Happy Feast of Unleavened Bread Day 4 Thursday…
Thank You FATHER for this NEW DAY. HELP US to live aware, to choose wisely, to stay close to You, and “PASSOVER” FROM our old lives of SIN AND DEATH into Your New Life for us, and INTO YOUR TRUTH. Help us to be as YOUR LIVING “UNLEAVENED BREAD” that represents YOUR SON & OUR KING and His SINLESS, PERFECT Life. Thank You for YOUR GREAT LOVE AND MERCY! Thank You that You SANCTIFY US, and You DELIVER US as represented in Your Passover Meal. We come to You TODAY, choosing to walk in YOUR PRESENCE AND LIGHT. In YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST’s Name we pray. AMEN! “This day shall be A MEMORIAL FOR YOU. You shall keep it as A FEAST TO YAHWEH. YOU SHALL KEEP IT as a feast THROUGHOUT YOUR GENERATIONS by an ordinance FOREVER.” Exodus 12:14 WEBUS - Treasures of Passover: The Four Cups (Part 2 ) - The Cup of Deliverance (Review) In our previous devotion we did a brief overview of The Passover Meal or The Passover Seder (Order). We touched on some of the meanings, traditions, and went over how Yeshua, Jesus Christ, participated in Passover. Of course we all know that Yeshua did more than just participate, but is The Centerpiece of Passover as well, being our One True And Eternal Passover Lamb Sacrifice. May we never forget that He Is... “The Lamb Slain From The Foundation of the world (Rev 13:8).” The prophetic picture of The Lamb’s Blood painted on The Israelites Doorpost and The Angel of Death “Passing Over” them is really just a giant neon sign pointing straight to Our Messiah and what He Does For Us. Let’s pause and get a couple of Biblical Witnesses for establishment: “All who dwell on the earth will worship him (the antichrist), whose names have not been written in The Book of Life of The Lamb Slain From The Foundation of The World.” Revelation 13:8 NKJV “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. Therefore let us keep The Feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with The Unleavened Bread of Sincerity and Truth.” I Corinthians 5:7-8 NKJV Just as all The Torah (The First 5 Books of The Bible), The Writings, and Prophets are all written about Yeshua (Jesus), Our King and Savior, so too are The Holy Appointed Times (Feasts) of Our Father about Yeshua. Yesterday we looked at The First Cup of Passover Seder (Order) Meal or The Cup of Sanctification. Who is it that sanctifies us? You got it, Yeshua. Today we will take at look at The Second Cup of Passover or “The Cup of Deliverance.” Who is it that delivers us from the bondage of sin? Right again, Yeshua. Our Father commands us to “remember” The Israelites Passover from bondage in Egypt, to tell our children, and that His Appointed Time (Moed) of Passover is to be “for all time” or an “everlasting” regulation. “This is a day to remember. Each year, from generation to generation, you must celebrate it as a special festival to The LORD (YHVH, Yahweh). This is A Law (instruction) for all time.” Exodus 12:14 NLT With all that established, let’s now do a brief review of where we are at in The Passover Seder (Order): As stated yesterday, typically, The Passover Meal begins with a welcome from the head of the household, then Blessings and Thanks to Our Father and Savior are given, after which some Scriptures are read, candles lit, an honoring of the woman, or women, who helped prepare everything is implemented (Typically Called “The Cup of Miriam.”), then we come to The First Cup of The Passover Meal. The Cup Is Called “Kadesh” or “The Cup of Sanctification” and it is a memorial of Our Father’s Promise: “I will bring you out of Egypt (Exodus 6:6-7).” Next we move on through various blessings to Our Father, the drinking of The First Cup, and then there is a ceremonial washing. Remember Yeshua washing The Disciples feet? Yep, Yeshua Did It All. Next there are some memorials of the Israelites struggles and remembering the tears they shed in Egypt. After this the service moves on to The Breaking of The Unleavened Bread. Remember Yeshua declaring “This Is My Body” in Luke 22:19? This is the part of The Passover Order that we as believers in Yeshua have heard at communion since we first began attending church services! This part of the Passover Meal is an invitation to “come and dine with The King.” This is The Blessing that is spoken upon The Breaking of The Bread: “This is the bread of brokenness which our fathers ate in the land of Egypt.” All who are hungry -- let them come and eat. All who are needy -- let them come and celebrate The Passover with us.” For the sake of time we won’t go over how significant and prophetic the above Blessing is, but do you recognize anything familiar in that Blessing? If you don’t, when you can, maybe take a look at these Verses: John 6:35, Isaiah 55:1, and Proverbs 9:5. And these are just a few! After The Breaking of The Matzah (Unleavened Bread), the guests are shown various connections to Our Messiah, then The Passover Story is told. (It is worth noting, while some of the elements of The Passover Meal are just traditions, The retelling of The Passover Story during The Passover Meal is a Command from Our Father.) After The Passover Story is told, “Hallel” or “Thanks” are offered, and then we come to The Cup of Deliverance. Let’s recall The Scriptures: “I Am The LORD (YHVH, Yahweh), and I WILL BRING YOU OUT from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I Will DELIVER YOU from slavery to them, and I Will REDEEM YOU with an outstretched arm and with great acts of judgment. I WILL TAKE YOU TO BE MY PEOPLE, and I WILL BE YOUR GOD, and you shall know that I AM The LORD (YHVH, Yahweh) your God, WHO HAS BROUGHT YOU OUT FROM UNDER THE BURDENS OF THE EGYPTIANS” Exod. 6:6-7 Once again, let’s take a look at an excerpt from hebrewforchristians.com. Behold Israel! The Cup of Deliverance!: “The Cup of Deliverance Leader: At this time, let us look at the shank bone on the Seder plate and recall how Yeshua Our Messiah is The True Passover Lamb of God, Our Beloved Savior, and How “Not One Bone” was broken (Psalm 34:20): Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! We are now finally ready to drink the “Cup of Deliverance.” This cup recalls God’s second promise made to our ancestors: “I will DELIVER YOU from slavery.” Let us then give thanks to The LORD (YHVH, Yahweh) Our God for saving the Israelites from Egypt and for delivering us from our personal bondage to the evil one by The Shed Blood of The Lamb of God... Let us lift our hearts to God in thanks for His Salvation (Yeshua!) as we recite the blessing: All Recite: “Blessed art Thou, Yahweh our God, King of The Universe, Creator of The Fruit of The Vine.” “I will lift up The Cup of Salvation and call upon The Name of The LORD. (YHVH, Yahweh)” - Psalm 116:13 Drink from the cup after reciting the blessing... Worthy is The Lamb Thanking God for Deliverance: Leader: Of all the blessings we will recite this night, surely one of the most important is to thank God for The Way of Salvation given to us in His Son Yeshua, The Great Lamb of God Who takes away the sins of the world. Let us recite the following Hebrew blessing that offers thanks and praise to Yahweh our God: All Recite: “Praised are you, Yahweh, Who assures our Salvation...” Hebrew: Barukh attah Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha’olam, asher natan lanu et derekh ha’yeshuah ba’mashiach Yeshua barukh hu. Amen. English: “Blessed are You, LORD (Yahweh) our God, King of The Universe, Who gave to us The Way of Salvation through The Messiah Yeshua, blessed be He. Amen.” Leader: The deliverance we have in Yeshua both clears us of guilt and sin while investing us with The Power and Righteousness of God through faith. We are “justified” in Yeshua - “just-if- I’d” never sinned - and “just-if-I’d” always obeyed. This is the miracle of the “exchanged life” - The Korban Principle of the sacrificed Messiah for our deliverance (2 Cor. 5:21). Because of The Great Salvation given to us in The Messiah, we are no longer regarded as “slaves in the house” but rather are set free and made heirs of God through Yeshua our LORD (Master, Husband)." Once again, pretty awesome right?! Join us tomorrow as we read about The 3rd Cup or The Cup of Redemption ... Our Redeemer Lives! (Job 19:25). Praying each and everyone of you had An Amazing Passover Meal this week! Baruch Ha’Shem (Praise The Name) of Yahweh Yeshua Ha’Mashiach! Until then My Brothers and Sisters Shalom (Peace). May The One Who Delivers Us Bless You, and Happy Feast Day! Please leave any questions, comments, insights, Biblical Nuggets, encouragement, prayer requests, or thoughts in the comments below.
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4/25/2024 11:01:48
Soooo meaningful to sit down and read your written words of explanations of the Seder that we may have missed at the Passover Feast in a crowded room. Every year brings renewed understanding and significance of our plate.
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