http://www.biblestudyworkshop.org 1 Preparation for the Passover Thursday, April 14, 29 A.D. Matthew 26:17-19 Mark 14:12-16 Luke 22:7-13
http://www.biblestudyworkshop.org 2 Texts: Matthew 26:17-19, Preparation for the Passover 17. Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the Passover? 18. And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the Passover at thy house with my disciples. 19. And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the Passover. Mark 14:12-16, 12. And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the Passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the Passover? 13. And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him. 14. And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the Goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guest chamber, where I shall eat the Passover with my disciples? 15. And he will show you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us. 16. And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the Passover.
http://www.biblestudyworkshop.org 3 Luke 22:7-13, 7. Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the Passover must be killed. 8. And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the Passover, that we may eat. 9. And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare? 10. And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in. 11. And ye shall say unto the Goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guest chamber, where I shall eat the Passover with my disciples? 12. And he shall show you a large upper room furnished: there make ready. 13. And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the Passover. Commentary: I. On the first day of unleavened bread when they sacrifice the Passover... A. When the day of unleavened bread came, the day on which the Passover (paschal lamb) must be sacrificed, Jesus instructed the disciples in regard to preparation for the occasion. B. Coffman stated (Luke, page 421), The day of unleavened bread was Thursday Nissan 13 th ; and the preparations here mentioned took place in the afternoon, just prior to the beginning of Nissan 14 th, at sunset (6:00 p.m.) The supper was held after
http://www.biblestudyworkshop.org 4 sundown and thus on Friday the 14 th by Jewish reckoning. [the day now called Good Friday] II. The disciples came, said to Jesus, asking, Where do you want us to make ready that you may eat the Passover? III. Jesus said, sent two disciples, Peter and John, Go into the city to a particular man and make ready for us the Passover, that we may eat. A. You will meet, there will meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water when you arrive in Jerusalem. 1. The head of each family brought water... which was to wet the unleavened bread for the Passover, George Bliss noted in An American Bible Commentary on the New Testament. B. Follow him into the house. C. Wheresoever he shall enter in, go. IV. Say to the master of the house, the man, The Teacher says... V. My time is at hand. VI. I keep the Passover at your house with my disciples. A. Where is my, the guest chamber, where I shall eat the Passover with my disciples? B. The man will personally show you a large upper room furnished and ready. C. There make ready for us.
http://www.biblestudyworkshop.org 5 VII. The disciples went forth and did as Jesus appointed them. A. When they arrived in the city they found things as Jesus had said. VIII. They made ready the Passover.
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