Pesach (Passover) is one of the oldest festivals in the world amongst ancient feasts. It traces its roots back to Egypt when the Lord brought His people out from bondage. In like manner we are set free from the bondage of our sins.
The Lord God Almighty spoke to Moshe (Moses) to command Pharaoh to “Let My people go!”
This came about after a death sentence pronounced by Pharaoh against all male Hebrew infants and history repeated itself (Ecclesiastes 1:9) through Herod to kill all the babes of Bethlehem.
We then see baby Moses floating in a river, to be rescued by pharaoh’s daughter and becoming an Egyptian prince. (This was again repeated in the life of Joseph, rescued from prison and becoming an Egyptian prime minister.)
Next, we see Hebrew slaves, a burning bush, the voice of the Lord, several very intense confrontations with Pharaoh and his sorcerers, 10 Divine Plagues, the Exodus a pursuing Egyptian army, the parting of the Red Sea, the birth of a nation at the foot of a thundering mountain followed by the 10 Commandments.
Pesach (Passover) is a one-day Feast of the Lord followed by seven days known as the Feast of Unleavened Bread celebrated each year in the Spring during March/April. The core element of Passover is the Lamb and the holiday (being set free/saved) a picture and type of our redemption through the Lamb of God. Two other elements of this annual meal are unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
The Lord God commanded that Pesach was to be an annual memorial service forever, with the Exodus story repeated so that the sons of Israel would remember and tell their children how God brought them out of bondage. We are to tell our children how the Lord has set us free from the bondage of our sins. The Upper room gives a picture of Heaven and how we break the matza bread and lift the cup to remember the blood of the Lamb of God, our glorious Lord and Saviour Yeshua. The only way of salvation for Jew and Gentile.
Amen.