In the Beginning
Reflections on Passover and Memorial March / April 2024 Volume 106, Number 2 While much of Christianity celebrates Good Friday and Easter as the time of the crucifixion and subsequent resurrection of Jesus, students of the Bible are aware that the Jewish feast of Passover was the historical time of his death and resurrection. This issue considers the scriptural evidence of these most important events. Lessons from the Jewish Feasts details the order of the feasts of Israel as directed by the […]
Lessons from the Jewish Feasts
Leviticus 23 “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘The LORD’s appointed times which you shall proclaim as holy convocations — My appointed times are these’” (Leviticus 23:2, Scriptures from NASB).” — Ray Charlton The twenty-third chapter in Leviticus sets out for the Israelites, through Moses, the holy days, the times, and the seasons as they were appointed by God. Each of these holy days had a special meaning to the Jewish Nation and provides lessons for Christians today. […]
From Exodus Until Memorial
The Lamb of God “I saw in the midst of the throne … a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain” (Revelation 5:6). — Jim Parkinson The first Passover Lamb delivered Israel’s firstborn from death who were under the protection of its blood, and eventually all of Israel. Subsequent Passovers have been annual memorials of that first Passover, to remember the deliverance of all Israel (as well as a mixed multitude). The Passover Lamb in Egypt was a type (an allegory) […]
Hasty Meal and Quick Exit
The Last Night “Christ our passover is sacrificed for us” (1 Corinthians 5:7). A fundamental question about the Passover revolves around five scriptures and three resulting assumptions: “Ye shall keep [the Passover lamb] until the fourteenth day of the same month; and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it between the two evenings … And they shall eat the flesh in that night” (Exodus 12:6-8). “And thus shall ye eat it: with your loins girded, your shoes on […]