2001.04.1.02 Pesach Feasting For Freedom
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Pesach Feasting For Freedom

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2001.04.1.02 Pesach Feasting For Freedom

By Eddie Chumney

Hebraic Heritage Ministries International

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Email: chumney@hebroots.org  Web Site: http://hebroots.org

COMMENT

A few days ago we posted a message concerning the reasons why Easter is NOT an appropriate festival for true believers in Yahshua Messiah (Jesus Christ) to celebrate and that we should celebrate Passover or Pesach instead.

While I have understood this vaguely for a while, this year is the first time I have really felt convicted to make a real effort to celebrate Pesach (Passover) formally, last year I made a half hearted attempt to locate material on how to go about it but was not particularly successful from a Messianic as opposed to Jewish persepective. This year, some weeks ago I came across a reference to a site with details and this morning I was impressed to read what I had downloaded and share it with the list.

This teaching presents a comprehensive scriptural analysis of how Yahshua Messiah (Jesus Christ) fulfilled the Torah in terms of being the Passover [Pesach] Lamb of Yahweh (The Lord) and provides an outline of the meal itself.

It certainly established for me in a dynamic way the full extent to which Yahshua indeed fulfilled scripture in this area and I commend this teaching to you.

Pesach Feasting for Freedom

And ye shall observe this thing [Passover] for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever:.. And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service? that ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the Lord 's Passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt... (Exodus [Shemot] 12:24,26-27).

Exodus 12:24

24  "And you shall observe this thing as an ordinance for you and your sons forever. (NKJ)

Exodus 12:26‑27

26  "And it shall be, when your children say to you, 'What do you mean by this service?'

27  "that you shall say, 'It is the Passover sacrifice of the LORD, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt when He struck the Egyptians and delivered our households.'" So the people bowed their heads and worshiped. (NKJ)

Understanding the Passover (Pesach) Season

 

Yahweh declared Passover (Pesach) to be a permanent celebration for all eternity (Exodus [Shemot] 12:2,6,13-14).

Exodus 12:2

2    "This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you. (NKJ)

Exodus 12:6

6    'Now you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month. Then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at twilight. (NKJ)

Exodus 12:13‑14

13  'Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.

14  'So this day shall be to you a memorial; and you shall keep it as a feast to the LORD throughout your generations. You shall keep it as a feast by an everlasting ordinance. (NKJ)

Historically, Passover (Pesach) celebrates Yahweh's deliverance of the children of Israel from bondage in Egypt (Mitzrayim), where they were slaves to the Egyptians (Exodus [Shemot] 2:23-24; 6:5-8; 13:3,14).

Exodus 2:23‑24

23  Now it happened in the process of time that the king of Egypt died. Then the children of Israel groaned because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their cry came up to God because of the bondage.

24  So God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. (NKJ)

Exodus 6:5‑8

5    "And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel whom the Egyptians keep in bondage, and I have remembered My covenant.

6    "Therefore say to the children of Israel: 'I am the LORD; I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, I will rescue you from their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments.

7    'I will take you as My people, and I will be your God. Then you shall know that I am the LORD your God who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

8    'And I will bring you into the land which I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and I will give it to you as a heritage: I am the LORD.'" (NKJ)

Exodus 13:3

3    And Moses said to the people: "Remember this day in which you went out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out of this place. No leavened bread shall be eaten. (NKJ)

Exodus 13:14

14  "So it shall be, when your son asks you in time to come, saying, 'What is this?' that you shall say to him, 'By strength of hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. (NKJ)

The spiritual application that Yahweh wants us to understand is this: Egypt (Mitzrayim) is a type of the world and the world's system. Its ruler, Pharaoh, was a type of satan (Ha satan). The bondage people are in when they live according to the ways of the world's system is sin (John [Yochanan] 8:34).

John 8:34

34  Jesus answered them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin. (NKJ)

Historically, the children of Israel were delivered from the bondage in Egypt (Mitzrayim) by putting the blood of a lamb upon the doorposts of their houses (Exodus [Shemot] 12:2,6,13).

Exodus 12:2

2    "This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you. (NKJ)

Exodus 12:6

6    'Now you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month. Then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at twilight. (NKJ)

Exodus 12:13

13  'Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. (NKJ)

Spiritually, this is a picture of the Messiah Yahshua and how those who believe in Him are delivered from the bondages of sin and the rule of satan (Ha satan) in their lives. Yahshua is the Lamb of Yahweh (John [Yochanan] 1:29).

John 1:29

29  The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! (NKJ)

Yahshua is also our Passover (Pesach) (1 Corinthians 5:7).

1 Corinthians 5:7

7    Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. (NKJ)

Those who follow Yahshua are the house of Yahweh (Hebrews 3:6; 1 Peter [Kefa] 2:5).

Hebrews 3:6

6    but Christ as a Son over His own house, whose house we are if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end. (NKJ)

1 Peter 2:5

5    you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. (NKJ)

The doorposts are our hearts. It is only through trusting by faith (emunah) in the shed blood of Yahshua (Jesus), our Passover (Pesach), that we are free from the bondage of sin (Galatians 4:3-5,9; 5:1; 2 Peter [Kefa] 2:19).

Galatians 4:3‑5

3    Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world.

4    But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

5    to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. (NKJ)

Galatians 4:9

9    But now after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which you desire again to be in bondage? (NKJ)

Galatians 5:1

1    Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. (NKJ)

2 Peter 2:19

19  While they promise them liberty, they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by whom a person is overcome, by him also he is brought into bondage. (NKJ)

This is because the blood of Yahshua redeems us from sin (Leviticus [Vayikra] 17:11; Ephesians 1:7; Colossians 1:14; 1 Peter [Kefa] 1:18-19; 1 John [Yochanan] 1:7; Revelation 1:5).

Leviticus 17:11

11  'For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.' (NKJ)

Ephesians 1:7

7    In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace (NKJ)

Colossians 1:14

14  in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins. (NKJ)

1 Peter 1:18‑19

18  knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers,

19  but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. (NKJ)

1 John 1:7

7    But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. (NKJ)

Revelation 1:5

5    and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, (NKJ)

During Passover (Pesach), the head of each household was to take a lamb of the first year on the tenth day of the first month known as Nisan and set it aside until the fourteenth day (Exodus [Shemot] 12:3-6).

Exodus 12:3‑6

3    "Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying: 'On the tenth day of this month every man shall take for himself a lamb, according to the house of his father, a lamb for a household.

4    'And if the household is too small for the lamb, let him and his neighbor next to his house take it according to the number of the persons; according to each man's need you shall make your count for the lamb.

5    'Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats.

6    'Now you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month. Then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at twilight. (NKJ)

In the evening of the fourteenth day, at exactly 3:00 p.m., the lamb was to be killed (Exodus [Shemot] 12:6). The blood of the lamb was to be sprinkled on the lintel and two side posts of the household door. The lamb was to be roasted with fire, with bitter herbs, and with unleavened bread, and the entire household was to feast upon the body of the lamb (Exodus [Shemot] 12:7-8).

Exodus 12:7‑8

7    'And they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses where they eat it.

8    'Then they shall eat the flesh on that night; roasted in fire, with unleavened bread and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. (NKJ)

The people were instructed by Yahweh to eat the lamb with haste and to be dressed and ready to leave Egypt (Mitzrayim) at the midnight hour. This would be the fifteenth day of Nisan (Exodus [Shemot] 12:10-11).

Exodus 12:10‑11

10  'You shall let none of it remain until morning, and what remains of it until morning you shall burn with fire.

11  'And thus you shall eat it: with a belt on your waist, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. So you shall eat it in haste. It is the LORD'S Passover. (NKJ)

At midnight on that fateful evening in Egypt, the death angel passed through the land. Every house that did not have the token of the blood on the doorposts and lintel suffered the judgment of Yahweh (Exodus [Shemot] 12:12-15).

Exodus 12:12‑15

12  'For I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.

13  'Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.

14  'So this day shall be to you a memorial; and you shall keep it as a feast to the LORD throughout your generations. You shall keep it as a feast by an everlasting ordinance.

15  'Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. On the first day you shall remove leaven from your houses. For whoever eats leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that person shall be cut off from Israel. (NKJ)

The Hebrew word for Passover is Pesach, which means "to pass or hover over." This word speaks to us about two things. First, it shows the passing over in judgment from death and sin to life in Yahshua. Second, it tells us about allowing, by faith (emunah), the blood of Yahshua to hover over our lives and give us divine protection from the evil one (Ha satan).God's Commandments (Mitzvot) for Passover (Pesach)1.         Passover was the beginning of months (Exodus [Shemot] 12:2).

Exodus 12:2

2    "This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you. (NKJ)

Spiritual Application (Halacha). Nisan is the first month of the religious calendar. Receiving Yahshua into our lives is the beginning of a New Covenant (Brit Hadashah) relationship with Yahweh (Jeremiah [Yermiyahu] 31:31-33; John [Yochanan] 3:5-7; Romans 6:1-4; 2 Corinthians 5:17).

Jeremiah 31:31‑33

31  "Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah‑‑

32  "not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, though I was a husband to them, says the LORD.

33  "But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. (NKJ)

John 3:5‑7

5    Jesus answered, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

6    "That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

7    "Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born again.' (NKJ)

Romans 6:1‑4

1    What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound?

2    Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?

3    Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?

4    Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. (NKJ)

2 Corinthians 5:17

17  Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. (NKJ)

Passover is the first of the feasts. Likewise, repenting of our sins (teshuvah) and believing in the shed blood of Yahshua is our first step in our walk (halacha) with Yahweh.

2) The lamb was hidden for four days (Exodus [Shemot] 12:3,6).

Exodus 12:3

3    "Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying: 'On the tenth day of this month every man shall take for himself a lamb, according to the house of his father, a lamb for a household. (NKJ)

Exodus 12:6

6    'Now you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month. Then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at twilight. (NKJ)

Messianic Fulfilment. Yahweh commanded Israel to take a lamb on the tenth day of Nisan and set it aside until the fourteenth day. These four days were fulfilled by Yahshua during the Passover (Pesach) week. Remember, Yahshua is the Lamb of Yahweh (John [Yochanan] 1:29). He entered Jerusalem (Yerushalayim) and went to the temple (Beit HaMikdash), which was the house of Yahweh, and went on public display there for four days from Nisan 10 to Nisan 14 (Matthew [Mattityahu] 21:1,9-12,17-18,23; 24:1,3; 26:1-5).

Matthew 21:1

1    Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, (NKJ)

Matthew 21:9‑12

9    Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: "Hosanna to the Son of David! 'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!' Hosanna in the highest!"

10  And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, "Who is this?"

11  So the multitudes said, "This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee."

12  Then Jesus went into the temple of God and drove out all those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. (NKJ)

Matthew 21:17‑18

17  Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, and He lodged there.

18  Now in the morning, as He returned to the city, He was hungry. (NKJ)

Matthew 21:23

23  Now when He came into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people confronted Him as He was teaching, and said, "By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority?" (NKJ)

Matthew 24:1

1    Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple. (NKJ)

Matthew 24:3

3    Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?" (NKJ)

Matthew 26:1‑5

1    Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, that He said to His disciples,

2    "You know that after two days is the Passover, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified."

3    Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people assembled at the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

4    and plotted to take Jesus by trickery and kill Him.

5    But they said, "Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people." (NKJ)

Eschatologically, these four days that the lamb was hidden is prophetic of the people's expectations that the Messiah would come 4,000 years from the creation of Adam as part of the 7,000 year plan of Yahweh to redeem both man and the earth back to how things were in the Garden of Eden (Gan Eden) (Mishnah, San Hedrin 97-98). These four days are prophetic of the Messiah Yahshua being hid from the world and not coming to earth for four days or 4,000 years from the creation of Adam. A day is understood to be prophetic of a thousand years, based upon Psalm (Tehillim) 90:4 and Second Peter (Kefa) 3:8.

Psalm 90:4

4    For a thousand years in Your sight are like yesterday when it is past, and like a watch in the night. (NKJ)

2 Peter 3:8

8    But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. (NKJ)

Linking Psalm 90:4 to each day in creation, Yahweh ordained each day in creation to be prophetic of a thousand years of time and the entire redemption to take 7,000 years to complete from the fall of man in the Garden of Eden (Genesis [Bereishit] 1:1,5,8,13,19,23,31; 2:1-3).

Genesis 1:1

1    In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. (NKJ)

Genesis 1:5

5    God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day. (NKJ)

Genesis 1:8

8    And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day. (NKJ)

Genesis 1:13

13  So the evening and the morning were the third day. (NKJ)

Genesis 1:19

19  So the evening and the morning were the fourth day. (NKJ)

Genesis 1:23

23  So the evening and the morning were the fifth day. (NKJ)

Genesis 1:31

31  Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day. (NKJ)

Genesis 2:1‑3

1    Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the host of them, were finished.

2    And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.

3    Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made. (NKJ)

3) The lamb was to be without blemish (Exodus [Shemot] 12:5).

Exodus 12:5

5    'Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats. (NKJ)

Messianic Fulfillment. Yahshua was the Lamb of Yahweh (John [Yochanan] 1:29) without spot or blemish (1 Peter [Kefa] 1:18‑20).

John 1:29

29  The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! (NKJ)

1 Peter 1:18‑20

18  knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers,

19  but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.

20  He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you (NKJ)

During the crucifixion week, Yahshua was examined by many in fulfilling this Scripture, including:

a) The chief priests and elders (Matthew [Mattityahu] 21:23)

b) Pilate (Matthew [Mattityahu] 27:1-2,11-14,17-26)

a) Herod (Luke 23:6-12)

b) Annas the high priest (Cohen HaGadol) (Luke 3:2; John [Yochanan] 18:13,24)

c) Caiaphas the high priest (John [Yochanan] 11:49-53; 18:13-14,19-24,28)

d) Judas (Matthew [Mattityahu] 27:3-10)

e) The centurion (Matthew [Mattityahu] 27:54)

f) The repentant thief (Luke 23:39-43).

When we examine Yahshua, we must conclude also that He was without blot or blemish.

4) The lamb was of the first year (Exodus [Shemot] 11:4-7; 12:5).Spiritual Application (Halacha). Yahweh always distinguishes between the believers and the world (Exodus [Shemot] 12:29-30). This can be seen in the examples that follow. The firstborn of both man and beast was to be set aside and given to Yahweh (Exodus [Shemot] 13:2,11-13). The theme of the firstborn runs throughout the Bible. Cain was set aside for Abel (Genesis [Bereishit] 4:1-8); Ishmael for Isaac (Yitzchak) (Genesis [Bereishit] 16:1,11-12,15; 17:17-19); Esau for Jacob (Ya'akov) (Genesis [Bereishit] 25:19-26; Romans 9:8-13); and Egypt (Mitzrayim) for Israel.

Spiritually, Yahweh gave us these examples to teach us that the firstborn after the flesh (that which is natural) is set aside to bring forth the firstborn after the spirit (that which is spiritual). In this process, Yahweh distinguishes between the first or natural birth and the second or spiritual birth. The first birth constitutes us as sinners and the second birth makes us believers and children of Yahweh (John [Yochanan] 1:12; 3:1-7; Romans 9:8-13; 1 Corinthians 15:22; 15:45-47).Messianic Fulfillment. Yahshua was the firstborn of Mary (Miryam) naturally, and the firstborn of Yahweh spiritually (Matthew [Mattityahu] 1:21-25; Romans 8:29; Colossians 1:15,18; Revelation 3:14).

5) It is a male (Exodus [Shemot] 12:5).Spiritual Application (Halacha). It was through one man's sin that sin came into the world (Romans 5:12; 1 Timothy 2:12-14). Because Adam, the first male, sinned, so a male, Yahshua, must die to atone for that sin (Romans 5:17-19).

6) It is a lamb for a house (Exodus [Shemot] 12:3-4).Spiritual Application (Halacha). Yahweh's intention was that all (households) experience salvation. The lamb was a lamb for the house. By believing in the Messiah Yahshua, we become members of the household of faith (Galatians 6:10; Ephesians 2:19). Salvation for a household is available to all who believe in the Messiah, Yahshua, the Lamb of Yahweh (Genesis [Bereishit] 7:1; 18:16-19; Joshua [Yehoshua] 24:15; John [Yochanan] 4:46-54; Luke 19:5-10; Acts 16:15,31; 18:3,8).Messianic Fulfillment. There is a progressive revelation of the Lamb in the Bible. First, there is a lamb for a house (Exodus [Shemot] 12:3-4; second, a lamb for a nation (John [Yochanan] 11:49-52); and finally, a lamb for the world (John [Yochanan] 1:29).Genesis (Bereishit) 22 is known in Hebrew as the Akeidah, or the binding of the sacrifice. In Genesis (Bereishit) 22:7, Isaac (Yitzchak) asked, "Where is the lamb?" The lamb that Isaac (Yitzchak) asked about is Yahshua (Isaiah [Yeshayahu] 53:7).

7) A Passover (Pesach) lamb was to be killed between the evenings (Exodus [Shemot] 12:6). The biblical day goes from evening to evening, from sundown to sundown, which is roughly 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Genesis [Bereishit] 1:5,8,13,19,23,31). The day (6:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.) is divided into two 12-hour periods. The evening runs from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. The morning runs from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Each 12-hour period is divided into two smaller portions. From 6:00 a.m. to noon is the morning part of the day. From noon to 6:00 p.m. is the evening part of the day. The phrase, "between the evening" (from Exodus [Shemot] 12:6) refers to the period of the day that goes from noon to 6:00 p.m., which is exactly 3:00 p.m. This would be the ninth hour of the day, counting from 6:00 a.m.

The Biblical Day   Evening       Morning|---------------------------|---------------------------|6 p.m.      6 a.m.       6 p.m. Morning   Evening|--------------|------------|6 a.m.  Noon  6 p.m.|---------------------|-----|6 a.m.    3 p.m. 6 p.m.|---------------------|The 9th hour of the day = 3 p.m. Messianic Fulfillment. Yahshua died at the ninth hour of the day (Matthew [Mattityahu] 27:45-50). This would be exactly 3:00 p.m. (the ninth hour, counting from 6:00 a.m.).

8) The whole assembly shall kill it (Exodus [Shemot] 12:6). Spiritual Application (Halacha). Every person who has ever lived on planet Earth and sinned is guilty of killing Yahshua because He died for all sinners (Romans 3:10,23). No human being had the power to take His life (John [Yochanan] 10:17-18). Therefore, Yahshua laid down His life for us by His own free will. There has been a misplaced accusation over the years that the Jews were the people who killed Yahshua. As a result, they have suffered horrendously over the centuries. To my beloved Jewish friends who are reading this book, I ask you with sincere repentance (teshuvah): Please forgive those who are ignorant of the truth. The truth is that I killed Yahshua, as did everyone who ever lived on planet Earth, because He died for my sins! (Romans 5:8,12) Messianic Fulfillment. A whole congregation of people was involved in the death of Yahshua. The Gospels of Matthew (Mattityahu), Mark, Luke, and John (Yochanan) show how the Sanhedrin, the priests, the Romans, and the people of Israel all clamored for the crucifixion of Yahshua and for His blood to be shed (Matthew [Mattityahu] 27:17,20-22,25; Acts 4:26-28).

9) The blood must be applied to the door (Exodus [Shemot] 12:7,13,22). Spiritual Application (Halacha). Those who believe in the Messiah are the house of Yahweh (Ephesians 2:19; I Timothy 3:15; Hebrews 3:6). The only way into the house of Yahweh is through the shed blood of the Messiah Yahshua, who is the Door (John [Yochanan] 10:7-9).

10) The body of the lamb must be eaten (Exodus [Shemot] 12:8-10). Spiritual Application (Halacha). Both the body and blood of the lamb speak of the body and blood of Yahshua (Matthew [Mattityahu] 26:26-28). We spiritually eat of the body of the Lamb (Yahshua) when we eat of His body (today represented by the bread), which spiritually is the Word of Yahweh (Luke 11:3; 4:4). By following the Word of Yahweh and obeying the commandments (mitzvot) of Yahweh with sincerity of heart, we eat (spiritually) of His body.(a) It must be eaten the same night (Exodus [Shemot] 12:8). Yahshua was crucified, suffered, and died the same night.

a) It must be eaten with unleavened bread (Exodus [Shemot] 12:8). Leaven speaks of sin (1 Corinthians 5:6-8). Unleavened bread is without sin. As believers, we are instructed to live holy (unleavened) lives before Yahweh (Leviticus [Vayikra] 11:44; 19:2; 1 Peter [Kefa] 1:15-16).

b) It must be eaten with bitter herbs (Exodus [Shemot] 12:8). Spiritual Application (Halacha). To those who have accepted the Messiah into their lives, bitter herbs speak of two things. First, they speak of the bondage and burdens we experience while living in this world (a type of Egypt) before we accepted Yahshua into our lives. This burden of sin is placed on us by satan (Ha satan) when we yield to his lies and deception, and then sin because of our own evil desires. Second, the bitter herbs speak of the bitter things that come into our lives after we accept Yahshua and attempt to follow Him on a daily basis. Messianic Fulfillment. For Yahshua, dying on the tree was a bitter experience because He had to pay for man's sin with His sinless life.

c) The lamb must be roasted in fire (Exodus [Shemot] 12:8). Spiritual Application (Halacha). Fire speaks of judgment, refining, and purification. Our faith (emunah) is judged and tested by fire so it can be refined and purified and come forth as pure gold (Zechariah 13:9; James [Ya'akov] 1:12; 1 Peter [Kefa] 1:7; Revelation 3:18).

d) It must not be sodden with water. The gospel (basar) of Yahshua must not be watered down (Mark 7:9,13; 2 Timothy 3:5).

e) The head, legs, and other parts of the lamb must be eaten. Spiritual Application (Halacha). Those who believe in Yahshua must feed on the mind of Yahshua (Philippians 2:5; 1 Corinthians 2:16; Romans 12:2; Ephesians 4:21-23; Hebrews 8:10). The legs speak of our walk (halacha) (Colossians 2:6). How are the believers in Yahshua to walk? (See Romans 6:4; 8:1,4; 2 Corinthians 5:7; Galatians 5:16; Ephesians 2:10; 5:2,8; Colossians 1:10, 4:5; 1 Thessalonians 4:1; 1 John [Yochanan] 1:7; 2 John 1:6; 3 John 1:4.)

11. The lamb must be eaten in haste (Exodus [Shemot] 12:11). Spiritual Application (Halacha). Bible believers must be quick to leave Egypt (the influences of the world) and run toward the life that is in the Messiah (Luke 19:5-6).

a) It must be eaten with our loins girded (Exodus [Shemot] 12:11). Our loins being girded speaks about our hearts' desire to eagerly serve and obey Yahweh. Our spiritual loins are the truth of the Word of Yahweh (Ephesians 6:14). Scriptures that speak about our loins being girded include the following: First Kings (Melachim) 18:46; Second Kings (Melachim) 4:29; 9:1; Jeremiah (Yermiyahu) 1:17; Luke 12:35; Ephesians 6:14; First Peter (Kefa) 1:13.

b) Shoes must be on our feet (Exodus [Shemot] 12:11). Shoes on our feet speaks about our walk with God. Scriptures that speak about shoes being on our feet include the following: Isaiah [Yeshayahu] 52:7; Nahum [Nachum] 1:15; Romans 10:15; Ephesians 6:15.

c) A staff must be in our hand (Exodus [Shemot] 12:11). A staff in our hand speaks about the believer's authority in the Kingdom of Yahweh by the name of Yahshua (Matthew [Mattityahu] 28:18-20). Scriptures that speak about a staff being in our hand include the following: Genesis (Bereishit) 38:17-18; Exodus (Shemot) 14:16; Judges (Shoftim) 6:21; First Samuel (Sh 'muwel) 17:39-40; Second Samuel (Sh 'muwel) 3:29; Second Kings (Melachim) 4:29; 18:21; Psalm (Tehillim) 23:4; Isaiah (Yeshayahu) 10:24; 14:5; Mark 6:7-8.

12. It is the L-rd's Passover (Exodus [Shemot] 12:11). Spiritual Application (Halacha). If we follow Yahshua with all of our hearts, we will pass from death to life, and from judgment to divine protection (John [Yochanan] 5:24; 1 John [Yochanan] 3:14; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Psalm [Tehillim] 91).

13. It is a memorial (Exodus [Shemot] 12:14; Luke 22:1,7-8, 13-15,19). Spiritual Application (Halacha). Passover (Pesach) is a memorial or a remembrance (Luke 22:1,7-8,13-15,19). There are two elements of remembrance:

a) Yahweh remembers us (Genesis [Bereishit] 8:1; 9:1, 5-16; 19:29; 30:22; Exodus [Shemot] 2:24-25; 3:1; 6:2,5; 32:1-3,7,11,13-14; Leviticus [Vayikra] 26:14,31-33,38-45; Numbers [Bamidbar] 10:1-2,9; Psalm [Tehillim] 105:7-8,42-43; 112:6). In fact, Yahweh has a book of remembrance (Exodus [Shemot] 32:32-33; Malachi 3:16-18; Revelation 3:5; 20:11-15; 21:1,27).

b) We must remember Yahweh (Exodus [Shemot] 13:3; 20:8; Deuteronomy [Devarim] 7:17-19; 8:18; 16:3; Numbers [Bamidbar] 15:37-41).

c) It is to be observed at the going down of the sun (Deuteronomy [Devarim] 16:2,6). This was fulfilled by Yahshua at His crucifixion (Matthew [Mattityahu] 27:45-46).

d) It is the place where Yahweh would put His name (Deuteronomy [Devarim] 16:2,6).Messianic Fulfillment. The place where Yahweh has put His name is Jerusalem (Yerushalayim) (2 Kings [Melachim] 21:4). Yahshua was crucified in Jerusalem (Yerushalayim).

e) Not a bone of the lamb was to be broken (Exodus [Shemot] 12:43‑46). Messianic Fulfillment. Not a bone of Yahshua was broken on the tree (John [Yochanan] 19:33).

f) There was to be an explanation of the service (Exodus [Shemot] 12:25-28). Messianic Fulfillment. Yahshua explained each part of the Passover (Pesach) as He did the service (Luke 22:14-20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26).

g) The Egyptians were spoiled at the Exodus (Exodus [Shemot] 12:31‑36). Messianic Fulfillment. Satan was spoiled when Yahshua entered hell and rose again (Colossians 2:15).

h) You must be circumcised to eat the Passover (Exodus [Shemot] 12:48; Joshua [Yehoshua] 5:2-10). Spiritual Application (Halacha). The physical act of circumcision was only a picture of the inward or spiritual circumcision that Yahweh wanted us to have (Romans 2:28-29; 1 Corinthians 15:46; 2 Corinthians 4:18). God has always desired for His people to be circumcised in the heart (Deuteronomy [Devarim] 10:12-16; 1 Corinthians 7:18-19; Galatians 2:3; 5:2-3; 6:12-15; Ephesians 2:11-13).

i) The Passover (Pesach) feast was to be a holy convocation, and no work was to be done (Exodus [Shemot] 12:16). Spiritual Application (Halacha). A believer finds true rest in ceasing from his own works and resting in the finished work of Yahshua, Yahweh's Passover (Pesach) Lamb (Genesis [Bereishit] 2:1-2; Matthew [Mattityahu] 11:28-30; John [Yochanan] 17:1-4; 19:30; Hebrews 3:14-19; 4:1-10).

j) The Passover (Pesach) must be killed outside the gates of the city (Deuteronomy [Devarim] 16:5). Messianic Fulfillment. Yahshua was crucified outside of the city walls of Jerusalem (Yerushalayim) at a place called Golgotha (John [Yochanan] 19:16-19; Hebrews 13:10-13).

k) There is healing power in the lamb (Exodus [Shemot] 15:26).Messianic Fulfillment. Yahshua is the Healer sent from Yahweh (Psalm [Tehillim] 105:36-38; Isaiah [Yeshayahu] 53:1-5; 1 Peter [Kefa] 2:24; 1 Corinthians 11:26-30).

l) The Exodus was on eagle's wings (Exodus [Shemot] 19:4). Scriptures associated with this are Deuteronomy (Devarim) 32:9-13; Isaiah (Yeshayahu) 31:5; 40:31; Luke 17:33-37; Revelation 12:6,14.

m) They sang a song of rejoicing to the L-rd (Exodus [Shemot] 15:1,19-21).Spiritual Application (Halacha). Whenever a believer experiences and understands the meaning of Passover (Pesach), there is a spirit of rejoicing to the L-rd for his or her deliverance from sin, and for experiencing the newness of life in the Messiah. Note: The Passover Seder, which is the service and meal that celebrates the Passover, always ends with songs of rejoicing and the declaration: Next year in Jerusalem! This can be seen in Mark 14:26.

n) Israel is the firstborn of Yahweh (Exodus [Shemot] 4:22-23). Spiritual Application (Halacha). All those who accept the Messiah Yahshua are called the firstborn of Yahweh even as Yahshua is called the firstborn of Yahweh (Romans 8:29; Colossians 1:15,18; Hebrews 12:22-24).'Did Yahshua have a Passover Meal? Today there are 15 steps in the Passover Seder. In order to understand if Yahshua had a Passover Seder, we need to know what is done during a Passover Seder. Therefore, I will list the 15 steps to the Passover Seder and explain what is done in each part. By doing this, we can determine if Yahshua had a Passover Seder prior to His crucifixion. Before I begin to explain the 15 steps to the Passover Seder, I would like to comment on one aspect of it. During the Seder, a cup of wine is brought forth with this blessing: "Blessed are You, L-rd our Yahweh, King of the Universe, who creates the fruit of the vine." During the Feast of Passover (Pesach), Yahshua said, "I am the true vine" (John [Yochanan] 15:1). Isaiah (Yeshayahu) tells us that Yahweh had a vineyard and that vineyard was Israel (Isaiah [Yeshayahu] 5:7). The choice vine planted in the vineyard was the Messiah (Isaiah [Yeshayahu] 5:2).

THE SEDER SERVICE

a)  Kaddesh and the first cup. During the Kaddesh, the first of four cups of wine is blessed and drunk. This first cup of wine is called the cup of sanctification. Before the wine is drunk, a blessing is recited: "Blessed are You, L-rd our Yahweh, King of the Universe, who creates the fruit of the vine."

U-r'chatz (the washing of hands).No blessing is recited.

Karpas (this word means "parsley, green herbs"). This refers to the place in the Seder when the celebrants dip a green vegetable in salt water and eat it (John [Yochanan] 13:26-27). The oldest will sit on the left side of the table and will dip the sop. From this, we can conclude that Judas was the oldest disciple. The youngest will sit on the right side of the table. Benjamin (Benyamin) was the youngest of Jacob's (Ya'akov's) sons. Benjamin means "son of my right hand" in Hebrew.

Yachatz (the breaking of the bread). The middle piece of three pieces of bread, or matzot, is ceremonially broken in two. Matzah (plural is matzot) is unleavened bread. The larger piece is wrapped in a napkin and set aside as the afikomen, the matzah that is eaten at the end of the meal. This can be seen in Luke 22:19.

The Maggid (the telling of the story of the Exodus). The Maggid concludes with the second cup of wine, which is called the cup of wrath. Yahshua partook of this second cup at the Garden of Gethsemane (Luke 22:42-44). In telling the story of the Exodus, each person is to see the Exodus as if Yahweh personally redeemed them! This is based upon Exodus (Shemot) 13:8.

Rachtzah (the washing of hands with a blessing).

Motzi (the blessing over bread).The blessing over the bread is as follows: "Blessed are You, L-rd our Yahweh, King of the Universe, who brings forth the bread from the earth." This blessing is a prophecy of the resurrection of the Messiah from the earth because He is the believer's bread (John [Yochanan] 6:47-51). Yahweh brought forth the bread (Yahshua) from the earth following His death (Acts 2:31-33).

Matzah (the Matzah is blessed and eaten). In John (Yochanan) 13:23, we can see that the disciples were leaning or reclining. Passover (Pesach) is called the season of our freedom. On this day, you are freed from the slavery of Egypt (Mitzrayim), symbolizing the bondage of sin, and you are seen as a king. Kings traditionally recline at their meals, and so celebrants reclined during portions of the Passover Seder. The believers in Yahshua are kings and priests before Yahweh (Revelation 1:6; 5:10).

Maror (bitter herbs are blessed and eaten). Maror is bitter herbs. These bitter herbs are symbolized by romaine lettuce and horseradish.

Korech (the matzah and maror are eaten together).

Shulchan Orech (the meal is eaten).

Tzafun (the afikomen that was hidden is found, ransomed, and then eaten).

Barech (grace after meals). At the conclusion of Barech, the blessing for wine is recited over the third cup. Then the cup is drunk. This is the cup of redemption (Luke 22:20; l Corinthians 10:16).

Hallel Psalms (Tehillim) 115-118 are chanted in special praise to Yahweh. The fourth cup is now filled, and a door is opened for Elijah (Eliyahu) to enter and proclaim the coming of Messiah.

Nirtzah (all is finished).

A final song is sung and ends with the phrase, Next Year in Jerusalem! This can be seen in Matthew 26:30 and Mark 14:26.

Yahshua ate the Passover (Luke 22:15). This Scripture passage refers specifically to the Lamb. Frequently, there were two sacrifices during the Feast of Passover. One lamb is the Passover lamb and the other lamb is called the haggigah or peace offering. These sacrifices are referred to in Deuteronomy (Devarim) 16:2 where Yahweh required that the sacrifice be from both the flock and the herd. This was interpreted to mean that two sacrifices were needed. The Haggigah (the additional lamb) was offered in addition to the Pesach (the Passover lamb).

The Pesach was required, but the Haggigah was not because it was a freewill offering. During the days of Yahshua, in order to have a Seder, you needed to register at a rabbinical court in the temple (Beit HaMikdash), and you must have at least 10 and no more than 20 people. Each group of pilgrims who came to Jerusalem (Yerushalayim had one representative carrying a lamb without spot or blemish (Exodus [Shemot] 12:4-5).

An assembly of at least 10 people (known in Hebrew as a minyan) was required to participate in the ceremony. Each group of people entered the temple (Beit HaMikdash) with their lamb. They were instructed, "You must slay the lamb, not the priests." The priests caught the blood and ministered the blood according to the Scriptures. The only place where a Passover (Pesach) lamb could be killed was in Jerusalem (Yerushalayim). Therefore, those who couldn't come to Jerusalem (Yerushalayim) to keep the Passover (Pesach), but still wanted to keep the meal, would have to have a substitute for the Passover (Pesach) lamb. That substitute was the shankbone of a lamb. It has a special name in Hebrew: zeroah, or arm.

Yahshua was referred to as the zeroah or arm of the L-rd in Isaiah (Yeshayahu) 53:1. The shankbone or zeroah will be a remembrance of the lamb that was slain. The Passover (Pesach) requirement is that you must eat until you are full. The entire lamb must be consumed before midnight on the fifteenth of Nisan. If you had only 10 people, you would not want to have two lambs because they could not be totally eaten in time. This would violate the commandment (mitzvah) that the lamb was to be eaten before midnight (Exodus [Shemot] 12:8). If you had 20 people, one lamb would not be enough to make everyone full, and this would also violate the commandment (mitzvah) given by Yahweh. Therefore, if you had 20 people, you would need two lambs. Once again, Yahshua ate the Passover (Luke 22:15).

You can have a Seder without a Pesach (or Passover lamb), but you cannot have a lamb without a Seder. Also, since Yahshua was the Passover Lamb of Yahweh (John [Yochanan] 1:29), He had to come to Jerusalem (Yerushalayim) from Bethany not only to be the Passover (Pesach) lamb, but also for the Seder (Mark 14:3,12-16).

So, Yahshua was having a Passover lamb (Luke 22:15), and it was a Seder. Today, there is no temple (Beit HaMikdash), so the Passover Seder is held on the fifteenth or sixteenth of Nisan. The Seder on the fifteenth is called the First Seder, and the Seder on the sixteenth is called the Second Seder. In Mark 14:12, it is written, "And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the Passover [the Pesach lamb]...." The word translated as first is the Greek word protos, which means "before, earlier, and preceding."

Because there was a temple (Beit HaMikdash) in Jerusalem (Yerushalayim) in the days of Yahshua, the First Seder would be on the fourteenth of Nisan, and the Second Seder on the fifteenth. The Seder could be held on either night. Yahshua had His Passover (Pesach) Seder by midnight on the fourteenth of Nisan (remember that the fourteenth of Nisan begins at sundown, which is roughly six hours prior to midnight), and was crucified the next afternoon at 3:00 p.m., which is still the fourteenth of Nisan. The high priest (Cohen HaGadol) kills the Passover (Pesach) lamb for the nation of Israel at 3:00 p.m. on the fourteenth of Nisan. At sundown, the fifteenth begins, so Yahshua would have to eat His Passover lamb by midnight of the fourteenth of Nisan, which is prior to the time that the high priest kills the Passover lamb for the nation. To further prove this, in John (Yochanan) 18:28, when Yahshua was brought before Pilate, Caiaphas the high priest (Cohen HaGadol) wouldn't enter the judgment hall of the Gentile ruler because he would be defiled and couldn't eat the Passover lamb.

So, this event must have taken place on the morning of the fourteenth of Nisan because the high priest had not yet eaten the Passover. If he was defiled, he would be defiled for one day. Since Yahshua had already eaten the Passover by the time He was seized and taken before Caiaphas and Pilate, He had to have eaten the Passover with the disciples on the evening of the fourteenth. Thus, we can see how Yahshua ate a Passover meal and could still fulfill being the Passover Lamb of Yahweh by being killed at 3:00 p.m. on the fourteenth of Nisan.

The Bread and Cups of the Passover Seder During the celebration of Pesach, three cakes of unleavened bread (matzot) are placed one upon another, with a napkin between each cake. At a certain point in the Seder service, the middle cake, known as the afikomen, or "that which come after," is broken in two. One piece is distributed among the people present, and the larger piece is hidden in a napkin. Toward the end of the Passover Seder, the hidden portion is brought to light and eaten by those surrounding the Passover table. The Messianic understanding is that these three pieces of matzot represent Yahweh the Father, the Messiah Yahshua, and the Holy Spirit (Ruach HaKodesh). The central piece, the afikomen, is broken, a portion is eaten, and the remainder hidden and then brought forth to testify of the death, burial, and resurrection of Yahshua. During the course of the Seder, the four cups of wine that are served to the people present at the Seder are used in the following manner, and are called:

1. The cup of blessing (Luke 22:17; 1 Corinthians 10:16). This cup is called the cup of sanctification, or the Kiddush.

2. The cup of wrath (Luke 22:42-44). This cup is not drunk, but is poured out on the table as the plagues of Egypt are recited. Yahshua drank of this cup for us in the Garden of Gethsemane and when He died on the tree.

3. The cup of blessing, salvation, or redemption. This cup is filled to overflowing, symbolizing an overflowing salvation (Psalm [Tehillim] 116:13).

4. The cup of the kingdom (Luke 22:18,20; Matthew [Mattityahu] 26:28‑29). Yahshua spoke of eating and drinking afresh in the Messianic age with His disciples after His resurrection. In addition to the four cups of wine served to the people, another cup, called the cup of Elijah (Eliyahu), is also a part of the Seder. This cup is poured out at the end of the Seder. Only Elijah (Eliyahu) himself, or one coming in the spirit and power of Elijah, or the Messiah, was allowed to drink of this cup. When Yahshua referred to Himself drinking of this cup, He was saying in no uncertain terms that He was the Messiah.

How Did Yahshua Fulfill the Passover? The Feast of Passover (Pesach) was given by Yahweh to be a rehearsal (miqra) of the first coming of Yahshua. The Passover ceremony was observed in remembrance of the past and in preparation for the future. Many years after the Passover in Egypt, a person named John (Yochanan) the Baptist (Immerser), pointed to Yahshua and declared that He was the Lamb of Yahweh (John [Yochanan] 1:29).

After John (Yochanan), a type of Elijah (Eliyahu) who would prepare the coming of Messiah, proclaimed Yahshua as the Lamb of Yahweh, Yahshua ministered for three-and-a-half years. At the end of that time, on the tenth of Nisan, the high priest marched out of the city of Jerusalem to Bethany where a lamb was to be slain. The lamb was led back into the city through streets lined with thousands of pilgrims singing the Hallel (Psalms [Tehillim] 113-118).

The liturgy for Hoshanah Rabbah says that the Messiah will come to the Mount of Olives and weep over the city. This happened in Luke 19:41. The people also waved palm branches as Yahshua rode into the city on a donkey in fulfillment of Zechariah 9:9. Today, Nisan 10 is known as Palm Sunday in the non-Jewish community. The lamb that was to be slain by the high priest was led into the temple (Beit HaMikdash) and put in a prominent place of display.

Likewise, Yahshua the Lamb of Yahweh went on public display when He entered the temple (Beit HaMikdash) and spent four days there among the people, the Sadducees, the Pharisees, and the scribes, as the leaders asked Yahshua their hardest questions.

Yahshua was questioned in front of the people for four days, showing Himself to be without spot or blemish, fulfilling Exodus (Shemot) 12:5. On the fourteenth of Nisan, at the third hour of the day (9:00 a.m.), the high priest (Cohen HaGadol) took the lamb and ascended the altar so he could tie the lamb in place on the altar. At the same time on that day, Yahshua was tied to the tree on Mount Moriah (Mark 15:25).

At the time of the evening sacrifice (3:00 p.m.) for Passover (Exodus [Shemot] 12:6), the high priest (Cohen HaGadol) ascended the altar, cut the throat of the lamb with a knife, and said the words, "It is finished." These are the exact words said after giving a peace offering to Yahweh. At this same time, Yahshua died, saying these exact words in John (Yochanan) 19:30.

Yahshua died at exactly 3:00 p.m. (Matthew [Mattityahu] 27:45-46,50). In Exodus (Shemot) 12:8-9, we are told the lamb was to be roasted before sundown. According to the tractate Pesahim in the Mishnah, the lamb was roasted on an upright pomegranate stick. This pomegranate stick is representative of the tree upon which Yahshua died.

The lamb was to be gutted, and its intestines were to be removed and put over its head. Thus, the lamb is referred to as the "crowned sacrifice." This is a picture of Yahshua in (Psalm [Tehillim] 22:13-18). Deuteronomy (Devarim) 16:16 says that all the congregation of Israel was required to be present at the feasts of Passover (Pesach), Weeks (Shavuot) or Pentecost, and Tabernacles (Sukkot). This explains why all were gathered to witness the death of Yahshua on the tree (Matthew [Mattityahu] 27:1-26).

The night of the fifteenth of Nisan, Yahweh commanded the people to eat the lamb with unleavened bread (matzah) and bitter herbs (maror), their sandals on their feet and their bags packed and on their backs (Exodus [Shemot] 12:6,8,11), for on this night they are to leave Egypt. Likewise, we are to be quick to accept Yahshua into our hearts and leave Egypt, which represents the sin and idolatry of this evil world. The Feast of Passover in the Gospel of John There are four recorded Passovers in the Gospel (basar) of John (Yochanan), even as Yahshua attended the Passover with His parents from year to year (Luke 2:41-42).

1. The first Passover Yahshua attended at Jerusalem (Yerushalayim) as an adult is recorded in John (Yochanan) 2:13-17. In these passages, He found the temple (Beit HaMikdash) defiled with money changers. He then declared that "My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer..." (Mark 11:17). The spiritual application (halacha) is this: The believers in Yahshua are Yahweh's temple and we are not to defile it with sin (1 Corinthians 3:16-17; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18). Those who believe in the Messiah Yahshua are the house of Yahweh (Hebrews 3:6; 1 Timothy 3:15; 1 Peter [Kefa] 2:5).

2. The second Passover feast is recorded in John (Yochanan) 5:1-15. Although the particular feast is not specifically mentioned here, we know that it is either Passover (Pesach), Pentecost (Shavuot), or Tabernacles (Sukkot) because Yahshua went up (aliyah) to Jerusalem (Yerushalayim) to observe it (Deuteronomy [Devarim] 16:16). By knowing what Yahshua did in these passages and what these feasts teach us, the evidence suggests it was Passover. This Passover reveals Yahshua as the Healer of men's bodies and souls; the Forgiver of sin; and the Healer of disease. In the Egyptian Passover, Israel was to feed upon the body of the lamb. As they did, they were saved from the destruction of Egypt and their bodies were healed (Exodus [Shemot] 12:13; Psalm [Tehillim] 105:26,36-37). Thus healing is associated with Passover, and at this Passover, Yahshua healed an impotent man.

3. The third Passover is found in John (Yochanan) 6:1-13. At Passover, the children of Israel ate the flesh of the lamb, sprinkled the blood on the door, and ate unleavened bread. Thus the bread and the lamb's body were eaten by all at Passover. In these passages, Yahshua is the Bread of Life, the unleavened bread, and the heavenly manna.

4. The fourth Passover is Yahshua's sacrificial death on the tree. He is the Lamb of Yahweh and the Unleavened Bread, dying despite having never sinned. In conclusion, in the first Passover, Yahshua is the Temple Cleanser (the spiritual temple is the physical body of the believer). In the second Passover, Yahshua is the Healer of body and soul. In the third Passover, Yahshua is the Bread of Life. In the fourth Passover, Yahshua is the Lamb of Yahweh slain for the sins of the whole world.

*From the book "Seven Festivals of the Messiah" by Eddie Chumney.

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There are some useful links to information regarding the Torah feasts and related subjects on this site and links to a diversity of other web sites, many of which are Messianic in nature.

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