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Home / Blog / Feasts of the Lord / Parallels Between the Passover Meal and Communion

Parallels Between the Passover Meal and Communion

February 18, 2019 by Curt Landry Ministries

The spring flowers are blooming, and the warm sun is shining on the recently green-turned grass. The falling snow has been replaced by raindrops hitting the damp ground. This outdoor scene, complete with the commercialization of bunnies and chocolates, is what comes to mind for many when we think about Resurrection Sunday, or Easter as much of the Western world calls it.

But have many in the Western world missed the proverbial boat? Or even more alarming, are they missing out on blessings and the Passover of our heritage?

As we recall, the Lord’s Supper is when Jesus took the cup and gave thanks, instructing the disciples to divide it among themselves. He also took the bread, gave thanks, and then broke it, giving a piece to each of them.

“When the hour had come, He sat down, and the twelve apostles with Him. Then He said to them, ‘With fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; for I say to you, I will no longer eat of it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.’

“Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, ‘Take this and divide it among yourselves; for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.’

“And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.’”—Luke 22:14-19 (emphasis added)

But there is something missing… not from the biblical text, but from our understanding of it.

We must remember that the Lord’s Supper was a Passover meal!

When we fail to remember this key component of our heritage, we miss out on the blessings of understanding true spiritual freedom!

There is a traditional question asked at the beginning of the Passover Seder by the youngest child: “Why is this night different from any other night?”

The response is given by the father, who tells the Passover story from the book of Exodus.

We could ask the same of communion today, especially when taken during Resurrection Sunday. “What makes this meal different from any other?”

The Communion Meal

When most of us take communion, it’s not normally a “meal” by any stretch of the imagination. It’s more of a crumb and a sip. So why is it called a meal or supper? Again, it’s rooted in the Jewish observance of the feast.

When Jesus sat down with His disciples, the feast had been prepared ahead of time by Peter and John. It was to be eaten in “a large, furnished upper room” (see Luke 22:12), and Jesus would sit down with those closest to Him, inviting them to pull up a seat at His table.

All of this took place so that those closest to Him would know what was about to happen—the fulfillment of the Passover. They did not fully understand it at the time, but in a matter of days the scales would begin to fall off of their eyes to reveal who Jesus really was—Yeshua Messiah!

Jesus was very intentional about the way He distributed and conducted the Last Supper. He wanted to ensure His closest friends understood the deeper meaning of the Passover meal.

The Passover Seder (Passover Meal)

When the hour had come, and the Passover meal was prepared, Jesus said He fervently desired to eat this Passover meal with the disciples. Don’t overlook the world fervently… with immense and intense passion He ate with His friends. This was not just another meal, and it was different than other Passovers the disciples had celebrated years before.

It was intended to give a deep revelation of God’s plan for Jesus, for them as disciples, and for the world. It was a shadow of the reconciliation that was to come.

In fact, Holy Spirit later revealed to Paul (though not at this Passover meal with Jesus) that the great heritage and meaning of the feasts that the Church was to embrace would hold a transforming power that would grow their faith and knit together the Body of Christ.

  • “… which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ. Let no one cheat you of your reward, taking delight in false humility and worship of angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, and not holding fast to the Head, from whom all the body, nourished and knit together by joints and ligaments, grows with the increase that is from God.”—Colossians 2:17-19

Paul also wrote…

  • “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.”—1 Corinthians 5:7

The Communion and Passover Bread

The unleavened bread of the Passover meal is a representation of the sinless body of Christ. In scripture, leaven is symbolic of sin. Removing the “leaven” from our lives is something only God can do. However, we can recognize when it is there and willfully turn it over to the Lord.

Taking part in communion reflects the remembrance of freedom given by God during the Egyptian exodus.

  • “So this day shall be to you a memorial; and you shall keep it as a feast to the Lord throughout your generations. You shall keep it as a feast by an everlasting ordinance.”—Exodus 12:14

And we see it again nearly 1500 years later as Christ becomes that Passover Lamb so that we can walk in eternal freedom.

  • “For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, ‘Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.’”—1 Corinthians 11:23-25

Just as the Israelites were instructed by God to clean out all of the leaven from their homes, this is something we can meditate on today. Are there things in your life you aren’t turning over to the Lord? Or maybe there are areas in your heart you aren’t letting His light infiltrate…

Customarily, after the leaven is cleared, the Passover ceremony begins with the lighting of the candles. Today, Holy Spirit is the lamp unto our feet and the light unto our path (see Psalm 119:105). Ask Holy Spirit to give you a fresh look at this ancient observance—to reveal to you the parallels between the Passover meal and communion. Surrender your sin at the foot of the cross, enact the blood of the Lamb, and let Him order your steps.

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Curt Landry was born and raised in Los Angeles, C.A. in a secular home…

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