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We are continuing our journey through “Holy Week” with Jesus.
Today, we will be observing what took place on what many call “Maundy Thursday”, or “Holy Thursday”.
On the Thursday of Holy Week, Jesus observed Passover with disciples.
They sat; they ate; they reflected; and they learned.
If I had to pick one in particular event of Jesus’ last week, that brought everything together, this would be it.
There is so much that takes place at the Last Supper that fulfills prophecy, proves God’s love, and explains the importance of having a relationship with Christ!
This moment had to be one of the most surreal moments of all for the disciples.
The title of the message today is, “The Purpose of Passover”
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I love this text!
I want you to notice one particular phrase in v. 15.
Jesus said, “With fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you.”
Fervent in spirit, boil; with enthusiasm; with a heart full of devotion.
The word “fervent” (zeontes) means to be hot, to boil, to set aflame.
Jesus was burning with desire to have this meal!
This was no ordinary meal to Jesus.
It was something that He had longed in His heart to do.
He had been anticipating this moment and was ecstatic that the moment had finally come.
This causes us to ask the question, Why?
What was it about this particular meal that made it so special?
What was it about this moment that made it worth having a burning desire with anticipation?
I want to offer a few things that I think made this moment so special to Jesus, and therefore, what should make it so special to us!
A Passover of Remembrance
What is Passover?
What happened throughout history that caused this to be a mandated observance every single year?
I want to take just a few moments and explain the history behind this sacred observance so that we might be able to appreciate this fervent desire that Jesus had.
Passover is one of three feasts that the Lord commanded all of Israel to celebrate in Jerusalem: Passover, Shavuot (Pentecost), and Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles).
Passover was the first of these commanded by God to be observed and therefore is the oldest of all of their traditions.
It dates all of the way back to the Exodus of God’s people from Egypt.
During the time of Joseph, there was a famine in the land.
Joseph’s brothers come to Egypt to buy grain, and as events unfold, the entire family end up moving to the land of Goshen, which was a suburb of Egypt if you will.
As time went on, Joseph, his brothers, as well as the current Pharoah all pass away and new leadership is established.
The new leadership seen how God had blessed the Israelites and decided that they were no longer to be viewed as family, but rather as a threat.
Pharoah then enslaved the Israelites.
We must take a moment to try and picture this in our minds.
In order for us to grasp what this might have been like, we must think of something outside of what we have ever witnessed.
This bondage was worse than being a single mom or dad.
It was worse than being homeless.
It was worse than being disowned by our families.
It was worse than anything we might have imagined here in the modern-day USA.
The only modern-day thing I could imagine that might resemble this bondage would be a prisoner of war, or maybe even certain instances of slavery with a ruthless master.
These people were not their own.
They were forced to work for almost nothing.
They were given little to get the job done, but they were then punished when it wasn’t complete.
They were mistreated and beaten without cause, given little food to survive on, and even had their children murdered.
Could you imagine an individual of authority coming into your home, ripping your baby out of your arms, killing it right in front you, and knowing that there was absolutely nothing that you could do to stop it.
And if you did, you would be murdered also.
They lived this way for centuries.
They walked on pins and needles, they lived in constant fear, and they wondered why.
We are God’s people.
We have been faithful.
God brought us here to deliver us, and there was a time when we lived in peace and harmony with these people.
What happened?
Why do they hate us when we work so hard to provide them with essential goods?
What have we done?
Why is God allowing this?
But then came a day!
Then came a day when God sent a man into that place to deliver them from this bondage.
He walked straight into the courts of Pharoah, demanded that God’s people be set free, and Pharoah couldn’t touch him.
Pharoah was reluctant at first and would not adhere to God’s commands, so God sent a series of plagues upon Egypt to get his attention.
Pharoah was adamant to endure, but then came the tenth and final plague of God upon them.
God pulled Moses aside and instructed him to lead Israel in a sacred feast.
He told him to have each family sacrifice a lamb and cook it with fire.
During the sacrifice, each family was to take the blood of the animal that had been sacrificed and cover the doorposts of their homes with it.
They were to spread it along the sides and the top.
God told Moses that He was going to send an angel that night into the land and kill the firstborn of every household, man and beast.
God explained that the angel would “Pass Over” any house that had the blood applied.
If the blood had been applied to that home, their lives would be spared God’s judgment.
God did just as He said He would, and Pharoah got the picture.
God delivered them that night from bondage and it was a night to be remembered.
Therefore, the feast of Passover has been celebrated ever since.
It was a special moment.
It was a moment to reflect on where they once were and how God had delivered them from such evil.
It was a time to remember the blood and its significance.
Any home that had the blood applied was spared God’s final judgment.
It was a time set aside to celebrate their freedom!
It was a holy time, a sacred time, a precious time.
They would appreciate the time with their families on this night.
They would appreciate the niceties of life they were blessed with on this night.
They would bring their children in close and hug them tightly on this night.
They would bless the sacrifice that provided their freedom with its blood and be filled with thankfulness with each bite of supper.
It was a sacred day never to be forgotten.
A Passover of Revelation
Jesus burned with passion, eagerly awaiting this night, because there was something his disciples needed to know.
This sacred night was about to get that much more sacred.
This holy night was about to get that much more holy.
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