THE PASSOVER SEDER

1Corinthians 5:7“Purge out therefore the old leaven,that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:”

PASSOVER POINTS TO CHRIST

Passover is rich with spiritual significance and symbolism. For Christians to fully appreciate

God's purpose in Passover, it needs to be seen and interpreted in three dimensions:

1. Historically: Passover is remembrance of God's supernatural deliverance of the

children of Israel from Egyptian bondage.

2. Prophetically: The Passover Seder service teaches us about the first and second

coming of Yeshua/Jesus. In the steps prior to eating the Passover meal, the Passover

Seder focuses on the events of Yeshua's/Jesus's first coming, primarily His death,

burial, and resurrection. Following the Seder meal, you are taught about the

outpouring of the Holy Spirit, judgment of the nations during the tribulation, and the

future 1,000 year Messianic Age.

3. Individually: Passover instructs Believers about their personal relationship with

God. It shows Believers how to grow in spiritual maturity as they seek to serve God

in their daily lives. Believers must focus on Christ and their faith in the redemptive

work of Christ. His shed blood, death, burial and bodily resurrection and yielding to

the power source of the Holy Spirit.

THE BOOK OF EXODUS MEANS “EXIT” “DEPARTURE”

If you would read Exodus Chapter 1 you will see the story unfold that at

first Israel stay was fruitful and increased abundantly and became

exceedingly mighty. But new kings arose in Egypt and afflicted them for

nearly 400 years. Read: Ex. 1:14 “And they made their lives bitter with

hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the

field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.”

Ex. 2:23 - 25 “And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of

Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage,

and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.

And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with

Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. And God looked upon the children

of Israel, and God had respect unto them.” Ex. 5:22, 23 “And Moses

returned unto the LORD, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil

entreated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me? For since I came

to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done evil to this people; neither

hast thou delivered thy people at all.” Ex. 6:1 - 8 “Then the LORD said

unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a

strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive

them out of his land. And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am

the LORD: And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by

the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to

them. And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the

land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers.

And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the

Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.

Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring

you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of

their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with

great judgments: And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to

you a God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which

bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. And I will

bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to

Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I

am the LORD.” God did redeem His people and this is the feast of the

Lord that He commanded them to do. Ex. 12:11 “And thus shall ye eat it;

with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your

hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the Lord’s passover.” Ex.12:14

“And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a

feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by

an ordinance for ever.” Ex. 12:17 - 24 “And ye shall observe the feast of

unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out

of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your

generations by an ordinance for ever. In the first month, on the fourteenth

day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and

twentieth day of the month at even. Seven days shall there be no leaven

found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even

that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a

stranger, or born in the land. Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your

habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread. Then Moses called for all the

elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a lamb

according to your families, and kill the passover. And ye shall take a

bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the

lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none

of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning. For the

LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the

blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over

the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to

smite you. And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to

thy sons for ever. And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land

which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye

shall keep this service.”

PASSOVER MEANS IN THE HEBREW WORD “pesah” MEANS “to pass”

or “hover over”.

THE PASSOVER SEDER (Set Order)

The Candles that are lit: NUMBERS 6:24 - 26 “The LORD bless thee,

and keep thee: The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious

unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee

peace.”

ALL: JOHN 8:12 “Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the

light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but

shall have the light of life.” Leader: Read: Eph.5:8 - 14 “For ye were

sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of

light: (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and

truth;) Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. And have no fellowship

with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. For it is a

shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. But

all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for

whatsoever doth make manifest is light. Wherefore he saith, Awake thou

that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.”

John 9:5 “As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

2Cor 4:4 “In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them

which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the

image of God, should shine unto them.”

We being in Christ should have our light shining before men. Matt 5:14 -

16. “Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be

hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a

candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your

light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify

your Father which is in heaven.”

SING: Heavenly Sunlight: Walking in sunlight all of my journey; Over the

mountains, through the deep vale; Jesus has said, “I’ll never forsake thee”, Promise

divine that never can fail. Heavenly sunlight, heavenly sunlight, Flooding my soul with

glory divine: Hallelujah, I am rejoicing, Singing His praises, Jesus is mine. Shadows around

me, shadows above me, Never conceal my Savior and Guide; He is the Light, in Him is no

darkness; Ever I’m walking close to His side.

KADDESH: THE FIRST CUP (SANCTIFICATION):

It was a Historical day! It was a day that was Sanctified by God for the

Jews as a Holy Day. Ex. 12:14 “And this day shall be unto you for a

memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your

generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.”

REMEMBER: Sanctification of the believer: In position, believers are

eternally set apart from sin unto God by redemption. Heb. 10:10 “By the

which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus

Christ once for all.” Positionally, believers are “saints” and “holy”. In

experience believers are being sanctified by the work of the Holy Spirit

exclusively through the redemptive work of Jesus Christ on the cross

revealed in the truth from the Scriptures. Rom. 8:2 “For the law of the

Spirit in Christ Jesus has freed us from the law of sin and death.

Jn. 17:17 “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.” Read

these when you have time. 2 Cor. 3:18, Eph. 5:26, Rom. 6:1 - 22

The pouring of the juice and filling up the cup represents that Jesus

Christ filled your cup to overflowing with all the promises and

privileges that are in Him. Read: Eph. 1:2 - 12 “Blessed be the God

and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual

blessings in heavenly places in Christ: According as he hath chosen us in

him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without

blame before him in love: Having predestinated us unto the adoption of

children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his

will, To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us

accepted in the beloved. In whom we have redemption through his blood,

the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; Wherein he

hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence; Having made

known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure

which he hath purposed in himself: That in the dispensation of the fulness

of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which

are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: In whom also we

have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the

purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.”

As we fill each others cup it reminds us that we are KINGS before

God. Rev. 1:6 “And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his

Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.”

Rev. 5:10 “And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we

shall reign on the earth.” Rev. 20:6 “Blessed and holy is he that hath

part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but

they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a

thousand years.”

Pour the Juice

WHEN YOU DRINK THE JUICE: Historically Passover celebrates

freedom of the children of Israel from the bondage of slavery in

Egypt.

BUT as a believer in Christ we drink the juice to celebrate our

freedom from the condemnation and bondage of sin. This is a

guarantee by Faith in Christ: Read (when you have time) Romans 6 –

8. Rom. 6:11“Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto

sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

The right hand raised is a symbol of strength: Eph. 3:16 “That he

would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened

with might by his Spirit in the inner man;”

Lift the cup: John 12:32 “And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will

draw all men unto me.” We acknowledge His death on the cross and His

resurrection to remember that we were drawn to Christ by the Holy Spirit.

Before drinking the first cup: John 15:1 “I am the true vine.”

ALL: Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the universe, Who has

kept us alive and preserved us and has given us many promises in Christ

Jesus.

DRINK THE FIRST CUP

U-R’CHATZ: Washing of the Hands

Priests in the temple had to wash their hands in water before entering the

temple to minister before their God.

We need not wash our hands in water because we have been washed

in the blood of the Lamb and now WE ARE PRIESTS AND KINGS

BEFORE GOD. Rev. 5:10 “And hast made us unto our God kings and

priests: and we shall reign on the earth.” Rev. 20:6 “Blessed and holy is

he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath

no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign

with him a thousand years.” 1Pt. 2:5 “Ye also, as lively stones, are built

up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices,

acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.” 1Pt. 2:9 “But ye are a chosen

generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye

should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness

into his marvellous light:”

We need not wash our hands in water because: The living water is

the Word of God. The living water can live in our hearts and cleanse

our way and live an active faith in God from our HEARTS. Jesus

Christ is the living Word. Eph. 5:26, 27 “That he might sanctify and

cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it

to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such

thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.” Jn. 4:13, 14 “Jesus

answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst

again: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall

never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of

water springing up into everlasting life.”

KARPAS: Eating a vegetable dipped in salt water.

Hyssop was used to dip into the basin of blood then applied to the

door posts and lintel of the Hebrew dwelling, house: Ex. 12:22 “And

ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason,

and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the

bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the

morning.” Hyssop was a plentiful, low growing plant used in medicinal

and culinary usages. Hyssop is a type of humbleness, repentance. It is our

first step in receiving Christ as Savior, coming to Him with a humble

repentant heart and putting our faith in His blood. We apply the blood to

the door of our house heart with repentance towards God and faith in the

Lord Jesus Christ. Read: Acts 20:20, 21“And how I kept back nothing

that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you

publickly, and from house to house, Testifying both to the Jews, and also

to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus

Christ.”

Green Parsley dipped into the salt water: Why the green vegetable and salt water?

The salt water symbolizes the tears shed by the slaves in Egypt. It reminds us of the

tears we have shed because of the sins that we have committed against God and

others. It represents the tears shed by Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane and also

reminds us that believers should be the salt of the earth. Matt. 5:13 “Ye are the salt

of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is

thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of

men.”

The green parsley represents resurrection and life. It recalls the journey of the

children of Israel as they passed through the Red Sea to emerge alive on the other

side. It reminds us that Jesus Christ rose from the dead. Spiritually, the Believer

remembers that after accepting Jesus into their heart and life, they experienced a

newness of life.

JESUS CHRIST GIVES US NEW LIFE: Romans 6:4, 5 “Therefore we are

buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the

dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if

we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the

likeness of his resurrection:”

Before eating the Parsley: ALL: Blessed are You, O Lord our God,

King of the universe who creates the fruit of the earth.

Dip the parsley in the salt water and eat.

YACHATZ: Breaking of the middle matzah.

The matzatosh bag holds the three pieces of Matzot.

Taking the middle of the three pieces of Matzot, BRAKE it into two

pieces. Wrap the larger of the two pieces of Matzot inside the napkin

and hide it somewhere and will be explained later. The smaller of the

two pieces is placed back between the two whole Matzot and placed it

down.

3 pieces of Matzah- there are 3 explanations- Jews believe it is Abraham,

Jacob, Isaac, or the Priests, Levites, Israel, Christians believe it is God the

Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit the Trinity.

Breaking of the Bread: Jesus’ broken body. Is. 53:4 - 7 “Surely he

hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him

stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our

transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our

peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep

have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the

LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed, and he

was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the

slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not

his mouth.”

MAGGID: The telling of the Exodus story: Ex. 13:8 “And thou

shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which

the LORD did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt.”

Read if time: Exodus 12:1 - 14 “And the LORD spake unto Moses and

Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, This month shall be unto you the

beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you. Speak

ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this

month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of

their fathers, a lamb for an house: And if the household be too little for

the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according

to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make

your count for the lamb. Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the

first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats: And ye

shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole

assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening. And

they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the

upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it. And they shall eat

the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with

bitter herbs they shall eat it. Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with

water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance

thereof. And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that

which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire. And thus

shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your

staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the Lord’s passover.

For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite 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. And the blood

shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see

the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to

destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt. And this day shall be unto

you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout

your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.”

This is a picture of us telling the Great story of redemption. Tell our

children our families everyone of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Read: Rom. 10:14 - 17 “How then shall they call on him in whom they

have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have

not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall

they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the

feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of

good things! But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith,

Lord, who hath believed our report? So then faith cometh by hearing, and

hearing by the word of God.”

Before the story is told: On the Seder plate: You see the roasted egg

and leg of lamb. It is removed from the Seder plate because there is no

temple in Israel. We need to pray for the Nation of Israel to be saved.

They do not need a lamb they need Christ. Invite all to come to eat at the

table. Come to Christ!!!!!

THE CHRISTIAN must remember what the Lord said of the great

supper: Luke 14:15, 23 “And when one of them that sat at meat with him

heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in

the kingdom of God. And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the

highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be

filled.”

THE INVITATION to eat: ALL: Rev. 19:9 “And he saith unto me,

Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the

Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.”

The second cup is poured: The cup of Affliction. Historically the Israelites were

afflicted in Egypt. But later redeemed, delivered by the divine providence of God.

We to are afflicted by the condemnation of sin but are redeemed by the Blood of the

Lamb.

At this time it was tradition that four questions were asked by four sons. The

questions were: On all other nights we eat Chametz/Leavened Bread and

Matzah/Unleavened Bread; on this night, only Matzah/Unleavened Bread? On all

other nights we eat any kind of vegetable; on this night only Maror/Bitter Herbs? On

all other nights we are not required to dip even once; on this night we dip twice? On

all other nights we eat sitting or reclining; on this night only reclining? Believers

should be living a holy, prayer full, Bible studying life so that your children would

ask you questions about the Bible, God, Our Lord Jesus Christ and other biblical

issues.

The second cup is lifted: Historically the Jews now would sing a song of joy of how

they were afflicted but now delivered. The Christian being delivered should be

singing a song of Joy.

Sing: Bulah Land: Far away the noise of strife upon my ear is falling;

Then I know the sins of earth beset on every hand; Doubt and fear and things of earth

in vain to me are calling; None of these shall move me from Beulah Land.

I’m living on the mountain, underneath a cloudless sky, I’m drinking at the fountain

that never shall run dry; Oh, yes! I’m feasting on the manna from a bountiful supply,

For I am dwelling in Beulah Land.

The second cup is placed back on the table.

Historically remembering the Ten Plagues: Dip your finger in the juice

and then let it drop on your plate to remember historically how God

delivered the Israelites from the plagues. Now dip your finger again and

drop it on your plate and remember the blood that was shed for you to

spare you from the coming Great Tribulation and from the condemnation

of sin. God spared the Israelites from suffering the 9 plagues but the 10th

plague they had to, by faith, apply the blood of the lamb to the door posts

and lintel. God will deliever us from what will happen in the Great

Tribulation (The Rapture of the Body of Christ) and has redeemed us from

the condemnation of sin through faith in the blood of the Lamb the Lord

Jesus Christ.

Sing: Nothing But the Blood. What can wash away my sin, nothing but

the blood of Jesus, what can make me whole again, nothing but the blood

of Jesus, Oh precious is the flow, that makes me white as snow, no other

fount I know, nothing but the blood of Jesus.

DAYEINU: It is Enough

The word Dayinu: Remember how great God is!!! What He has done

for you and me!! He is your Redeemer your deliverer! Count your

blessings in the Name of the Lord!!

The Passover sacrifices that our fathers ate at the time that the Holy

Temple was still standing, what was the reason for it? It was to signify

that the Holy One, blessed be He, passed over the houses of our fathers in

Egypt, for it is written: Ex. 12:13, 27. “And the blood shall be to you for

a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will

pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I

smite the land of Egypt. 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,

when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people

bowed the head and worshipped.” Should we not bow our heads and

worship our Savior He shed His precious blood for us and God has

justified us in the blood of the Lamb. 1Pt. 1:18, 19 “ Forasmuch as ye

know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and

gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;

But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and

without spot:”

The middle matzah is removed form the matzahtash and held up all to

see.

This is the piece of Matzah that Jesus said: Luke 22:19 “And he took

bread, gave thanks and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my

body which is given for you; this do in remembrance of me."

Put down matzah. Lift and hold the cup up and recite.

ALL: Therefore, out of spirit and truth from the heart we will praise,

laud, glorify, exalt, acclaim, bless, extol, and give respect to Him who

planned before the foundation of the world to come down from Heaven to

redeem, justify, sanctify, adopt, regenerate, glorify, and reconcile us. He

has brought me forth from slavery to liberty, from sorrow to joy, from

mourning to festival, from darkness to bright light, and from bondage to

redemption. Therefore, let me recite a new song before Him. Hallelujah!"

Set your cup down: Sing: O Victory In Jesus: I heard an old, old

story, how a Savior came from glory, how He gave His life on Calvary, to

save a wretch like me, I heard about His groaning, of His precious blood

atoning, then I repented of my sin and won the victory, O Victory in Jesus

my Savior forever, He sought me and bought me with His redeeming

blood, He love me ere I knew Him and all my love is due Him, He

plunged me to victory beneath the cleansing flood.

Lift the cup and say the following blessing.

The Christian Prayer and blessing: ALL: Heavenly Father we praise

you for our redemption in Christ Jesus our Lord. You took the blood His

precious blood and washed us clean. No more condemned, but justified in

your sight. Thank you for all the precious privileges and promises in

Christ.

Drink the second cup: The cup of Affliction.

This is the cup of wrath and affliction that spiritually Jesus part took

of in Garden of Gethesame. Lk. 22:42 “Saying, Father, if thou be

willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be

done.”

RACHTZAH: WASHING OF THE HANDS: We need not wash

our hands with water. We are washed by the blood of the Lamb and the

water of the Word of God as we saw earlier.

MOTZI: Thankfulness for what the Lord has given us.

ALL: Blessed are you, O Lord our God, King of the universe, Who

brings forth the bread from the earth.

MATZAH: Unleaven bread.

ALL: Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the universe, Who has

set us apart from sin unto You oh Lord and have given us Unleaven Bread

which is the Bread of Life Jesus Christ to feed upon.

MATZAH: UNLEAVENED BREAD: Read: Ex. 12:8 “And they

shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and

with bitter herbs they shall eat it.” Ex. 12:17 - 20 “And ye shall observe

the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your

armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in

your generations by an ordinance for ever. In the first month, on the

fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until

the one and twentieth day of the month at even. Seven days shall there be

no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is

leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel,

whether he be a stranger, or born in the land. Ye shall eat nothing

leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.”

Remember that Matzah has a bland taste.

Leaven is a picture of sin. Unleaven is a picture of separation of the world

and sin. If you look at the unleaven bread you will see it striped and

pierced. Unleaven is also a picture of purity. Our Savior was sinless, pure

and was striped and pierced for us.

JESUS CHRIST AND UNLEAVENED BREAD: Read: John 6:31 -

33 “Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave

them bread from heaven to eat. Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily,

I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father

giveth you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he which

cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.” 6:35 And

Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall

never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. 6:48 “I am

that bread of life.” 6:50-58 “This is the bread which cometh down from

heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. I am the living bread

which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live

for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for

the life of the world. The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying,

How can this man give us his flesh to eat? Then Jesus said unto them,

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man,

and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and

drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth

my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. As the

living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me,

even he shall live by me. This is that bread which came down from

heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of

this bread shall live for ever.” 2 Cor. 5:21 “For he hath made him to be

sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of

God in him.” 1 Pt. 2:24 “Who his own self bare our sins in his own body

on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by

whose stripes ye were healed.” Is. 53:4, 5 “Surely he hath borne our

griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten

of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was

bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him;

and with his stripes we are healed.” 1 Cor. 5:6 - 8 “Your glorying is not

good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? Purge

out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are

unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: Therefore

let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice

and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.”

The bland taste of Matzah: ALL: Isa. 53:2 “For he shall grow up

before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath

no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty

that we should desire him.” Before we were born again we had no desire

that we should know Him.

Break off a piece of Matzah and eat:

MAROR: Eating Bitter Herbs:

Ex. 12:8 “And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened

bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.” Romaine lettuce and horseradish—

Chazeret. Romaine lettuce first tastes sweet, only later to become bitter. The sweet

symbolizes your Egyptian, or worldly experiences. At first, they are fun and exciting.

It isn't until later you realize your sinfulness. In the bitterness, you are reminded of

your bondage to sin. Chazeret becomes bitter if it remains in the ground to long

without water. This is a picture of our lives if we live to long without the Word of

God. Read: 2Tim. 3:15 - 17 “And that from a child thou hast known the holy

scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in

Christ Jesus. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for

doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of

God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.”

The Horseradish is a reminder of the bitterness for being in bondage to sin.

Eat the romaine lettuce first: Now dip the lettuce in the horseradish

and eat.

KORECH: Eating a sandwich of matzah, maror and charoset.

ALL: Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the universe, Who has

set us apart by Your commandments, and has commanded us to eat Maror.

ALL: They shall eat it with Matzah and Maror. Ex. 12:8 “And they shall

eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with

bitter herbs they shall eat it.” Again we see the sweetness and the bitterness

in bondage to the world and sin and the promises and privileges in Christ Jesus.

Matzah and Maror eaten together: Taking the 3rd piece of Matzah

and dip in the Maror and eat: Now take the Matzah and dip in the

Charoset and eat. Now take the Matzah and dip in the Maror and

Charoset and eat.

What is the spiritual meaning of eating Matzah and Maror together? We

all have bitter experiences in our lives. The message God is

communicating to you is His desire for you to press through the bitterness

(as symbolized by the horseradish) to experience the sweetness (as

symbolized by the Charoset) that He promises you in His Word. The

horseradish represents the trials and tribulations which come into your life.

Like the Horseradish, many trials and tribulations are so bitter they make

you cry. If you allow these trials and tribulations to make you bitter

toward God, you will never experience the sweetness of God's deliverance

for your life. Do not let your trials and tribulations cause you to have

bitterness towards God, but instead press through them with God's help,

you will taste and experience the fullness of His promises contained in His

Word for you. Trusting in God, and His Messiah Yeshua, while standing

on the promises of God in His Word is your solution for being victorious

over the trials and tribulations in your life.

Sing: Standing on the Promises. Standing on the promises that cannot

fail, When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail, By the living Word

of God I shall prevail, Standing on the promises of God. Standing,

standing, Standing on the promises of God my Savior; Standing, standing,

I’m standing on the promises of God.

Read: 1Pt.1:5 - 7 “Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto

salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. Wherein ye greatly rejoice,

though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold

temptations. That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than

of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto

praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:”

SHULCHAN ORECH: Eating the festive meal.

Zeroa: In Jewish traditional Passover the Zeroa represents the Passover

Lamb which is sacrificed. The bone is roasted and scorched simulating

the Passover sacrifice that is roasted. (Exodus 12:9) The roasted bone is

known as a shank bone. They also use the roasted egg representing a

second lamb that was eaten. There is no Temple in Jerusalem today;

therefore, there is no sacrifice, and there is no lamb to be slain. For this

reason, you have only a remembrance of the lamb which is slain. The

shankbone on the Seder plate represents this remembrance. There is NO

NEED for a lamb for the Lamb of God has come and sacrificed Himself

for the sins of the World!!!!! Pray for the lost Nation of Israel that God

would open the hearts of the lost ones and receive the Lord Jesus Christ.

THE PASSOVER LAMB: Read Ex. 12:3 - 9 “Speak ye unto all the

congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall

take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a

lamb for an house: And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him

and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of

the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the

lamb. Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye

shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats: And ye shall keep it up

until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the

congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening. And they shall take of

the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of

the houses, wherein they shall eat it. And they shall eat the flesh in that

night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they

shall eat it. Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with

fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.” Ex. 12:21

“Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw

out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill the

passover.”

Ex. 12:46 “In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought

of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone

thereof.”

JESUS CHRIST IS OUR PASSOVER LAMB:

1 Corinthians 5:7 “Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a

new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is

sacrificed for us:”

Get rid of the old yeast that you may be a new batch without yeast; as

you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.

The Lamb of God, the Lord Jesus Christ, was a perfect specimen.

1Pt. 1:19 “But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without

blemish and without spot.” He was born of the virgin Mary; by the Holy

Spirit, born without sin. He was observed for 33 years to make sure that

no blemish would develop in Him. He never sinned. Christ kept all the

commandments!! Jn. 8:46 “Which of you convinceth me of sin?”

Heb. 4:15 “For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with

the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are,

yet without sin.” This perfect lamb was to be killed in the evening. The

Jewish evening was from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. This marked time at

first seems to have little significance until we read these words found in

Matt. 27: 46 “And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice,

saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why

hast thou forsaken me?” The ninth hour is 3:00 p.m. Jewish time. It was

at this very moment that Jesus Christ became sin for us. Jn. 19:33 “But

when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake

not his legs.” Ex. 12:8 “And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast

with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.”

Fire in the Bible is the perfect symbol for God's judgment being satisfied

because like God's judgment it purifies that which is not pure. Deut.4:24

“For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.” Fire

can sterilize a needle or smelt impure metal, thus removing the impurities

and making it pure. Both the Greek and Hebrew words for fire contain the

idea of purging, cleansing or refining. When God's holiness was violated

by man's sin, His divine justice of death became His just judgment. This

judgment was pictured as being satisfied by the "burnt offerings" in the

Mosaic Law. God would symbolically touch the fire of His judgment to

the innocent substitute (an animal sacrifice) in order to balance the scales

of His divine justice. From the fires of the altar of incense and the brazen

altars of the Old Testament, to the fire of the Judgment Seat of Christ and

the Great White Throne judgment of God, fire has and will forever reveal

that He is a God who satisfies His judgment.

Jesus Christ is the Lamb of God. Jn. 1:29 “The next day John

seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which

taketh away the sin of the world.” Jn. 1:36 “And looking upon Jesus as

he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!” Rev. 5:6 “And I beheld,

and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst

of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain,” Rev. 7:10 “And cried

with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the

throne, and unto the Lamb.” Rev. 7:17 “For the Lamb which is in the

midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living

fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.”

Rev. 14:4 “These are they which were not defiled with women; for they

are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he

goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto

God and to the Lamb.” The following verses also mention the Lamb of

God. Read them when you have time. Revelation 14:10, Revelation

15:3, Revelation 19:9, Revelation 21:22, 23, Revelation 22:1, 3.

WE CAN EAT THE MEAL NOW!! LET US HAVE A JOYOUS

FELLOWSHIP IN OUR LORD AND SAVIOR THE LAMB OF

GOD!!

AFIKOMEN: Dessert.

The Afikomen hidden earlier in the Seder must be found and redeemed.

The word “afikomen” in the Greek means dessert. In ancient times the

Passover Lamb was the last food to be eaten because there is no temple

today and no Passover lamb is slain. There is no need for a lamb to be slain

for the Lamb of God was slain for the sins of the world. Tonight the

afikomen represents the broken body of the Lord Jesus Christ the Lamb of

God who took our place on the cross and paid the penalty of sin. Christ is

our Passover Lamb.

The Seder must not go on until the afikomen is redeemed. In Jewish

tradition once the afikomen is found by one of the children, that child will

begin to barter with the father concerning the price to be paid for the

afikomen. Once the price is agreed upon, the father will give a gift in the

form of a down payment as his promise to the child who found the

afikomen. The immediate down payment is a gift given to the child as

assurance that the final agreed upon price will ultimately be paid at a future

time. This promise that the father makes to the child is called the promise of

the father.

FOR THE CHRISTIAN: The Afikomen represents Jesus broken body

being buried. The piece earlier in the Seder was called the bread of

affliction where Jesus was afflicted with our sins on Calvary and died for

them. Finding the Afikomen shows now He is resurrected. Everyone who

finds Christ and receives Him as Lord and Savior into their hearts and lives

by faith God promises them that they will receive the Holy Spirit to indwell

in them. The indwelling Holy Spirit is the gift given to us from God the

Father as a sealed promise. Eph. 1:13 “In whom ye also trusted, after that ye

heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after

that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise.”

2Cor. 1:22 “Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in

our hearts.” Eph. 4:30 “And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye

are sealed unto the day of redemption.”

Through the Holy Spirit God bestows gifts upon them. Lk. 24:49 “And, behold, I send

the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be

endued with power from on high.”

READ: 1Cor. 12:1 - 11, 28. If time permitted. What gift has God given you?

TZAFUN: Eating the Afikomen.

Let us examine ourselves before we partake of the Lord’s body and blood. The

afikomen is just a symbol of Christ’s body with no saving power in it. We are

remembering what He did for us. 1Cor. 10:16 “The cup of blessing which we bless,

is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the

communion of the body of Christ?”

1Cor. 11:23, 24 “For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you,

That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: And when he

had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for

you: this do in remembrance of me.”

Let us eat the bread:

The third cup is filled: The 3rd cup is called the Cup of Redemption: Historically those

that killed the lamb and applied the blood to the door posts and lintel were passed over

delivered from wrath. The same goes for all who hear the Gospel. They must realize to escape

the wrath of God they must apply the blood of the Lamb to the door of their heart to be passed

over. Without the shedding of blood there would have been no redemption. Read these

verses when you have the time. 1 Pet. 1:19, 1 Corinthians 10:16, Ephesians 2:13,

Hebrews 9:11, Hebrews 9:14, 1 Peter 1:2, Romans 5:9, Romans 3:25, Ephesians 1:7, 1Jn

1:7.

1Cor. 11:25 “After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying,

This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, 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.”

ALL: Lord Jesus, may the cup and the bread remind us, that Thy blood was shed to

save us for eternity, great was Thy work on Calvary.

Drink the cup:

Ex.12:21 - 23 “Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them,

Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill the passover. And

ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike

the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none of you

shall go out at the door of his house until the morning. For the LORD will pass

through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the

two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to

come in unto your houses to smite you.” Each family killed the lamb by the door. THE

BLOOD was applied by they’re dipping the hyssop into a basin of blood and touched

the lintel, the top and each side post. The original Passover centuries before becomes a

picture of Christ the suffering one with the crown of thorns on his head both hands

outstretched and his feet pierced with nails. In the Passover the blood was not to be

touched by hands it was applied with hyssop to the door posts and lintel. In the New

Testament the blood only works when it is applied by faith; it was applied only once to

give freedom. We stay behind the blood until Christ comes again and takes us to the

promised land of heaven and then to the Land of Zion and Jerusalem for the 1000 year

reign with Him.

The 4th cup is poured: Lk. 22:14-18 “And he said unto them, With desire I have

desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer: For I say unto you, I will not any

more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. And he took the cup, and

gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves: For I say unto you, I

will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.”

This is the cup that Christ did not drink of not until Rev. 19:7 - 9.

THE PROMISE: 1Thess. 4:13 - 18 “But I would not have you to be ignorant,

brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which

have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also

which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word

of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not

prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with

a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in

Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up

together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be

with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.”

HALLEL: THE GREAT PRAISE:

Sing a song of the coming KING!!!!!!!!! One Day: One day the trumpet will

sound for His coming, One day the skies with His glories will shine; Wonderful day,

my beloved One bringing; Glorious Savior, this Jesus is mine! Living, He loved me;

dying, He saved me; Buried He carried my sins far away; Rising, He justified freely

forever; One day He’s coming - O glorious day!

Marriage of the Lamb: Rev. 19:7 - 9 “Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to

him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And

to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the

fine linen is the righteousness of saints. And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they

which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These

are the true sayings of God.”

Drink the 4th cup: The cup of His coming or the cup of the Kingdom.

The 2nd Coming: The Coming King: Seven years are past now AND THEN

Rev. 19:11 - 16 “And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat

upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make

war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had

a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture

dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. And the armies which were

in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And

out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he

shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and

wrath of Almighty God. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written,

KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”

NIRTZAH: CLOSING:

What God did for the Nation of Israel He did for us through the Lord Jesus Christ.

To go through the Historical Passover Seder you can see that it can teach how we can

grow in a spiritual personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. We can see that

God spiritually redeems you from Egypt the world system of satan and his influence

over your life through the blood of Jesus Christ your Passover Lamb. We saw the

redemptive plan that is through the blood, death, burial, resurrection of Jesus Christ,

the out pouring of the Holy Spirit, the hope of the soon rapture of the church by our

Lord and Savior, the second coming of the Messianic age to reign with Him and then

after that 1,000 year reign will live with Him forever in the New Jerusalem and the

new earth and new heaven.

The Jews say NEXT YEAR IN JERUSALEM!

Jesus said, “Surely I come quickly”

The Christian’s say AMEN. EVEN SO, COME, LORD JESUS!

This ends the Christian Passover Seder. I hope it was a spiritual awakening and

a spiritual blessing. May the Lord Bless you.