2014.04.17 Jesus in the Passover
Song Sh'ma Ysrael
Welcome and opening prayer Lighting of the candle
Good evening everyone, Thanks for coming....
Song Yeshua HaMashiach
The
first Passover ......a short review.... Exodus 12....
For more than 3500 years the Pesach.... the Passover has
been celebrated.... That´s longer than any religious celebration in history....
It is a call.....
A call for the people of God to remember.... to remember
that they had been slaves..... in bondage in Egypt for 430 years.... They were
powerless to free themselves from Pharaoh...... they needed a savior.... a
redeemer.....
Exodus
12: 1- 14 NKJV
1
Now the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, 2 “This
month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the
year to you. 3 Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying: ‘On the tenth
of this month every man shall take for himself a lamb, according to the house
of his father, a lamb for a household. 4 And if the household is too small for
the lamb, let him and his neighbor next to his house take it according to the
number of the persons; according to each man’s need you shall make your count
for the lamb. 5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year.
You may take it from the sheep or from the goats. 6 Now you shall keep it until
the fourteenth day of the same month. Then the whole assembly of the
congregation of Israel shall kill it at twilight. 7 And they shall take some of
the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses where
they eat it. 8 Then they shall eat the flesh on that night; roasted in fire,
with unleavened bread and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. 9 Do not eat it
raw, nor boiled at all with water, but roasted in fire—its head with its legs
and its entrails. 10 You shall let none of it remain until morning, and what
remains of it until morning you shall burn with fire. 11 And thus you shall eat
it: with a belt on your waist, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in
your hand. So you shall eat it in haste. It is the LORD’s Passover.
12
‘For I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike all
the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the
gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD. 13 Now 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 the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike
the land of Egypt.
14
‘So this day shall be to you a memorial; and you shall keep it as a feast to
the LORD throughout your generations. You shall keep it as a feast by an
everlasting ordinance.
Exodus 12: 1- 14 Sch 2000
1 Und der Herr redete zu Mose und Aaron im Land Ägypten
und sprach:
2 Dieser Monat soll euch der Anfang der Monate sein, er
soll für euch der erste Monat des Jahres sein.1
3 Redet zu der ganzen Gemeinde Israels und sprecht: Am
zehnten Tag dieses Monats nehme sich jeder Hausvater ein Lamm, ein Lamm für
jedes Haus2;
4 wenn aber das Haus zu klein ist für ein Lamm, so nehme
er es gemeinsam mit seinem Nachbarn, der am nächsten bei seinem Haus wohnt,
nach der Zahl der Seelen; dabei sollt ihr die Anzahl für das Lamm berechnen, je
nachdem jeder zu essen vermag.
5 Dieses Lamm aber soll makellos3 sein, männlich und
einjährig. Von den Schafen oder Ziegen sollt ihr es nehmen,
6 und ihr sollt es aufbewahren bis zum vierzehnten Tag
dieses Monats. Und die ganze Versammlung der Gemeinde Israels soll es zur Abendzeit
schächten4.
7 Und sie sollen von dem Blut nehmen und damit beide
Türpfosten und die Oberschwellen der Häuser bestreichen, in denen sie essen.
8 Und sie sollen das Fleisch in derselben Nacht essen: am
Feuer gebraten, mit ungesäuertem Brot; mit bitteren Kräutern sollen sie es
essen.
9 Ihr sollt nichts davon roh essen, auch nicht im Wasser
gekocht, sondern am Feuer gebraten, sein Haupt samt seinen Schenkeln und den
inneren Teilen;
10 und ihr sollt nichts davon übriglassen bis zum anderen
Morgen. Wenn aber etwas davon übrigbleibt bis zum Morgen, so sollt ihr es mit
Feuer verbrennen.
11 So sollt ihr es aber essen: eure Lenden umgürtet5,
eure Schuhe an euren Füßen und eure Stäbe in euren Händen, und in Eile sollt
ihr es essen; es ist das Passah des Herrn.6
12 Denn ich will in dieser Nacht durch das Land Ägypten
gehen und alle Erstgeburt im Land Ägypten schlagen, vom Menschen bis zum Vieh,
und ich will an allen Göttern der Ägypter ein Strafgericht vollziehen, ich, der
Herr.
13 Und das Blut soll euch zum Zeichen dienen an euren
Häusern, in denen ihr seid. Und wenn ich das Blut sehe, dann werde ich
verschonend an euch vorübergehen; und es wird euch keine Plage zu eurem
Verderben treffen, wenn ich das Land Ägypten schlagen werde.
14 Und dieser Tag soll euch zum Gedenken sein, und ihr
sollt ihn feiern als ein Fest des Herrn bei euren [künftigen] Geschlechtern7;
als ewige Ordnung sollt ihr ihn feiern.
Each year when they celebrated Passover they were to
remind themselves of the bitterness of slavery..... and the greatness of their
redemption......they.... we…. have received grace and mercy...... to remember
that the LORD had done great miracles.....
that He .... the LORD GOD....led them to freedom.... and
into the promised land.... to remember that they had been rescued from death
because of their faith and obedience....because they trusted in the Lamb´s
sacrifice.... and in the blood of the Lamb....
We have been looking at these things for the last few
days as we have studied the first passover....
When we look at the Powerful description of.....
Jesus the Messiah...... as Isaiah described HIM in Isaiah
chapters 50 thru 53..... the suffering servant passages....We see many things
that help us to understand the last week of Jesus earthly ministry....
And they help us to understand the Last Supper......
The Passover was to be a very personal experience.....We
can see this in the words that The LORD GOD used in the instructions that He
gave to the children of Israel in Exodus 12....
He starts off saying.....in verse 3...choose A lamb ....
then in verse 4 it gets specific... the lamb.....
then in verse 5 He makes it very personal.....take your
lamb.... each one of us must take Jesus to be our personal redeemer.
The Passover is also to be an experience that is shared with others.... first in the family....
GOD commanded us to teach our children
Why remember and celebrate the Passover?..... we have
been commanded to....
1. commanded to remember....
2. commanded to teach.... 2 Tim 3......
3. commanded
to celebrate the Passover….
celebrating the Passover is to produce a desire in our
children .... to know more about the LORD and his dealings with us.....to help
them understand the wonderful grace....... and the incredible mercy that He has
poured out into our lives......
The excitement and preparations at the time of Jesus
aliyah... to go up...
pilgrim songs.... songs of assent.....
I want us to notice three things about this Passover season........
1. It was a
time of celebration and worship....
Come let us go up to the house of the LORD....
Ps
42, 84, 113-118 known as "The great Hallel"
Ps
122, 133, 134.... and others....
2.
it was a time of anticipation.....
new sights and sounds and smells..... new people.....
maybe a wife ... a daughter of Jerusalem..... a new Husband.... a Scolar or a
young man descended from the priestly families...
3.
It was a time of preparation.....
The tombs were
painted white.... to protect pilgrims from defilement.... If they got
too close to a grave .... they would not be able to celebrate the Passover.....
Everything was carefully cleaned.... and baptized
(immersed )in boiling water.... to purify them for the Seder meal.....
Everything .... must be cleansed...
The night before the Passover.... the house must be
cleansed of every trace of Leaven....
The father would take a candle..... and a wooden spoon or
a feather.....look for any trace of leaven and remove it....this symbolism is
seen in the scriptures....
Zephaniah
1: 12.... Where God said that he would search out the leaven of
sin and destroy it....
The orthodox take a little bit of leaven which they
always find and throw it into bonfires in the middle of the street..... to show
everyone that they have cleansed their house of the leaven of sin....
Paul used this same picture to speak about the sinful
leaven of pride...in 1 Cor 5....
1
Cor 5: 6- 8 NLT
6
Stop being proud! Don't you know how a little yeast can spread through the
whole batch of dough? 7 Get rid of the old yeast! Then you will be like fresh
bread made without yeast, and that is what you are. Our Passover lamb is
Christ, who has already been sacrificed. 8 So don't celebrate the festival by
being evil and sinful, which is like serving bread made with yeast. Be pure and
truthful and celebrate by using bread made without yeast.
1 Cor 5: 6- 8 Neues
Leben
6 Es ist schlimm, dass ihr auf eure geistliche Reife
stolz seid und gleichzeitig so etwas zulasst. Erkennt ihr denn nicht, dass nach
kurzer Zeit alle in Mitleidenschaft gezogen werden, wenn ihr auch nur einen von
euch ungehindert sündigen lasst?
7 Entfernt diesen Mann aus eurer Mitte, damit ihr rein
bleibt. Denn Christus, unser Passahlamm, ist für uns geopfert worden.
8 Lasst uns das Fest feiern, aber nicht, indem wir das
alte Brot des Bösen und Schlechten essen, sondern das neue Brot5 der Reinheit
und Wahrheit.
Our Passover Lamb is Christ.... last Sunday.... the 10th
of Nissan.... is the day that the Passover lambs were selected........they
taken to be examined for the next four days....Just like Jesus presented
himself in the Temple to be examined by the people and the priests...
Finally after weeks of preparations.... it was
time.....turn with me please to Luke 22...
Luke
22:14- 16 NLT
14
When the time came, Jesus and the apostles sat down together at the table. 15
Jesus said, “I have been very eager to eat this Passover meal with you before
my suffering begins. 16 For I tell you now that I won’t eat this meal again
until its meaning is fulfilled in the Kingdom of God.”
Luke 22:14- 16 Neues
Leben
14 Als es so weit war, nahmen Jesus und die Jünger
miteinander am Tisch Platz.
15 Jesus sagte: »Ich habe mich sehr danach gesehnt,
dieses Passahmahl mit euch zu feiern, bevor mein Leiden beginnt.
16 Denn ich sage euch jetzt, ich werde es nicht wieder
essen, bis es sich im Reich Gottes erfüllt.«
The
Final Passover
At
the time of Jesus….here´s how it was celebrated....
Lighting
of the Candle.... done by the hostess of the feast.....
Prayer to begin the Celebration ( Maggie)
At the time of Jesus.... the Passover celebration had a
Seder.... That means …… an order or plan for the service...... We can see it in the
Gospels.... Luke 22
In Jesus day…… The Seder service already had a set order of prayers of thanksgiving
and ritual washings…… the first cup
Jesus
prayed over the cup
Blessed
are you O Lord Our God King of the Universe…..
Look at Luke 22: 17
LUKE
22: 17,18 NLT Neues Leben
17
Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, “Take this and divide it among
yourselves; 18 for I say to you,[b] I will not drink of the fruit of the vine
until the kingdom of God comes.”
17 Dann nahm er einen Becher mit Wein, und nachdem er
Gott dafür gedankt hatte, sagte er: »Nehmt ihn und teilt ihn unter euch.
18 Denn ich werde keinen Wein mehr trinken, bis das Reich
Gottes gekommen ist.«
4 cups of wine ……1 for each promise
First
cup- First promise
I
will free you from oppression
Jesus poured the first cup and then prayed.....
Prayer
over the wine
Jesus prayed like this..... Blessed are you "Oh LORD
our God .... King of the Universe"....who has given us the fruit of the
vine.... and commanded us to remember our deliverance from bondage...
There will be 4 cups of wine tonight in the service….....
each of the first four cups....... point
to the four promises that the LORD made in Exodus 6: 6- 8....
Exodus
6: 6- 8 NKJV
6
Therefore say to the children of Israel: ‘I am the LORD; I will bring you out
from under the burdens of the Egyptians, I will rescue you from their bondage,
and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments. 7 I
will take you as My people, and I will be your God. Then you shall know that I
am the LORD your God who brings you out from under the burdens of the
Egyptians. 8 And I will bring you into the land which I swore to give to
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and I will give it to you as a heritage: I am the
LORD.’”
Exodus 6: 6-8
Sch 2000
6 Darum sage den Kindern Israels: Ich bin der Herr, und
ich will euch aus den Lasten Ägyptens herausführen und will euch aus ihrer
Knechtschaft erretten und will euch erlösen3 durch einen ausgestreckten Arm und
durch große Gerichte.
7 Und ich will euch als mein Volk annehmen und will euer
Gott sein; und ihr sollt erkennen, daß ich, der Herr, euer Gott bin, der euch
aus den Lasten Ägyptens herausführt.
8 Und ich will euch in das Land bringen, um dessentwillen
ich meine Hand [zum Schwur] erhoben habe, daß ich es Abraham, Isaak und Jakob
gebe. Das will ich euch zum Besitz geben, ich, der Herr.
Now at the first
ceremonial washing.... Instead of washing only himself.... Jesus
demonstrated servant leadership..... he
taught the disciples every day he was with them to love and serve.... he washed
their feet...
Then the food was brought in....Jesus dipped bitter herbs
in salt water.... and they all ate some....
Then the food was removed.... the ritual questions were
asked....
WHY…… WHY……
and then the Story of the children of Israel was
told..... beginning with Abraham all the way up to the Exodus and the first
Passover.... the plagues were named one by one.... and a few drops of wine were
dropped.... onto a plate after each plague was said...
By the way..... in your own times of personal Bible
study..... look at Steven´s sermon in the book of Acts....Acts 6 and 7.....
Steven used this kind of telling....telling of the
history of redemption.... to preach the Gospel....that day when he was stoned
to death....
Tonight.... we will listen to the telling...... in the
form of a song.... El Shaddai
SONG
EL
SHADDAI
Then the food was brought back in..... and the symbolism
of the food to be eaten was explained.....
first.....the
three required foods
1.The
Lamb.....
perfect and spotless.... Just like Jesus
no broken bones....Just like Jesus
roasted with fire..... pure...refined...Just like Jesus
2.The
herbs....
bitter
bitterness of bondage.....for us
the bitterness of sin and death
3.The
unleavened bread...
prepared in haste....
no trace of defilement..... corruption..... souring...
preservation and purity from the defilement of sin….....
then at the time of Jesus two more had been added by
tradition....
The
salt water... It represented the bitter tears of slavery.....
The
Haroseth....
a mixture of dates and apples and nuts and spices...
to resemble the mud and straw.... used to make the bricks
for Pharaoh....
Second
Cup Second promise
I
will rescue you from slavery....
for us .... we are not only forgiven....
we are set free from bondage to sin.... it no longer has
control of our lives....Paul pointed to the same symbolism in Romans ....
Romans 6:6......we are no longer slaves to sin.....
We drink the
second cup.... second washing of the hands..... Then Jesus broke the bread and blessed it....
Prayer
of thanksgiving for the bread
Blessed are you "OH LORD Our GOD " who has
brought forth bread from the Earth....
Prayer of thanksgiving for the command to eat the
unleavened bread….
Prayer over the bread (
Maggie)
Blessed are you
"OH LORD Our GOD " who has commanded us to eat unleavened
bread.... which also they did for eight days after the Passover....celebrating
one great feast.....
The dipping of the sop.....
Recorded in John 13.....
Jesus put bitter herbs and the sweet mixture both on a
piece of bread and served each disciple..... It reminds me again of JESUS`
favorite phrase.... The son of man..... Jesus served the disciples….even though
His is LORD and Master…… As an example to us that we are to serve each other…..
The main meal was eaten.....the Third cup was poured.....
Third
Cup third promise
I
will redeem you...
This cup is called the cup of blessing.... or the cup of
redemption....We believe that this is the very cup.... JESUS changed into a
remembering of the great Passover Lamb.... the LAMB OF GOD..... Please notice
the parallel.....
The Lord God instituted the Passover as a way of
remembering his deliverance from Egypt...before he delivered them.....
Jesus instituted the Lords Supper as a way pf remembering
and honoring him...... before he died on the cross.....
Communion
At this time……. I would like for all of us to take
communion together
Turn with me to 1 Cor 11: 23-26....
1
Cor 11: 23-26 NLT
23
For I pass on to you what I received from the Lord himself. On the night when
he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread 24 and gave thanks to God for
it. Then he broke it in pieces and said, “This is my body, which is given for
you. Do this to remember me.” 25 In the same way, he took the cup of wine after
supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant between God and his people—an
agreement confirmed with my blood. Do this to remember me as often as you drink
it.” 26 For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are
announcing the Lord’s death until he comes again.
1 Cor 11: 23-26 Neues Leben
23 Das Folgende hat der Herr selbst gesagt, und ich gebe
es euch so weiter, wie ich es empfangen habe: In der Nacht, als er verraten
wurde, nahm Jesus, der Herr, einen Laib Brot,
24 und nachdem er Dank gesagt hatte, brach er ihn und
sprach: »Das ist mein Leib, der für euch hingegeben wird6. Tut das zur
Erinnerung an mich.«
25 Ebenso nahm er nach dem Abendmahl den Weinkelch und
sprach: »Dieser Kelch ist der neue Bund zwischen Gott und euch, besiegelt durch
mein Blut. Wann immer ihr daraus trinkt, tut es zur Erinnerung an mich.«
26 Denn jedes Mal, wenn ihr dieses Brot esst und aus
diesem Kelch trinkt, verkündet ihr den Tod des Herrn, bis er wiederkommt.
Communion as a family of believers
Prayer over the wine (Maggie)
Blessed art thou Oh Lord our God who has given us the
fruit of the vine….
Prayer for the Communion
Communion
and Worship song
Worthy is the Lamb / Würdig ist das Lamm?
4th
cup fourth promise
I will take you to myself..... you will be my people…..
5th
cup the cup of Elijah
The children checked the door looking for
Elijah.....because he was the forerunner of the messiah……John the Baptist was a
picture of this….. Elijah himself is coming again in the future…… just before
The Second coming OF Jesus at the end of time…..
Closing
songs Closing
prayer
Praise Adonai
So Gross ist der Herr/ How great is our God
