Luke
23:39-43).
When we examine Yeshua, we must conclude also that He was without
blot or blemish.
4.The lamb was of the first year (Exodus [Shemot] 11:4-7; 12:5).
Spiritual Application
(Halacha). G-d always distinguishes
between the believers
and the world (Exodus [Shemot] 12:29-30). This can be seen in the
examples that follow. The firstborn of both man and beast was to
be set aside and given to G-d (Exodus [Shemot] 13:2,11-13). The
theme of the firstborn runs throughout the Bible. Cain was set
aside for Abel (Genesis [Bereishit] 4:1-8); Ishmael for Isaac
(Yitzchak) (Genesis [Bereishit] 16:1,11-12,15; 17:17-19); Esau
for Jacob (Ya'akov) (Genesis [Bereishit] 25:19-26; Romans
9:8-13); and Egypt (Mitzrayim) for Israel.
Spiritually, G-d gave us
these examples to teach us that
the firstborn after the flesh (that
which is natural) is set aside to bring forth the firstborn after
the spirit (that which is spiritual). In this process, G-d
distinguishes between the first or natural birth and the second
or spiritual birth. The first birth constitutes us as sinners and
the second birth makes us believers and children of G-d (John
[Yochanan] 1:12; 3:1-7; Romans 9:8-13; 1 Corinthians 15:22;
15:45-47).
Messianic Fulfillment.
Yeshua was the firstborn of Mary
(Miryam) naturally, and
the firstborn of G-d spiritually (Matthew [Mattityahu] 1:21-25;
Romans 8:29; Colossians 1:15,18; Revelation 3:14).
5.It is a male (Exodus [Shemot] 12:5).
Spiritual Application
(Halacha). It was through one man's
sin that sin came into
the world (Romans 5:12; 1 Timothy 2:12-14). Because Adam, the
first male, sinned, so a male, Yeshua, must die to atone for that
sin (Romans 5:17-19).
6.It is a lamb for a house (Exodus [Shemot] 12:3-4).
Spiritual Application
(Halacha). G-d's intention was that
all (households)
experience salvation. The lamb was a lamb for the house. By
believing in the Messiah Yeshua, we become members of the
household of faith (Galatians 6:10; Ephesians 2:19). Salvation
for a household is available to all who believe in the Messiah,
Yeshua, the Lamb of G-d (Genesis [Bereishit] 7:1; 18:16-19;
Joshua [Yehoshua] 24:15; John [Yochanan] 4:46-54; Luke 19:5-10;
Acts 16:15,31; 18:3,8).
Messianic Fulfillment.
There is a progressive revelation
of the Lamb in the Bible.
First, there is a lamb for a house (Exodus [Shemot] 12:3-4;
second, a lamb for a nation (John [Yochanan] 11:49-52); and
finally, a lamb for the world (John [Yochanan] 1:29).
Genesis (Bereishit) 22 is
known in Hebrew as the Akeidah,
or the binding of the
sacrifice. In Genesis (Bereishit) 22:7, Isaac (Yitzchak) asked,
"Where is the lamb?" The lamb that Isaac (Yitzchak)
asked about
is Yeshua (Isaiah [Yeshayahu] 53:7).
7.A Passover (Pesach) lamb was to be killed between the evenings
(Exodus [Shemot]
12:6).
The biblical day goes from
evening to evening, from sundown
to sundown, which is
roughly 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Genesis [Bereishit]
1:5,8,13,19,23,31). The day (6:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.) is divided
into two 12-hour periods. The evening runs from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00
a.m. The morning runs from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Each 12-hour
period is divided into two smaller portions. From 6:00 a.m. to
noon is the morning part of the day. From noon to 6:00 p.m. is
the evening part of the day. The phrase, "between the
evening"
(from Exodus [Shemot] 12:6) refers to the period of the day that
goes from noon to 6:00 p.m., which is exactly 3:00 p.m. This
would be the ninth hour of the day, counting from 6:00 a.m.
THE
BIBLICAL DAY
Evening
Morning
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
6 p.m.
6
a.m.
6
p.m.
Morning
Evening
|--------------|------------|
6
a.m. Noon
6 p.m.
|---------------------|-----|
6
a.m.
3
p.m. 6 p.m.
|---------------------|
The
9th hour of the day = 3 p.m.
Messianic Fulfillment.
Yeshua died at the ninth hour of
the day (Matthew
[Mattityahu] 27:45-50). This would be exactly 3:00 p.m. (the
ninth hour, counting from 6:00 a.m.).
8.The whole assembly shall kill it (Exodus [Shemot] 12:6).
Spiritual Application
(Halacha). Every person who has ever
lived on planet Earth
and sinned is guilty of killing Yeshua because He died for all
sinners (Romans 3:10,23). No human being had the power to take
His life (John [Yochanan] 10:17-18). Therefore, Yeshua laid down
His life for us by His own free will. There has been a misplaced
accusation over the years that the Jews were the people who
killed Yeshua. As a result, they have suffered horrendously over
the centuries. To my beloved Jewish friends who are reading this
book, I ask you with sincere repentance (teshuvah): Please
forgive those who are ignorant of the truth. The truth is that I
killed Yeshua, as did everyone who ever lived on planet Earth,
because He died for my sins! (Romans 5:8,12)
Messianic Fulfillment.
A whole congregation of people was
involved in the death of
Yeshua. The Gospels of Matthew (Mattityahu), Mark, Luke, and John
(Yochanan) show how the Sanhedrin, the priests, the Romans, and
the people of Israel all clamored for the crucifixion of Yeshua
and for His blood to be shed (Matthew [Mattityahu]
27:17,20-22,25; Acts 4:26-28).
9.The blood must be applied to the door (Exodus [Shemot]
12:7,13,22).
Spiritual Application
(Halacha). Those who believe in the
Messiah are the house
of G-d (Ephesians 2:19; I Timothy 3:15; Hebrews 3:6). The only
way into the house of G-d is through the shed blood of the
Messiah Yeshua, who is the Door (John [Yochanan] 10:7-9).
10.The body of the lamb must be eaten (Exodus [Shemot] 12:8-10).
Spiritual Application
(Halacha). Both the body and blood of
the lamb speak of the
body and blood of Yeshua (Matthew [Mattityahu] 26:26-28). We
spiritually eat of the body of the Lamb (Yeshua) when we eat of
His body (today represented by the bread), which spiritually is
the Word of G-d (Luke 11:3; 4:4). By following the Word of G-d
and obeying the commandments (mitzvot) of G-d with sincerity of
heart, we eat (spiritually) of His body.
a) It must be eaten the same night (Exodus [Shemot] 12:8). Yeshua
was crucified, suffered, and died the same night.
b) It must be eaten with unleavened bread (Exodus [Shemot] 12:8).
Leaven speaks of
sin (1 Corinthians 5:6-8). Unleavened bread is without sin.
As believers, we are
instructed to live holy (unleavened)
lives before G-d
(Leviticus [Vayikra] 11:44; 19:2; 1 Peter
[Kefa] 1:15-16).
c) It must be eaten with bitter herbs (Exodus [Shemot] 12:8).
Spiritual Application
(Halacha). To those who have accepted
the Messiah into
their lives, bitter herbs speak of two things. First, they speak
of the bondage and burdens we experience while living in this
world (a type of Egypt) before we accepted Yeshua into our lives.
This burden of sin is placed on us by satan (Ha satan) when we
yield to his lies and deception, and then sin because of our own
evil desires. Second, the bitter herbs speak of the bitter things
that come into our lives after we accept Yeshua and attempt to
follow Him on a daily basis.
Messianic Fulfillment.
For Yeshua, dying on the tree was a
bitter experience because He had to pay for man's sin with His
sinless life.
d) The lamb must be roasted in fire (Exodus [Shemot] 12:8).
Spiritual Application
(Halacha). Fire speaks of judgment,
refining, and purification.
Our faith (emunah) is judged and tested by fire so it can be
refined and purified and come forth as pure gold (Zechariah 13:9;
James [Ya'akov] 1:12; 1 Peter [Kefa] 1:7; Revelation 3:18).
e) It must not be sodden with water. The gospel (basar) of Yeshua
must not be watered down (Mark 7:9,13; 2 Timothy 3:5).
f) The head, legs, and other parts of the lamb must be eaten.
Spiritual Application
(Halacha). Those who believe in
Yeshua must feed on the
mind of Yeshua (Philippians 2:5; 1 Corinthians 2:16; Romans 12:2;
Ephesians 4:21-23; Hebrews 8:10). The legs speak of our walk
(halacha) (Colossians 2:6). How are the believers in Yeshua to
walk? (See Romans 6:4; 8:1,4; 2 Corinthians 5:7; Galatians 5:16;
Ephesians 2:10; 5:2,8; Colossians 1:10, 4:5; 1 Thessalonians 4:1;
1 John [Yochanan] 1:7; 2 John 1:6; 3 John 1:4.)
11.The lamb must be eaten in haste (Exodus [Shemot] 12:11).
Spiritual Application
(Halacha). Bible believers must be
quick to leave Egypt (the
influences of the world) and run toward the life that is in the
Messiah (Luke 19:5-6).
a) It must be eaten with our loins girded (Exodus [Shemot]
12:11). Our loins being girded speaks about our hearts' desire to
eagerly serve and obey G-d. Our spiritual loins are the truth of
the Word of G-d (Ephesians 6:14). Scriptures that speak about our
loins being girded include the following: First Kings (Melachim)
18:46; Second Kings (Melachim) 4:29; 9:1; Jeremiah (Yermiyahu)
1:17; Luke 12:35; Ephesians 6:14; First Peter (Kefa) 1:13.
b) Shoes must be on our feet (Exodus [Shemot] 12:11). Shoes on
our feet speaks about our walk with God. Scriptures that speak
about shoes being on our feet include the following: Isaiah
[Yeshayahu] 52:7; Nahum [Nachum] 1:15; Romans 10:15; Ephesians
6:15.
c) A staff must be in our hand (Exodus [Shemot] 12:11). A staff
in our hand speaks about the believer's authority in the Kingdom
of G-d by the name of Yeshua (Matthew [Mattityahu] 28:18-20).
Scriptures that speak about a staff being in our hand include the
following: Genesis (Bereishit) 38:17-18; Exodus (Shemot) 14:16;
Judges (Shoftim) 6:21; First Samuel (Sh 'muwel) 17:39-40; Second
Samuel (Sh 'muwel) 3:29; Second Kings (Melachim) 4:29; 18:21;
Psalm (Tehillim) 23:4; Isaiah (Yeshayahu) 10:24; 14:5; Mark
6:7-8.
12.It is the L-rd's Passover (Exodus [Shemot] 12:11).
Spiritual Application
(Halacha). If we follow Yeshua with
all of our hearts, we will
pass from death to life, and from judgment to divine protection
(John [Yochanan] 5:24; 1 John [Yochanan] 3:14; 2 Corinthians
5:17; Psalm [Tehillim] 91).
13.It is a memorial (Exodus [Shemot] 12:14; Luke 22:1,7-8,
13-15,19).
Spiritual Application
(Halacha). Passover (Pesach) is a
memorial or a
remembrance (Luke 22:1,7-8,13-15,19). There are two elements of
remembrance:
a) G-d remembers us (Genesis [Bereishit] 8:1; 9:1, 5-16; 19:29;
30:22; Exodus [Shemot] 2:24-25; 3:1; 6:2,5; 32:1-3,7,11,13-14;
Leviticus [Vayikra] 26:14,31-33,38-45; Numbers [Bamidbar]
10:1-2,9; Psalm [Tehillim] 105:7-8,42-43; 112:6). In fact, G-d
has a book of remembrance (Exodus [Shemot] 32:32-33; Malachi
3:16-18; Revelation 3:5; 20:11-15; 21:1,27).
b) We must remember G-d (Exodus [Shemot] 13:3; 20:8; Deuteronomy
[Devarim] 7:17-19; 8:18; 16:3; Numbers [Bamidbar] 15:37-41).
14.It is to be observed at the going down of the sun (Deuteronomy
[Devarim] 16:2,6).
This was fulfilled by Yeshua at His crucifixion (Matthew
[Mattityahu] 27:45-46).
15.It is the place where G-d would put His name (Deuteronomy
[Devarim] 16:2,6).
Messianic Fulfillment.
The place where G-d has put His
name is Jerusalem
(Yerushalayim) (2 Kings [Melachim] 21:4). Yeshua was crucified in
Jerusalem (Yerushalayim).
16.Not a bone of the lamb was to be broken (Exodus [Shemot]
12:43-46).
Messianic Fulfillment.
Not a bone of Yeshua was broken on
the tree (John [Yochanan] 19:33).
17.There was to be an explanation of the service (Exodus [Shemot]
12:25-28).
Messianic Fulfillment.
Yeshua explained each part of the
Passover (Pesach) as He
did the service (Luke 22:14-20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26).
18.The Egyptians were spoiled at the Exodus (Exodus [Shemot]
12:31-36).
Messianic Fulfillment.
Satan was spoiled when Yeshua
entered hell and rose again (Colossians 2:15).
19.You must be circumcised to eat the Passover (Exodus [Shemot]
12:48; Joshua [Yehoshua] 5:2-10).
Spiritual Application
(Halacha). The physical act of
circumcision was only a
picture of the inward or spiritual circumcision that G-d wanted
us to have (Romans 2:28-29; 1 Corinthians 15:46; 2 Corinthians
4:18). God has always desired for His people to be circumcised in
the heart (Deuteronomy [Devarim] 10:12-16; 1 Corinthians 7:18-19;
Galatians 2:3; 5:2-3; 6:12-15; Ephesians 2:11-13).
20.The Passover (Pesach) feast was to be a holy convocation, and no
work was to be done (Exodus [Shemot] 12:16).
Spiritual Application
(Halacha). A believer finds true rest
in ceasing from his own
works and resting in the finished work of Yeshua, G-d's Passover
(Pesach) Lamb (Genesis [Bereishit] 2:1-2; Matthew [Mattityahu]
11:28-30; John [Yochanan] 17:1-4; 19:30; Hebrews 3:14-19;
4:1-10).
21.The Passover (Pesach) must be killed outside the gates of the
city (Deuteronomy [Devarim] 16:5).
Messianic Fulfillment.
Yeshua was crucified outside of the
city walls of Jerusalem
(Yerushalayim) at a place called Golgotha (John [Yochanan]
19:16-19; Hebrews 13:10-13).
22.There is healing power in the lamb (Exodus [Shemot] 15:26).
Messianic Fulfillment.
Yeshua is the Healer sent from G-d
(Psalm [Tehillim]
105:36-38; Isaiah [Yeshayahu] 53:1-5; 1 Peter [Kefa] 2:24; 1
Corinthians 11:26-30).
23.The Exodus was on eagle's wings (Exodus [Shemot] 19:4).
Scriptures associated with
this are Deuteronomy (Devarim)
32:9-13; Isaiah
(Yeshayahu) 31:5; 40:31; Luke 17:33-37; Revelation 12:6,14.
24.They sang a song of rejoicing to the L-rd (Exodus [Shemot]
15:1,19-21).
Spiritual Application
(Halacha). Whenever a believer
experiences and understands
the meaning of Passover (Pesach), there is a spirit of rejoicing
to the L-rd for his or her deliverance from sin, and for
experiencing the newness of life in the Messiah. Note: The
Passover Seder, which is the service and meal that celebrates the
Passover, always ends with songs of rejoicing and the
declaration: Next year in Jerusalem! This can be seen in Mark
14:26.
25.Israel is the firstborn of G-d (Exodus [Shemot] 4:22-23).
Spiritual Application
(Halacha). All those who accept the
Messiah Yeshua are
called the firstborn of G-d even as Yeshua is called the
firstborn of G-d (Romans 8:29; Colossians 1:15,18; Hebrews
12:22-24).'
DID YESHUA HAVE A PASSOVER
MEAL?
Today there are 15 steps in the Passover Seder. In order to
understand if Yeshua had a
Passover Seder, we need to know what is done during a Passover Seder.
Therefore, I will list the 15 steps to the Passover Seder and explain
what is done in each part. By doing this, we can determine if Yeshua
had a Passover Seder prior to His crucifixion.
Before I begin to explain the 15 steps to the Passover
Seder, I
would like to comment on one
aspect of it. During the Seder, a cup of wine is brought forth with
this blessing: "Blessed are You, L-rd our G-d, King of the Universe,
who creates the fruit of the vine." During the Feast of Passover
(Pesach), Yeshua said, "I am the true vine" (John [Yochanan] 15:1).
Isaiah (Yeshayahu) tells us that G-d had a vineyard and that vineyard
was Israel (Isaiah [Yeshayahu] 5:7). The choice vine planted in the
vineyard was the Messiah (Isaiah [Yeshayahu] 5:2).
THE
SEDER SERVICE
1.Kaddesh and the first cup.
During the Kaddesh, the first
of four cups of wine is
blessed and drunk. This first cup
of wine is called the cup of sanctification. Before the wine is
drunk, a blessing is recited: "Blessed are You, L-rd our
G-d,
King of the Universe, who creates the fruit of the vine."
2.U-r'chatz (the washing of hands).
No blessing is recited.
3.Karpas (this word means "parsley, green herbs").
This refers to the place in
the Seder when the celebrants
dip a green vegetable in salt
water and eat it (John [Yochanan] 13:26-27). The oldest will sit
on the left side of the table and will dip the sop. From this, we
can conclude that Judas was the oldest disciple. The youngest
will sit on the right side of the table. Benjamin (Benyamin) was
the youngest of Jacob's (Ya'akov's) sons. Benjamin means
"son of
my right hand" in Hebrew.
4.Yachatz (the breaking of the bread).
The middle piece of three
pieces of bread, or matzot, is
ceremonially broken in two.
Matzah (plural is matzot) is unleavened bread. The larger piece
is wrapped in a napkin and set aside as the afikomen, the matzah
that is eaten at the end of the meal. This can be seen in Luke
22:19.
5.The Maggid (the telling of the story of the Exodus).
The Maggid concludes with the
second cup of wine, which is
called the cup of wrath.
Yeshua partook of this second cup at the Garden of Gethsemane
(Luke 22:42-44). In telling the story of the Exodus, each person
is to see the Exodus as if G-d personally redeemed them! This is
based upon Exodus (Shemot) 13:8.
6.Rachtzah (the washing of hands with a blessing).
7.Motzi (the blessing over bread).
The blessing over the bread is as follows: "Blessed are
You, L-rd our G-d, King of the
Universe, who brings forth the bread from the earth." This
blessing is a prophecy of the resurrection of the Messiah from
the earth because He is the believer's bread (John [Yochanan]
6:47-51). G-d brought forth the bread (Yeshua) from the earth
following His death (Acts 2:31-33).
8.Matzah (the Matzah is blessed and eaten).
In John (Yochanan) 13:23, we can see that the disciples
were leaning or reclining.
Passover (Pesach) is called the season of our freedom. On this
day, you are freed from the slavery of Egypt (Mitzrayim),
symbolizing the bondage of sin, and you are seen as a king. Kings
traditionally recline at their meals, and so celebrants reclined
during portions of the Passover Seder. The believers in Yeshua
are kings and priests before G-d (Revelation 1:6; 5:10).
9.Maror (bitter herbs are blessed and eaten). Maror is bitter
herbs. These bitter herbs
are symbolized by romaine lettuce and horseradish.
10.Korech (the matzah and maror are eaten together).
11.Shulchan Orech (the meal is eaten).
12.Tzafun (the afikomen that was hidden is found, ransomed, and then
eaten).
13.Barech (grace after meals).
At the conclusion of Barech,
the blessing for wine is
recited over the third cup. Then
the cup is drunk. This is the cup of redemption (Luke 22:20; l
Corinthians 10:16).
14.Hallel
Psalms (Tehillim) 115-118 are chanted in special praise to
G-d. The fourth cup is now
filled, and a door is opened for Elijah (Eliyahu) to enter and
proclaim the coming of Messiah.
15.Nirtzah (all is finished).
A final song is sung and ends with the phrase, Next Year in
Jerusalem! This can be
seen in Matthew 26:30 and Mark 14:26.
End
of Part I
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