Follow Me - Lesson 51 - Part 1 - Passage

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The Lord’s PassoverMatthew 26:20, Mark 14: 17, Luke 22:14-16, and John 13:1

31 AD, April 22, Tuesday Evening (Nisan 14)

"Now before the Feast of the Passover, Jesus knowing that His hour had come that He should depart out of this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end. And when the hour had come He reclined at the table, and the apostles with Him. And He said to them, 'I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; for I say to you, I shall never again eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.'"

A. The Lord’s Passover: “The Last Supper”. The meal which Jesus ate with His disciples that night followed a ritual similar to that which the Jewish people still use today. The term for this ritual meal is “seder”, which means “order”. It is so called because there is a specific order of events which are followed in the partaking of the meal.

The Third CupMatthew 26:26-29 and Mark 14:22-25
"Motzi, Matzah” "And while they were eating, Jesus took some bread, and after a blessing, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, 'Take, eat; this is My body.' And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, 'Drink from it, all of you;' for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins. But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's kingdom."

A. Motzi, Matzah: The two original whole pieces of unleavened bread and the smaller piece which was saved from the first breaking (Yachatz) are brought out again, broken, and distributed to all.

B. The First Cup: During the meal five cups of wine are served to each individual. Each cup of wine with its accompanying Scripture symbolizes an expression of God’s redemption towards His people. The first is the Cup of Sanctification (Holiness) or Blessing which is expressed in Exodus 6:6 “I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, ...”

C. The Second Cup: The Cup of Judgment (Plagues) or Instruction which is expressed in Exodus 6:6 “I will deliver you from their bondage; ...”. Although not specifically mentioned in the Scriptures, the time of partaking of this cup fits in with Jesus’ actions regarding Judas, the betrayer. It should be noted that Jesus’ disciples had prepared the house for Passover by removing all leaven from it but they did so only in the physical sense. Jesus completed the spiritual side of this task prior to eating the meal. He did this by searching the hearts of his disciples and found that leaven (a representation of sin or Satan) existed in the heart of Judas. Then Jesus commanded Judas to go, thus purging the leaven from his house.

D. The Third Cup: The Cup of Blessing or Redemption which is expressed in Exodus 6:6 “I will also redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments.”

E. The Fourth Cup: The Fourth Cup. The Cup of Praise or Hope which is expressed in Exodus 6:7 “I will take you for My people, and I will be your God.”

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