October 10: Luke 12-18

Luke 22:7-23 gives Luke's account of The Last Supper. I've always heard that the disciples were gathering to share the "Passover" at this last supper before Jesus' death, but didn't understand the entire correlation between the Passover and The Last Supper. An account of the Passover is found in Exodus 12:1-17.


Here's how Jesus changed the Passover with the Lord's Supper:

• The Jewish Feast of Passover celebrated how God delivered his people from slavery in Egypt. The Last Supper reminds of of how God delivers his people from sin.
• The sacrificial lamb appeased the angel of death and caused it to "passover" the Jewish houses when it was coming to kill the firstborn son of everyone in Egypt. The lamb was killed to take the place of the firstborn. Jesus's body was broken in judgment for our sin. He was killed to take the place of sinners like you and me.
• Wine was drunk at Passover meals to signify the lamb's blood applied to the doorgrame. Wine was used at the last supper to signify Jesus's blood that was given for us.
• The Passover represented God's former covenant with his people (the Israelites). The Last Supper represents God's new covenant wtih his people (all who believe in him).