PASSOVER DINNER

Color code

MAN OF THE HOUSE = SPEAKER

EVERYONE TOGETHER

CHILD

Luke 22:11-13 KJV — And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples? And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready. And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.

PREPARATION

PASSOVER ELEMENTS

Click here for a list of the items you will need for Passover and links to purchase them

Note: If you don’t have access to these items, be creative! Use something similar that you do have instead.

Two candles for the table Two white linen clothes or hand towels Wine or grape juice Unleavened bread Lamb (shank) (optional, but important for a visual) Parsley Bowl of saltwater A mixture of apple, honey, and nuts Horseradish A plate (can be any type of plate)

GET THE LEAVEN OUT

Exodus 12:18-20 KJV — In the first [month], on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even. Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land. Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread

Remove all products with leaven out of your house

Romans 5:6-11 KJV — For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. And not only [so], but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.

Traditionally, the two candles represent the words ‘remember’ and ‘observe or keep’ that were used in Exodus 20:8 and Deuteronomy 5:12 We kindle the lights to separate this time as holy unto the Lord as we do on Shabbat. We also pray and invite the presence of YAH* into our homes as our special guest at the Feast. Candle lighting is used to symbolically sanctify a time or event. Let us begin our celebration of Passover with the lighting of the candles.

Psalm 27:1 KJV — [[[A Psalm] of David.]] YAH*[is] my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? YAH* [is] the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

NOW LIGHT THE CANDLES

Note: Although anyone can light the candles, this honor is usually given to a woman as it was through the seed of a woman (see Genesis 3:15 & Galatians 4:4), that the Messiah, the Light of the world, came to us

SPEAKER “Blessed are You Oh YAH* our God, King of the Universe, who has given us YAHushuWaH the MessYAH, the Light of the world, and in his name, we kindle the lights of Passover

“Passover is one of three feasts that God told us to observe as a “lasting ordinance” (Exodus 12:17). It is the part of the story of God’s redemption of a nation and the salvation of the world.” “The elements on our plate are used to help tell the story of Passover. We will experience each one as the celebration continues.”

Bitter herbs/Horseradish
Sweet apple mix
Green spring vegetable/ Parsley
Roasted lamb shank

The four cups represent the four promises God made to the people of Israel in Exodus 6:6-7

Exodus 6:6-7 KJV — Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I [am] YAH*, and I WILL bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I WILL rid you out of their bondage, and I WILL redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments: And I WILL take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I [am] YAH* your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

“Each of the four cups has a unique name and place during the meal.”

1. The Cup of Sanctification: “I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.”

2. The Cup of Plagues: “I will rescue you from their bondage.”

3. The Cup of Redemption: “I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments.”

4. The Cup of Praise: “I will take you as my people, and I will be your God.”

THE CUP OF SANCTIFICATION

ALL READ TOGETHER:
“YAH* said, ‘’l have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering” (Exodus 3:7)

MAN: HEAD OF THE HOUSE
“Blessed are You, 0 YAH* our God, King of the Universe, who creates the fruit of the earth.”

ACTION: take a sprig of parsley- dip it into the saltwater and partake together notice the saltiness and remember the tears of a broken heart

Note: Although any green leafy vegetable may be used here, parsley is often used to signify spring, new life, and the time of year for the Passover Feast. It is dipped in saltwater to represent many tears as we remember the hopelessness of a life in slavery. In Egypt, there was great suffering, and the children of Israel shed many tears.

Psalm 56:8 KJV — Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: [are they] not in thy book?

Revelation 7:17 KJV — For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

Jeremiah 23:5-8 KJV — Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this [is] his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that they shall no more say, The LORD liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt; But, The LORD liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land.

SPEAKER- ________________: (traditionally a child): “On all other nights, we eat leavened bread . Why, on this night, do we eat only Unleavened bread?”

SPEAKER- _________________: “On all other nights, we eat bread with yeast, but on Passover, we eat only unleavened bread. This is to remind us of the quick departure from Egypt and how there was no time to wait for the bread to rise.”

ACTION: The Leader lifts up the unleavened bread

ALL READ: “This is the bread of affliction. Let all who are hungry come and eat. Let all who are in need come and share the Passover meal.”

SPEAKER- ________________: “Notice the unleavened bread, It is pierced, bruised, and striped. This reminds us of the words of the prophet Isaiah when he spoke about the Messiah: ‘But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was bruised for our iniquities; the punishment of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed’ (Isaiah 53:5).” And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they had brought out of Egypt for it was not leavened, because they were driven out of Egypt and could not wait, nor had they prepared provisions for themselves. (Exodus 12:39)

Breaking of the Unleavened Bread

Unless you eat my flesh and drink my blood you have no part with me. (John 6:53)

At the Passover table, there are three unleavened loaves that are wrapped together in a special pouch as a ‘unity of three’ and placed at the head table.

The middle sheet of unleavened bread is removed from the other two and broken in half. One part remains on the table to be used during the meal, but the other half is wrapped in a white linen cloth and hidden away or “buried.”

ACTION: The Leader removes the middle sheet, breaks it in half, wraps it in the extra cloth and hides it somewhere in the house

SPEAKER- _______________: “Everyone please take a piece of unleavened bread in your hand and hold it up before the Lord.” “Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who brings forth bread from the Land.”

ACTION: All partake of the unleavened bread

Bitter Herbs- Horseradish (Maror)

SPEAKER- ______________: (traditionally a child): “On all other nights, we eat all kinds of herbs. Why, on this night, do we eat only bitter herbs?”

SPEAKER- _______________: “On all other nights, we eat all kinds of vegetables, but on this night, we eat only bitter herbs to remind us how terrible life was as slaves.”

ALL READ: “The Egyptians came to dread the Israelites and worked them ruthlessly. They made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields” (Exodus 1:13-14).

SPEAKER ACTION: Take a piece of unleavened bread and dip it into the bowl of bitter herbs

SPEAKER- _________________: “Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who commanded us to eat herbs.”

ACTION: All partake of the bitter herbs- horseradish (maror)

Note: It is quite likely that Jesus told the disciples that one of them would betray him at this point in the Passover dinner; the one who dipped his bread in the bowl with him.

Sweet Mixture

SPEAKER- ________________ (traditionally a child): “On all other nights, we do not dip our vegetables even once. Why, on this night, do we dip them twice?”

SPEAKER- _________________: “On all other nights we do not dip our vegetables, but tonight we dip them twice. We already dipped the parsley in the saltwater, and now we dip into the mixture (charoset). This mixture or charoset symbolizes the mortar and bricks that were used to build cities for Pharaoh.”

ACTION: All partake of sweet mixture of apples, honey and walnuts (the charoset)

I will rescue you from being slaves. (Exodus 6:6)

SPEAKER- ______________: (traditionally a child): “On all other nights, we eat sitting. Why on this night, do we eat Standing?”

SPEAKER- __________________: “On all other nights, we eat sitting up, but on this night, we stand at the table The first Passover was eaten in haste and we do not know the day or hour of our deliverance so we watch and pray looking up because our redemption draws near.” Matt. 24:36–44; Luke 21:34–36

ALL READ: “This is how you are to eat it: with your cloak tucked into your belt, your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. Eat it in haste; it is YAH’s* Passover” (Exodus 12:11).

The Cup of Plagues

SPEAKER- _________________: “The second cup, also called the Cup of Judgment, is remembered after reciting the plagues and judgments brought down on the Egyptians. We do not drink from this cup, but it is instead slowly diminished by dipping your finger in the cup. The contents of the cup are placed on your plate with your finger as you name each of the plagues, drop-by-drop. A full cup is a sign of joy, and by reducing it, we recall the pain and suffering of worshiping false gods.” ALL READ: “And the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out of it” (Exodus 1:4-5) build cities for Pharaoh.”

Note: Each plague was specifically directed against one of the gods of Egypt. Death of the firstborn can be seen as harsh until you remember that eighty years before the Passover, Pharaoh took the lives of all the baby boys in EVERY Israelite home! The Nile turned red as the blood of the babies cried out; the sun was darkened because the one who created it placed his hand over it, and Pharaoh’s house felt the pain of loss as he discovered that he was no god at all.

ACTION: Dip your finger into the cup and allow a drop to drop onto your plate as you read out each plague together.

Blood

Frogs

Lice

Gnats

Cattle Disease

Boils

Hail

Locusts

Darkness

Death of First born

SPEAKER- _:
“We have already discussed the unleavened bread and the bitter herbs, but “The shank bone on the plate reminds us of the lamb that was sacrificed and the blood on our doors that marked us as the Family of God. It also reminds us that without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness of sins. Without the blood of the Lamb of God and his covenant with us, we are lost, without hope in the world.”

ALL READ:
“The animals you choose must be year old males
without defect, and you may take them from the
sheep, or the goats. Take care of them until the
fourteenth day of the month, when all the people
of the community of Israel must slaughter them
at twilight. Then they are to take some of the
blood and put it on the sides and tops of the door
frames of the houses where they eat the lambs”
(Exodus 12:5-7).
“The blood will be a sign for you on the houses
where you are;
and when I see the blood, I will pass over you.
No destructive plague will touch you when I strike
Egypt.” (Exodus 12:13)

Note: While the priests were examining the Passover lambs of Bethlehem in the temple, Jesus (born in Bethlehem) was being examined by the High Priest and Pontius Pilate, the magistrate of Rome. Pilate declared that he found no fault or ‘defect’ in Him, and Caiaphas said He should be destroyed. While the lambs were being slaughtered in the temple, the Lamb of God was hung on a tree outside the city gates to be a sacrifice for all humanity.

Note: Now is the appointed time to take a break and enjoy the carefully prepared meal. We will return after dinner to complete our passover order with the most important elements; we’ve saved the best for last!

CUP OF REDEMPTION

Following the meal, it is time for the redemption of the Broken bread. At this time, the children or designated people search the house to find the hidden broken bread wrapped in linen. The one who finds it must bring it back to the leader so it can be purchased back – redeemed. The leader grants the one who finds it, pieces of silver. You can use any silver coins As a visual.

SPEAKER- _______________: jesus’ last Passover on earth was held in Jerusalem, hours before he became the Passover Lamb. As the meal was ending, just as ours is now, He shared the Redeemed bread, drank of the Cup of Redemption and sang the Hallel Psalms 113-118

ACTION: take a piece of bread from the table and share it all around as he did

SPEAKER- __________________: “Blessed are you, O Lord our God, King of the Universe who brings forth bread from the Land.” “This is my body, given for you. Take and eat it all of you.” (Matthew 26:26)

ACTION: All partake and receive the body of the Messiah, the lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world

Note: As recorded by Matthew above and also by Luke in chapter 22, after dinner, Jesus took bread, he blessed it, and broke it, and gave it to his disciples. But what bread? There was unleavened bread all over the table by now. He took the special loaf that had been removed from the other two at the beginning of the meal; it was broken and wrapped in linen, hidden away. This is the bread that He chose to represent His body, striped, pierced and bruised, wrapped and buried, and returns at the end of time.

“I will redeem you with an outstretched arm.” (Exodus 6:6)

SPEAKER- ________________: “In the same way after the supper, He took the cup, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood which is poured out for you.’” (Matthew 26:27) “Blessed are You, O YAH our God, King of the Universe, Who creates the fruit of the vine.”

ACTION: Receive the Cup of Redemption, the cup of the new covenant in YAHushuWaH’s blood.

ALL READ: ‘’l will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of YAH*” (Psalm 116:13).

SELAH (pause):
This is a good time to pause and give thanks to God, who has redeemed us, delivered us, and fulfilled his promise to make us his family, Jew and Gentile, through the blood and body of our blessed Messiah and King, YAHushuWaH MessiYAH”

Note: The word Selah is of Hebrew origin. Selah is likely to mean “to praise” or “pause and reflect upon what has just been said. To Ponder.

CUP OF PRAISE SONGS OF THANKSGIVING

SPEAKER- _______________: “l will take you as my own people and I will be your God” (Exodus 6:7). “For I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.” (Luke 22:18) “We lift this fourth cup in praise to God for His completed work of redemption when the yoke of slavery was broken. The people of the Great King were set free to be the family of God. This is also the cup which Jesus will drink anew with us when he returns to judge the nations and establish his throne in Jerusalem, and to celebrate the marriage supper of the Lamb (Revelation 19:6-9).” “Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who creates the fruit of the vine.”

ACTION: All partake of the cup

SPEAKER- _______________: PSALMS 136:1-15, 26 The Great Hallel

SPEAKER: “Give thanks to YAH, for He is good.”