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Let’s look at ti!e resemblance of the feast of the Passover to that of the observance of the Lord’s Supper.
Just as the shed blood of the Pascal lamb was in reality the salvation of the Israelites, if applied as directed, so is the blood of Jesus as seen in the observance of the Lord’s Supper. The cup represents the shed blood of Jesus at Calvary. The Israelites were to eat the meat of the slain Pascal lamb. In comparison, the Christian is to eat the unleavened bread representing the broken body ofJesus.
“The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a communion of the body of Christ?” (1 Corinthians 10:16).
“For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink the cup, ye proclaim the Lord’s death till He come” (1 Corinthians 11:26).
The Israelites were delivered from the bondage of Pharaoh. The Christian is delivered from the bondage of sin when they believe and obey Jesus. “Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God” (Heb. 12:2).
With our Shepherd sitting at the right hand of God and observing every thing that we do, we should be so much more aware of the meaning of this memorial feast in which we are about to partake. Let us not crucify Him anew.
William C. Pulley
Mount Morris, MI