The Feast of the Passover
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- All Males to Appear At
- Called The: Days of Unleavened Bread
- Called The: Feast of Unleavened Bread
- Called The: Jew's Passover
- Called The: Lord's Passover
- Called The: Passover
- Children to be Taught the Nature and Design of
- Christ Always Observed
- Commenced the Fourteenth of the First Month at Even
- Custom of Releasing a Prisoner At
- First and Last Days of, Holy Convocations
- Illustrative of Redemption Through Christ
- Improper Keeping of, Punished
- Lasted Seven Days
- Leaven: Not to be in Any of Their Quarters
- Leaven: Not to be in Their Houses During
- Leaven: Nothing With, to be Eaten
- Leaven: Punishment for Eating
- Might be Kept in the Second Month by Those Who Were Unclean
- Moses Kept Through Faith
- Neglect of, Punished with Death
- No Uncircumcised Person to Keep
- Ordained by God
- Paschal Lamb Eaten First Day of
- Purification Necessary to the Due Observance of
- Remarkable Celebrations of After the Captivity
- Remarkable Celebrations of Before the Death of Christ
- Remarkable Celebrations of in Hezekiah's Reign
- Remarkable Celebrations of in Josiah's Reign
- Remarkable Celebrations of in the Wilderness of Sinai
- Remarkable Celebrations of On Entering the Land of Promise
- Remarkable Celebrations of On Leaving Egypt
- Sacrifices During
- Strangers and Servants when Circumcised Might Keep
- The Day Before the Sabbath In, Called the Preparation
- The First Sheaf of Barley Harvest offered the Day After The
- The Lord's Supper Instituted At
- The People of Jerusalem Lent Their Rooms to Strangers For
- The Sabbath In, a High Day
- To be Perpetually Observed During the Mosaic Age
- To Commemorate The: Deliverance of Israel from Bondage of Egypt
- To Commemorate The: Passing Over the First-Born
- Unleavened Bread Eaten At
All Males to Appear At
- Exodus 23:17 Three times a year all your males are to appear before the Lord GOD.
- Deuteronomy 16:16 Three times a year all your men are to appear before the LORD your God in the place He will choose: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles. No one should appear before the LORD empty-handed.
Called The: Days of Unleavened Bread
Called The: Feast of Unleavened Bread
Called The: Jew's Passover
- John 2:13 When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
- John 11:55 Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.
Called The: Lord's Passover
- Exodus 12:11 This is how you are to eat it: You must be fully dressed for travel, with your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. You are to eat in haste; it is the LORD’s Passover.
- Exodus 12:27 you are to reply, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when He struck down the Egyptians and spared our homes.’” Then the people bowed down and worshiped.
Called The: Passover
- Numbers 9:5 and they did so in the Wilderness of Sinai, at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month. The Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- John 2:23 While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the signs He was doing and believed in His name.
Children to be Taught the Nature and Design of
- Exodus 12:26–27 When your children ask you, ‘What does this service mean to you?’ …
- Exodus 13:8 And on that day you are to explain to your son, ‘This is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.’
Christ Always Observed
- Matthew 26:17–20 On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” …
- Luke 22:15 And He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before My suffering.
- John 2:13 When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
- John 2:23 While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the signs He was doing and believed in His name.
Commenced the Fourteenth of the First Month at Even
- Exodus 12:2 “This month is the beginning of months for you; it shall be the first month of your year.
- Exodus 12:6 You must keep it until the fourteenth day of the month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel will slaughter the animals at twilight.
- Exodus 12:18 In the first month you are to eat unleavened bread, from the evening of the fourteenth day until the evening of the twenty-first day.
- Leviticus 23:5 The Passover to the LORD begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month.
- Numbers 9:3 You are to observe it at the appointed time, at twilight on the fourteenth day of this month, in accordance with its statutes and ordinances.”
Custom of Releasing a Prisoner At
- Matthew 27:15 Now it was the governor’s custom at the feast to release to the crowd a prisoner of their choosing.
- Luke 23:16–17 Therefore I will punish Him and release Him.” …
First and Last Days of, Holy Convocations
- Exodus 12:16 On the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly, and another on the seventh day. You must not do any work on those days, except to prepare the meals — that is all you may do.
- Numbers 28:18 On the first day there is to be a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.
- Numbers 28:25 On the seventh day you shall hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.
Illustrative of Redemption Through Christ
- 1 Corinthians 5:7–8 Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. …
Improper Keeping of, Punished
- 2 Chronicles 30:18 A large number of the people— many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun— had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah interceded for them, saying, “May the LORD, who …
- 2 Chronicles 30:20 And the LORD heard Hezekiah and healed the people.
Lasted Seven Days
- Exodus 12:15 For seven days you must eat unleavened bread. On the first day you are to remove the leaven from your houses. Whoever eats anything leavened from the first day through the seventh must be cut off from Israel.
- Leviticus 23:6 On the fifteenth day of the same month begins the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the LORD. For seven days you must eat unleavened bread.
Leaven: Not to be in Any of Their Quarters
- Exodus 13:7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten during those seven days. Nothing leavened may be found among you, nor shall leaven be found anywhere within your borders.
- Deuteronomy 16:4 No leaven is to be found in all your land for seven days, and none of the meat you sacrifice in the evening of the first day shall remain until morning.
Leaven: Not to be in Their Houses During
- Exodus 12:19 For seven days there must be no leaven found in your houses. If anyone eats something leavened, that person, whether a foreigner or native of the land, must be cut off from the congregation of Israel.
Leaven: Nothing With, to be Eaten
- Exodus 12:20 You are not to eat anything leavened; eat unleavened bread in all your homes.”
Leaven: Punishment for Eating
- Exodus 12:15 For seven days you must eat unleavened bread. On the first day you are to remove the leaven from your houses. Whoever eats anything leavened from the first day through the seventh must be cut off from Israel.
- Exodus 12:19 For seven days there must be no leaven found in your houses. If anyone eats something leavened, that person, whether a foreigner or native of the land, must be cut off from the congregation of Israel.
Might be Kept in the Second Month by Those Who Were Unclean
- Numbers 9:6–11 But there were some men who were unclean due to a dead body, so they could not observe the Passover on that day. And they came before Moses and Aaron that same day …
- 2 Chronicles 30:2–3 For the king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem had decided to keep the Passover in the second month, …
- 2 Chronicles 30:15 And on the fourteenth day of the second month they slaughtered the Passover lamb. The priests and Levites were ashamed, and they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the house of the LORD.
Moses Kept Through Faith
- Hebrews 11:28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.
Neglect of, Punished with Death
- Numbers 9:13 But if a man who is ceremonially clean and is not on a journey still fails to observe the Passover, he must be cut off from his people, because he did not present the LORD’s offering at its appointed time. That man will bear the …
No Uncircumcised Person to Keep
- Exodus 12:43 And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the statute of the Passover: No foreigner is to eat of it.
- Exodus 12:45 A temporary resident or hired hand shall not eat the Passover.
Ordained by God
- Exodus 12:1–2 Now the LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, …
Paschal Lamb Eaten First Day of
- Exodus 12:6 You must keep it until the fourteenth day of the month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel will slaughter the animals at twilight.
- Exodus 12:8 They are to eat the meat that night, roasted over the fire, along with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
Purification Necessary to the Due Observance of
- 2 Chronicles 30:15–19 And on the fourteenth day of the second month they slaughtered the Passover lamb. The priests and Levites were ashamed, and they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the house of the LORD. …
- John 11:55 Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.
Remarkable Celebrations of After the Captivity
- Ezra 6:19–20 On the fourteenth day of the first month, the exiles kept the Passover. …
Remarkable Celebrations of Before the Death of Christ
- Luke 22:15 And He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before My suffering.
Remarkable Celebrations of in Hezekiah's Reign
- 2 Chronicles 30:1 Then Hezekiah sent word throughout all Israel and Judah, and he also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh inviting them to come to the house of the LORD in Jerusalem to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel.
Remarkable Celebrations of in Josiah's Reign
- 2 Kings 23:22–23 No such Passover had been observed from the days of the judges who had governed Israel through all the days of the kings of Israel and Judah. …
- 2 Chronicles 35:1 Then Josiah kept the Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month.
- 2 Chronicles 35:18 No such Passover had been observed in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel ever observed a Passover like the one that Josiah observed with the priests, the Levites, all Judah, the Israelites …
Remarkable Celebrations of in the Wilderness of Sinai
- Numbers 9:3–5 You are to observe it at the appointed time, at twilight on the fourteenth day of this month, in accordance with its statutes and ordinances.” …
Remarkable Celebrations of On Entering the Land of Promise
- Joshua 5:10–11 On the evening of the fourteenth day of the month, while the Israelites were camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, they kept the Passover. …
Remarkable Celebrations of On Leaving Egypt
- Exodus 12:28 And the Israelites went and did just what the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron.
- Exodus 12:50 Then all the Israelites did this — they did just as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron.
Sacrifices During
- Leviticus 23:8 For seven days you are to present a food offering to the LORD. On the seventh day there shall be a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.’”
- Numbers 28:19–24 Present to the LORD a food offering, a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished. …
Strangers and Servants when Circumcised Might Keep
- Exodus 12:44 But any slave who has been purchased may eat of it, after you have circumcised him.
- Exodus 12:48 If a foreigner resides with you and wants to celebrate the LORD’s Passover, all the males in the household must be circumcised; then he may come near to celebrate it, and he shall be like a native of the land. But no …
The Day Before the Sabbath In, Called the Preparation
- John 19:14 It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”
- John 19:31 It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.
The First Sheaf of Barley Harvest offered the Day After The
- Leviticus 23:10–14 “Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘When you enter the land that I am giving you and you reap its harvest, you are to bring to the priest a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest. …
The Lord's Supper Instituted At
- Matthew 26:26–28 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.” …
The People of Jerusalem Lent Their Rooms to Strangers For
- Luke 22:11–12 and say to the owner of that house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’ …
The Sabbath In, a High Day
- John 19:31 It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.
To be Perpetually Observed During the Mosaic Age
- Exodus 12:14 And this day will be a memorial for you, and you are to celebrate it as a feast to the LORD, as a permanent statute for the generations to come.
- Exodus 13:10 Therefore you shall keep this statute at the appointed time year after year.
To Commemorate The: Deliverance of Israel from Bondage of Egypt
- Exodus 12:17 So you are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your divisions out of the land of Egypt. You must keep this day as a permanent statute for the generations to come.
- Exodus 12:42 Because the LORD kept a vigil that night to bring them out of the land of Egypt, this same night is to be a vigil to the LORD, to be observed by all the Israelites for the generations to come.
- Exodus 13:9 It shall be a sign for you on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that the Law of the LORD is to be on your lips. For with a mighty hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt.
- Deuteronomy 16:3 You must not eat leavened bread with it; for seven days you are to eat with it unleavened bread, the bread of affliction, because you left the land of Egypt in haste— so that you may remember for the rest of your life the day you …
To Commemorate The: Passing Over the First-Born
- Exodus 12:12–13 On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn male, both man and beast, and I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD. …
Unleavened Bread Eaten At
- Exodus 12:15 For seven days you must eat unleavened bread. On the first day you are to remove the leaven from your houses. Whoever eats anything leavened from the first day through the seventh must be cut off from Israel.
- Deuteronomy 16:3 You must not eat leavened bread with it; for seven days you are to eat with it unleavened bread, the bread of affliction, because you left the land of Egypt in haste— so that you may remember for the rest of your life the day you …
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