His dad has an adapted version of Seder that points out the relevance of Christ and it always amazes me that the Jewish people don't see Christ throughout the entire ceremony. Some background before I continue...
Passover was first instituted in Exodus in correlation to the ten plagues, specifically the slaying of the firstborn. Most of the ceremony points back to the Exodus and the miracles God performed in freeing the Jews from Egypt. Jews have been commemorating this event for thousand of years and it is remarkable how symbols of Jesus are throughout the ceremony.
For example, during part of the ceremony three pieces of matzoh (bread without leaven) are placed in a basket in remembrance of how the Jews left Egypt in haste so there was not any time for bread to rise. The middle piece of matzoh is broken, one part is eaten and the other part hidden until later when it is found by the youngest child (Yeah, Charis found it). Check out the symbolism - three pieces of matzoh (Trinity), middle piece broken (Christ on the cross), part hidden (His burial), and then found again (His resurrection). Also leaven had always been equated with sin in the Bible and the matzoh (Trinity) is without sin. And matzoh has always been striped and pierced, just as Christ was. To bring everything home, Christ celebrated Passover before He went the Garden of Gethsemane and then to the cross. That is where He first instituted communion by taking that middle broken piece of matzoh and said, "This is my body, broken for you."
Isn't all of that incredible! It amazes me to see how completely Christ fulfills scripture. He is the perfect Passover Lamb. I only wish that more Jews could see how Jesus is the Messiah they have been waiting for.
I hope you all enjoy this week leading up to Easter. And I also hope that this has helped you remember what we are celebrating this time of year. Much love!
(Forgive me for any spelling errors and inaccuracies, but I tried my best!)
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You know, I never knew what a Sader was until about a week ago when a parent asked me if I was going to do a Sader. I asked " A what??" and then looked like a secularist because I didn't know something so obvious. I grew up in a nondenom church and nobody every taught me that. So my official answer is "no" I will not be doing a Sader with the children, but we will definitely do some other projects to celebrate the most important events in our history!
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