~ Passover Memorial ~
Our Sacrificed Lamb
These feasts are not only a fulfillment of Yahshua, but they also serve as a memorial of history. What is one fact that we know about the past? It tends to repeat itself. Ecclesiastes 1:9 says "What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun."We are supposed to learn from the past. 1 Corinthians 10:11 says "Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come."
When we look at the Passover story, it tells of the Exodus from Egypt. What they went through with those plagues has a very similar resemblance to what we will go through in revelation. Take a look at what the Israelites had to do to be protected during those plagues. Just as the Israelites had to slaughter a lamb and put blood over their doors as a mark of who they belong to, a mark of the Lord, we also will have to take refuge in the blood of Yahushua; our sacrificed lamb. However, the Israelites didn't just believe and have faith that they were covered, but they also were called to action. They didn't just say "we will be protected; we are His chosen." No, they didn't do that, they had faith and they lived out that faith by slaughtering a lamb and applying the blood just as they were told to. If they were an Israelite and did not apply the blood to their door then they would have reaped the same plague as the rest of Egypt, whether they were His chosen or not. When we have trust in Yahweh, we have faith that what He’s telling us is true. We respond to that faith and trust by keeping His instructions. If we don’t keep His instructions, how can we be covered? His instructions are His mark of protection. Now, on the night they applied the blood, they were given further instructions: Exodus12:11-14 In this manner you shall eat it: with your belt fastened, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. And you shall eat it in haste. It is the Lord's Passover. For I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the Lord. The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. “This day shall be for you a memorial day, and you shall keep it as a feast to the Lord; throughout your generations, as a statute forever, you shall keep it as a feast.
Now, fast-forward roughly 1500 years later, we see the remaining tribe of Israel known as the Jews, keeping Passover on its appointed time and day as commanded by Yahweh. In the upper room Yahshua was ushering in the New Covenant, a proposal, an agreement, a blood ratification, a covenant confirming meal and a marriage to come. A deep study of the ceremonial rituals of Passoverwill reveal a deep and powerful connection between the Passover lambs and our Messiah. The following day was the actual Passover preparation Day. At the same time the sacrificial Sheep where being inspected for perfection, Pilate "took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “It is your responsibility!” Matthew 27: 24 is deeming Yahshua without fault aka a spotless lamb. As Yahshua was being delivered back to the people John 19:14 says, "It was now about noon on the day of preparation for the Passover. And Pilate said to the people, “Look, here is your king!” On preparation day, tradition shows the slaughter of the lambs would begin at noon and end at 3pm. This is the exact time they started the execution of Yahshua. And He died 3 hours later at the 9th hr. (3pm) at the exact same time the Passover lambs were being sacrificed, so was our King. Luke 23:44–47 “It was now about the sixth hour (noon), and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour (3), while the sun's light failed. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” And having said this he breathed his last. Now when the centurion saw what had taken place, he praised God, saying, “Certainly this man was innocent!” Yahshua died on Gods appointed Feast of Passover, He was buried during The Feast of Unleavened Bread and He was resurrected on The Feast of First Fruits the true date set by Yahweh Himself to commemorate Yahshua’s resurrection. His fulfillment was on the exact day of the Lords appointed feast days. The days Yahweh told us to celebrate.
Passover Guest List
It wasn't until I read Exodus for the first time that I realized Passover was different than the other feast days. There are rules to the Passover guest list.
Exodus 48-49
But if an outsider dwells with you, who would keep the Passover for Yahweh, all his males must be circumcised. Then let him draw near and keep it. He will be like one who is native to the land. But no uncircumcised person may eat from it. The same Torah applies to the native as well as the outsider who dwells among you.”
Romans 2:25-28
Circumcision is indeed worthwhile if you keep the Torah; but if you break the Torah, your circumcision has become uncircumcision. Therefore, if the uncircumcised keeps the righteous decrees of the Torah, will not his uncircumcision be counted as circumcision? Indeed, the one not circumcised physically who fulfills the Torah will judge you who—even with the written code and circumcision—break the Torah.
- You must have the mark of circumcision on your heart that leads you into being in Yahweh’s covenant and obeying His commandments. These are the people our Father has invited to the Passover dinner.
Deuteronomy 16:3
Deuteronomy 16:3
Deuteronomy 16:3
"You shall eat no leavened bread with it. Seven days you shall eat it with unleavened bread, the bread of affliction—for you came out of the land of Egypt in haste—that all the days of your life you may remember the day when you came out of the land of Egypt. You shall eat no leavened bread with it."
The fulfillment of Unleavened Bread is that Yeshuah our Messiah is the bread that is unleavened. In many verses, leaven in the Bible symbolizes sin and pride. Yeshuah is without sin, so the bread we eat is without leaven.
Matthew 16:6
Deuteronomy 16:3
Deuteronomy 16:3
We decorated a feather to use to brush the "leaven" onto the wooden spoon and then into a bag, where it will be burned the next morning. Searching the 4 corners of the house for the removal of leaven is the Foreshadow and symbolism of the removal of the sin in our hearts. It's the original spring cleaning! As we clean our homes and remove "leaven" we not just remove sin, but all open doors to Satan by removing things not of God that may have come in. It's not just a house check but also a personal soul and spirit check that our children also learn from. We use this opportunity to teach them about repentance.
Exodus 12:19
Deuteronomy 16:3
Exodus 12:19
We take our feather, spoon and candle, turn off the lights and dad will take the kids to search the house in the dark for leaven. Mom had hidden the cheerios (the leaven) around the house so the search for leaven won't be in vain. It's a tradition we all look forward to as we all inevitably find ourselves giggling in the dark. After we find all the leaven, we say our prayers then burn the leaven. It's an amazing and fun tradition we all love.
Exodus 12:14
Do This in remembrance
Exodus 12:19
“This day shall be for you a memorial day, and you shall keep it as a feast to the Lord; throughout your generations, as a statute forever, you shall keep it as a feast."
Do This in remembrance
Do This in remembrance
Do This in remembrance
As often as we eat we remember the bread that represents your broken body you sacrificed because you love us so. We can now easily find grace and deliverance; we repent and turn from our sins and ask for our hearts to be more like yours. Amen.
As often as we drink, we remember the New Covenant in our Messiah; that we no longer have to sacrifice a lamb for our sins, but instead we except the blood shed of Yeshuah as our personal sacrifice. We love and thank you Yeshuah Amen.
Do This in remembrance
Do This in remembrance
Every element of the Passover meal or seder traditionally has a sort of biblical meaning to each of its ingrediants. Four cups of wine represent Santification, Judgment, Redemption and Kingship. Our bitter herbs of bondage and sin. The unleaved bread is our Massiah without sin. Each ingrediant is chosen to tell a story from tears to rejoce. A deep and meaningful dinner and a "show" if you will.
My Very Best
Yahushua, Our Passover Lamb
1 corinthians 5:7
For Passover I get excited to bring out my very best table wear. If you have a lot or just a little; put your best foot forward. It is my personal way of sacrificing to Him. I think He would enjoy our best effort.
1 corinthians 5:7
Yahushua, Our Passover Lamb
1 corinthians 5:7
The affikoman that covers the bread is another tradition that forshadows our Massiah. It has 3 pockets with a piece of matza bread in each pocket, The middle piece of matza is broken in half and one half is hidden for the children to search for after supper. The winner of the search is rewarded with a small gift. The 3 Matza pieces in the affikoman represent the Father, Son and Spirit. The broken middle Matza represents Yeshuas broken body and the search of how we seek Him. Once the Matza is found we break it into peices as it seems appropriate for communion.
Yahushua, Our Passover Lamb
Yahushua, Our Passover Lamb
Yahushua, Our Passover Lamb
Behold, The Lamb Of God Which Take Away The Sin Of The World - John 1:29
"Knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot."
. - 1 Peter 1:18-19
What does the Bible say
Passover Scriptures
- Exodus 12:1-28
The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, 2 “This month shall be for you the beginning of months. It shall be the first month of the year for you. 3 Tell all the congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month every man shall take a lamb according to their fathers' houses, a lamb for a household. 4 And if the household is too small for a lamb, then he and his nearest neighbor shall take according to the number of persons; according to what each can eat you shall make your count for the lamb. 5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male a year old. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats, 6 and you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of this month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill their lambs at twilight. 7 “Then they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and the lintel of the houses in which they eat it. 8 They shall eat the flesh that night, roasted on the fire; with unleavened bread and bitter herbs they shall eat it. 9 Do not eat any of it raw or boiled in water, but roasted, its head with its legs and its inner parts. 10 And you shall let none of it remain until the morning; anything that remains until the morning you shall burn. 11 In this manner you shall eat it: with your belt fastened, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. And you shall eat it in haste. It is the Lord's Passover. 12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the Lord. 13 The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to destroy you, when I strike the land of Egypt. 14 “This day shall be for you a memorial day, and you shall keep it as a feast to the Lord; throughout your generations, as a statute forever, you shall keep it as a feast. 15 Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. On the first day you shall remove leaven out of your houses, for if anyone eats what is leavened, from the first day until the seventh day, that person shall be cut off from Israel. 16 On the first day you shall hold a holy assembly, and on the seventh day a holy assembly. No work shall be done on those days. But what everyone needs to eat, that alone may be prepared by you. 17 And you shall observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt. Therefore, you shall observe this day, throughout your generations, as a statute forever. 18 In the first month, from the fourteenth day of the month at evening, you shall eat unleavened bread until the twenty-first day of the month at evening. 19 For seven days no leaven is to be found in your houses. If anyone eats what is leavened, that person will be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he is a sojourner or a native of the land. 20 You shall eat nothing leavened; in all your dwelling places you shall eat unleavened bread.” 21 Then Moses called all the elders of Israel and said to them, “Go and select lambs for yourselves according to your clans, and kill the Passover lamb. 22 Take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and touch the lintel and the two doorposts with the blood that is in the basin. None of you shall go out of the door of his house until the morning. 23 For the Lord will pass through to strike the Egyptians, and when he sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the Lord will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses to strike you. 24 You shall observe this rite as a statute for you and for your sons forever. 25 And when you come to the land that the Lord will give you, as he has promised, you shall keep this service. 26 And when your children say to you, ‘What do you mean by this service?’ 27 you shall say, ‘It is the sacrifice of the Lord's Passover, for he passed over the houses of the people of Israel in Egypt, when he struck the Egyptians but spared our houses.’” And the people bowed their heads and worshiped. 28 Then the people of Israel went and did so; as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did.
- Exodus 12:11-14
11 In this manner you shall eat it: with your belt fastened, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. And you shall eat it in haste. It is the Lord's Passover. 12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the Lord. 13 The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to destroy you, when I strike the land of Egypt. 14 “This day shall be for you a memorial day, and you shall keep it as a feast to the Lord; throughout your generations, as a statute forever, you shall keep it as a feast."
- Exodus 12:21-24
21 Then Moses called all the elders of Israel and said to them, “Go and select lambs for yourselves according to your clans and kill the Passover lamb. 22 Take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the blood that is in the basin and touch the lintel and the two doorposts with the blood that is in the basin. None of you shall go out of the door of his house until the morning. 23 For the Lord will pass through to strike the Egyptians, and when he sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the Lord will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses to strike you. 24 You shall observe this rite as a statute for you and for your sons forever. And when you come to the land that the Lord will give you, as he has promised, you shall keep this service.
- Exodus 12:43-51
43 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the statute of the Passover: no foreigner shall eat of it, 44 but every slave that is bought for money may eat of it after you have circumcised him. 45 No foreigner or hired worker may eat of it. 46 It shall be eaten in one house; you shall not take any of the flesh outside the house, and you shall not break any of its bones. 47 All the congregation of Israel shall keep it. 48 If a stranger shall sojourn with you and would keep the Passover to the Lord, let all his males be circumcised. Then he may come near and keep it; he shall be as a native of the land. But no uncircumcised person shall eat of it. 49 There shall be one law for the native and for the stranger who sojourns among you.”
50 All the people of Israel did just as the Lord commanded Moses and Aaron. 51 And on that very day the Lord brought the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their hosts.
- Leviticus 23:1-8
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, these are the appointed feasts of the Lord that you shall proclaim as holy convocations; they are my appointed feasts. “Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work. It is a Sabbath to the Lord in all your dwelling places. “These are the appointed feasts of the Lord, the holy convocations, which you shall proclaim at the time appointed for them. In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight, is the Lord's Passover and on the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the Lord; for seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. 7 On the first day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall not do any ordinary work. 8 But you shall present a food offering to the Lord for seven days. On the seventh day is a holy convocation; you shall not do any ordinary work.”
- Numbers 9:2-5
Let the people of Israel keep the Passover at its appointed time. On the fourteenth day of this month, at twilight, you shall keep it at its appointed time; according to all its statutes and all its rules you shall keep it.” So Moses told the people of Israel that they should keep the Passover. And they kept the Passover in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, at twilight, in the wilderness of Sinai; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so the people of Israel did.
- Numbers 9:14
And if a stranger sojourns among you and would keep the Passover to the Lord, according to the statute of the Passover and according to its rule, so shall he do. You shall have one statute, both for the sojourner and for the native.”
- Numbers 28:16-25
On the fourteenth day of the first month is the Lord's Passover, 17 and on the fifteenth day of this month is a feast. Seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten. 18 On the first day there shall be a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work, 19 but offer a food offering, a burnt offering to the Lord: two bulls from the herd, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old; see that they are without blemish; 20 also their grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil; three tenths of an ephah shall you offer for a bull, and two tenths for a ram; 21 a tenth shall you offer for each of the seven lambs; 22 also one male goat for a sin offering, to make atonement for you. 23 You shall offer these besides the burnt offering of the morning, which is for a regular burnt offering. 24 In the same way you shall offer daily, for seven days, the food of a food offering, with a pleasing aroma to the Lord. It shall be offered besides the regular burnt offering and its drink offering. 25 And on the seventh day you shall have a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work.
- Deuteronomy 16:1-8
“Observe the month of Abib and keep the Passover to the Lord your God, for in the month of Abib the Lord your God brought you out of Egypt by night. 2 And you shall offer the Passover sacrifice to the Lord your God, from the flock or the herd, at the place that the Lord will choose, to make his name dwell there. 3 You shall eat no leavened bread with it. Seven days you shall eat it with unleavened bread, the bread of affliction—for you came out of the land of Egypt in haste—that all the days of your life you may remember the day when you came out of the land of Egypt. 4 No leaven shall be seen with you in all your territory for seven days, nor shall any of the flesh that you sacrifice on the evening of the first day remain all night until morning. 5 You may not offer the Passover sacrifice within any of your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, 6 but at the place that the Lord your God will choose, to make his name dwell in it, there you shall offer the Passover sacrifice, in the evening at sunset, at the time you came out of Egypt. 7 And you shall cook it and eat it at the place that the Lord your God will choose. And in the morning, you shall turn and go to your tents. 8 For six days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a solemn assembly to the Lord your God. You shall do no work on it.
- Luke 22:15
And he (Yeshuah) said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.
- 1 Peter 1-18-19
Knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.
John 1:29
The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!"
- Romans 3:24-25
They are set right as a gift of His grace, through the redemption that is in Messiah Yeshua. God set forth Yeshua as an atonement, through faith in His blood, to show His righteousness in passing over sins already committed.
- Luke 22:19-20
19 And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” 20. And likewise, the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood."
- Acts 18:21
But (Paul) bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will
- 1 Corinthians 5:6-8
6 Your boasting is no good. Don’t you know that a little hametz leavens the whole batch of dough? 7 Get rid of the old hametz, so you may be a new batch, just as you are unleavened—for Messiah, our Passover Lamb, has been sacrificed. 8 Therefore let us celebrate the feast not with old hametz, the hametz of malice and wickedness, but with unleavened bread—the matzah of sincerity and truth.