The Passover And The Last Supper

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The Jewish tradition of the Passover has been very important for the welfare and freedom of the Jews since the Old Testament. Each part of the Passover brings forth the knowledge of what God promises to his people. “The name “Passover” is derived from the Hebrew word Pesach which is based on the root “pass over” and refers to the fact that G-d “passed over” the houses of the Jews when he was slaying the firstborn of Egypt during the last of the ten plagues.” The Christian belief is that the Last Supper fulfills the promise made to the Jews through Jesus Christ. The Passover and the Last Supper are important in understanding the relationship between the Jewish belief and Christian belief. They are also important to help grasp what it means to be free with a God. The Passover starts out as the threat made to the people of God over many years with the Egyptians. Pharaoh is a man with great power that has cruel intentions and …show more content…

Jesus was the lamb at the meal along with every celebration that the Mass has since. “By celebrating the Last Supper with his apostles in the course of the Passover meal, Jesus gave the Jewish Passover its definitive meaning. Jesus' passing over to his father by his death and Resurrection, the new Passover, is anticipated in the Supper and celebrated in the Eucharist, which fulfills the Jewish Passover and anticipates the final Passover of the Church in the glory of the kingdom.(CCC 1340)”
The Last Supper is important to those who believe that Jesus Christ is the savior of the world. He is the Lamb of God and was made to be the sacrifice to those who want to be saved. The Sacrificial Lamb is one that is shown through the passover and that is also shown at the Last Supper. Every detail of the Last Supper is essential for people to understand what Jesus was called to

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