”Fulfilled - The Passover Matthew 26: 14-29” September 08, 2019

It is the time of the Passover celebration.  This is a significant festival within Judaism that lasts an entire week and consists of two meaningful events.  The first is the Passover meal.  This meal occurs in one evening and commemorates God’s provision of the paschal lamb.  The blood of the lamb was placed on the doorposts of the Israelite homes.  The death angel saw the blood and then “passed over” their homes thereby saving their families from God’s wrath (Exodus 12:1-13).  Next, the feast of unleavened bread begins and lasts the remainder of the week.  This extended celebration commemorates the Israelites freedom from their slavery in Egypt (Exodus 13:1-10). It is very significant that the betrayal, death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus begins during the onset of these feasts.  It will be made known throughout the entire church age that the blood of Jesus saves us from the wrath of God (Romans 5:9-11) and also frees us from the bondage of our sin (Romans 6:18).