Sunday, September 27, 2020

The Passover

There are seven observances of the Passover recorded in the Bible.

1. The institution of the Passover in Egypt (Exodus 12).

2. The celebration in the wilderness (Numbers 9:1-14).

3. Kept by Joshua at Gilgal (Joshua 5:10-11).

4. Hezekiah’s great revival (2 Chronicles 30:15-22).

5. The time of Josiah’s reign, the last before the captivity (2 Chronicles 35:1-19).

6. The days of Ezra after the return of the Jewish remnant (Ezra 6:19-21).

7. The Lord with His disciples in the upper room (Matthew 26:19).

This seventh one was the last time, as there on that occasion the Lord instituted the supper for us. Just as Israel had a yearly memorial in keeping the Passover, so the Lord says to us, “This do in remembrance of Me … For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till He come” (1 Corinthians 11:24, 26).

For Israel it was once a year, for us the criteria is “as often.” Is it your joy, from week to week, to partake of the “Lord’s supper” (1 Corinthians 11:20)?