The first Passover of Jesus Christ's Ministry:

Introduction:

Hello and good morning. How is everyone today? Last week we talk about the first miracle of Jesus Christ, this week we are going to be looking at the first Passover of Jesus Christ’s Ministry today. this Passover is a little bit different since was child. this is his first public appearance since his ministry begin.

Cleansing the Temple:

This kind of going to be interesting Passover because story of Jesus christ life is about when he made people run away from the temple because what they were doing in the temple Lets go ahead and turn in our Bibles to Jn 2:13-25. I am going to give a little brief history about the Passover. The Passover is something that happen to the Israelite people during their captivity in Egypt. What had happen was that the people of Israel had to put blood of the lamb around their doors when the Lord pass by during the last plague that affected Egypt. you can read more about this history in Ex 12:1-28. Now lets look at John 2 starting in verse 13.

John 2:13–25 NKJV

13 Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 And He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers doing business. 15 When He had made a whip of cords, He drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen, and poured out the changers’ money and overturned the tables. 16 And He said to those who sold doves, “Take these things away! Do not make My Father’s house a house of merchandise!” 17 Then His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for Your house has eaten Me up.” 18 So the Jews answered and said to Him, “What sign do You show to us, since You do these things?” 19 Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” 20 Then the Jews said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?” 21 But He was speaking of the temple of His body. 22 Therefore, when He had risen from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this to them; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had said. 23 Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name when they saw the signs which He did. 24 But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all men, 25 and had no need that anyone should testify of man, for He knew what was in man.