“22 ”Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know— 23 this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by […]
Respecting the Dead, Respecting Passover
50 Now there was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man, 51 who had not consented to their decision and action; and he was looking for the kingdom of God. 52 This man went to Pilate and asked for the […]
Jesus is Excited about Holidays and Dinner
Now when the hour came, Jesus took his place at the table and the apostles joined him. And he said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” Then […]
Jesus Prepares for Passover with Others
Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it.” They said to him, “Where will you have us prepare it?” He said to them, “Behold, when you have entered […]
Jesus’ Key to Happiness at the Last Supper
It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to […]
Prepping for Holy Week 2020 Like Passover Zero
Ex. 12:9 Do not eat any of it raw or boiled in water, but roasted, its head with its legs and its inner parts. Ex. 12:10 And you shall let none of it remain until the morning; anything that remains until the morning you shall burn. Ex. 12:11 In this manner you shall eat it: […]
Prepping For Deliverance Like the Hebrews
Ex. 12:1 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, Ex. 12:2 “This month shall be for you the beginning of months. It shall be the first month of the year for you. Ex. 12:3 Tell all the congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month every man […]
Passover Tradition
They Did It All Wrong and God Loved It
Here is God, overlooking some blatant screw-ups during one of His most important holy days: Celebrated in the wrong month Celebrated by unprepared priests & Levites (should have only been priests that were clean) Celebrated by people that were unclean Celebrated by many people that weren’t even Jewish! Celebrated longer than God ever ordered it to be Celebrated in ways God never intended (with sacrifices from the king in addition to being from the people) Next time you are at church (if you know me, you know I’m the “you” in this sentence) and you want to gripe or be critical about the way things are being done, look at this hot mess in 2 Chronicles 30.
You’ve Been to Sinai, Welcome to Pentecost
I’ve been reading David Stern’s Jewish New Testament Commentary and listening to Dwight A. Pryor on the subject of Acts 2 and Pentecost. WOW. Texts: Acts 2, John 14, Exodus 20-32 The parallels between what the Jews celebrated and taught from the traditions about Pentecost and what happened on Pentecost 50 days after the Last […]