Messiah in the Passover

Passover is certainly the most important Biblical holiday for Christians. It also clearly pictures the redemption Jesus provided for our sin. The last meal Jesus ate with His disciples in the Upper Room was a Passover meal. It was during this Passover meal that Jesus took a piece of unleavened bread and a cup of the fruit of the vine and said to His disciples that these represented His body given in death and His blood shed for the remission of sins (Luke 22:19, 20). The Messiah used the story of the redemption from Egypt to illustrate the redemption Jesus provided for us on the cross. Having a Passover dinner, either in the church or in one’s home is a beautiful opportunity to celebrate the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus in its historical, New Testament setting as it was celebrated by the disciples with the Messiah. We can rejoice “For Christ our Passover lamb has been sacrificed for us” (1 Corinthians 5:7).