River of Life Hagaddah Deuteronomy 16:16 Three times a year all your men must appear before the LORD your God at the place he will choose: at the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks and the Festival of Tabernacles. No one should appear before the LORD empty-handed. (special times God said he will meet with his people) 1 Corinthians 10:14 Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. 15 I speak as to wise men; you judge what I say. 16 Is not the cup of blessing which we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the bread which we break a sharing in the body of Christ? 17 Since there is one bread, we who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one bread. 18 Look at the nation Israel; are not those who eat the sacrifices sharers in the altar? 19 What do I mean then? That a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything? 20 No, but I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God; and I do not want you to become sharers in demons. 21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons. 22 Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? We are not stronger than He, are we? 1 Corinthians 5:6 Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough? 7 Clean out the old leaven so that you may be a new lump, just as you are in fact unleavened. For Christ our Passover also has been sacrificed. 8 Therefore let us celebrate the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
The power of these times Special time of an open heaven Special time of God s presence and intimacy Connecting with something ancient and powerful (digging wells of revival) Brings a blessing upon you and your family Increase of angelic activity Opening Scriptures Luke 22:7 Then came the first day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 8 And Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare the Passover for us, so that we may eat it. 9 They said to Him, Where do You want us to prepare it? 10 And He said to them, When you have entered the city, a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him into the house that he enters. 11 And you shall say to the owner of the house, The Teacher says to you, Where is the guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples? 12 And he will show you a large, furnished upper room; prepare it there. 13 And they left and found everything just as He had told them; and they prepared the Passover. The Lord s Supper 14 When the hour had come, He reclined at the table, and the apostles with Him. 15 And He said to them, I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; 16 for I say to you, I shall never again eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God. 17 And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He said, Take this and share it among yourselves; 18 for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes. 19 And when He had taken some bread and given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me. 20 And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood. 21 But behold, the hand of the one betraying Me is with Mine on the table. 22 For indeed, the Son of Man is going as it has been determined; but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed! 23 And they began to discuss among themselves which one of them it might be who was going to do this thing. Matthew 26:14 Then one of the twelve, named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests 15 and said, What are you willing to give me to betray Him to you? And they weighed out thirty pieces of silver to him. 16 From then on he began looking for a good opportunity to betray Jesus. 17 Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus and asked, Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover? 18 And He said, Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, The Teacher says, My time is near; I am
to keep the Passover at your house with My disciples. 19 The disciples did as Jesus had directed them; and they prepared the Passover. The Last Passover 20 Now when evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the twelve disciples. 21 As they were eating, He said, Truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me. 22 Being deeply grieved, they each one began to say to Him, Surely not I, Lord? 23 And He answered, He who dipped his hand with Me in the bowl is the one who will betray Me. 24 The Son of Man is to go, just as it is written of Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born. 25 And Judas, who was betraying Him, said, Surely it is not I, Rabbi? Jesus *said to him, You have said it yourself. The Lord s Supper Instituted 26 While they were eating, Jesus took some bread, and after a blessing, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is My body. 27 And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, Drink from it, all of you; 28 for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins. 29 But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father s kingdom. 30 After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. Opening Prayer We pray tonight to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, we come to you today in the name of Jesus our true Passover lamb. We have assembled together on this holy convocation, this feast of the Lord, to re-enact the story of your deliverance of your people from Israel from Egyptian bondage, which paints a picture of how Christ has delivered us from satan s kingdom. We pray as we gather in family and fellowship, as we relive in words and in symbolism the ancient desire for freedom, that we will experience a renewed spirit, inspiration, and understanding. Not only do we remember tonight the deliverance of Israel from Egypt, but we remember Jesus our Passover lamb who has delivered us from our sinful past and delivered us from satan s kingdom. We also remember Jesus having Passover with his disciples right before his death. With this heart we raise our cups to magnify your Holy Name. That NAME above all names, Yeshua Ha Meshiach. We are so thankful for this holiday of Pesach, the festival of freedom! We pray all this in the name of Jesus. Amen
Lighting Candles: Blessed are you Lord our God king of the Universe who has given us Jesus the Passover Lamb of God and the Light of the World. Bedikat Chametz: removing yeast The Jewish people will deeply cleanse their homes in preparation for Passover from all leaven. A candle is used for light (light of the word). They use a feather (Holy Spirit), wooden spoon (cross), and paper bag (Christ s tomb). They burn the leaven which always speaks of judgment. Jesus cleansed the temple before Passover. He was helping his father remove the leaven from his house. Selichot prayers and fasting before these times: Teshuvah, Tzedakah, Tefillah Personal immersion would have happened and Jesus washes their feet In preparation of these times, deeply consecrating your life unto God We need to purge the sin out of our lives and homes The Four Cups and Elijah s Place Setting (blessing juice and Matza) Exodus 6:6 Say, therefore, to the sons of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from their bondage. I will also redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments. 7 Then I will take you for My people, and I will be your God; and you shall know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. Kiddush first cup: Blessing of the juice (Jesus has sanctified us unto him- let s believe this year the Lord to set us and our families apart as holy unto him) Netilat Yadayim: Washing of the Hands (blood and water: bronze altar and laver) Karpas: Dipping of the Parsley (Hyssop) in salt water The parsley represents the hyssop used to apply the blood like a paint brush upon the doorpost of homes in the likeness of the cross of Christ. The salt water represents the tears shed in Egypt. Remember the tears of your past before Christ. Yarchutz: Breaking of middle Matzo. Bless the bread and remember that Jesus is the bread from heaven. The manna in the wilderness and true bread of life. Break matza and larger piece hidden away. Hide the affikoman (later eat Matza) Ma-Nishtanah: Asking four questions Why is this night different from any other? Because tonight we celebrate God bringing his people from bondage to freedom.
Why do we ONLY eat unleavened bread at this time? The bread baked on the back of those fleeing Egypt as they left in haste, and also it represents Christ s sinless body buried in the tomb which did not decay and was raised from the dead. Why do we eat bitter herbs tonight? We remember Israel under the slavery in Egypt in bondage. Also we remember our sinful past which was bitter and separated from God. Why do we dip herbs in salt water tonight? The parsley reminds us of the applying the blood to the doorpost of Israel s homes in Egypt and the blood applied to our lives in Christ. The sweet charoset reminds of that our forefathers of the faith were able to withstand bitter slavery because it was sweetened by the hope of freedom. Why do we recline to the left on this night? John was the youngest disciple therefore sat next to Jesus. Reclining to the left speaks of our freedom we have found in Christ Jesus. Pesach: The Pascal Lamb shank bone It was the perfect Passover lamb that had to shed its blood which was then applied to the doorpost of the homes of God s people and the death angel had to Passover and could not touch their homes, but the first born of all Egypt died. Ten Plagues Listed: Water to Blood, Frogs, Lice, Flies, Pestilence, Boils, Hail, Locust, Darkness, and finally death of firstborn. Exodus 12:12 the Lord speaks of executing judgment on the gods of Egypt. Hapi was the god of death, and the Nile turning to blood was against Hapi. Heqet was the frog goddess of fertility and life and the plague of frogs was against Heqet. Geb was the god of the earth. Earthquakes were believed to be laughter of Geb. Dust into lice was a judgment on Geb. Shu was the god that supposedly held the sky off the earth and was associated with dry air, wind, and the atmosphere. Swarms of insects (flies) sent by God was the judgment of this spirit. Apis was the bull proclaimed to be incarnate and symbolized the strength of the king. The death of livestock was God s judgment on this demon god. Heka was the god of medicine and magic. Someone like a shaman or witch doctor would call upon this demon god. Boils were God s judgment on this false diety.
Nut was the Egyptian god of the firmament who protected man from the heavens. So God sent hail stones from the heavens to show who the real Almighty God really is. Min was the demon god of vegetation. So the Lord sends locust to destroy the crops and judge Min. Ra was the sun god. The Lord sent thick darkness on the land to judge this false god. Amon-Ra was seen as the creator of mankind. So the Lord sent the death of the firstborn to judge this false god and show who the real creator is. Now notice the blood drops on your plate that look like the foot of the cross. Judgment and bloodshed had to come to Jesus for our deliverance. Makkot: Second Cup the cup of judgment and deliverance (blood drops on napkin like foot of the cross-galatians 3:13). Let s believe God for complete deliverance for us and our families. Dayenu (It would have been enough) Had he brought us out of Egypt and not divided the Red Sea (Dayenu) Had he divided the sea and not permitted us to cross on dry ground Had he permitted us to cross the sea on dry land, but not sustained us forty in years in the desert Had he sustained us forty years, and not fed us manna Had he fed us manna and not ordained the Sabbath Had he ordained the Sabbath and not brought us to Sinai Had he brought us to Sinai and not given us the Torah Had he given us the Torah and not led us into the land of Promise Had he led us into the Land of Israel and not built for us the Temple Had he built for us the Temple and not sent us prophets Had he sent us prophets of truth and not made us a holy people Maror: eating the bitter herbs (horse raddish wrapped in lettuce or on matza): remember the sadness of sin apart from God and the bitter suffering Jesus had to endure on the cross. Korech: eating the charoset inside two matzah (bricks and mortar, strongholds satan once had, but now we are living stones being built into a spiritual house). Typically the meal is eaten now Matza (retrieve the affikoman): The eating of the unleavened bread: remembering Jesus body (Communion Bread)
Matza is Pierced and stripped Christ died on Passover day (9am to 3pm) Jesus body was broken, wrapped, buried, resurrected, then the promise of the father was given 7 Places Jesus shed his blood: garden as he sweated, face, brow, back, hands, feet, and side. Through his side he paid for a bride. Ha Geulah: The third cup reclining to the left: Redemption and healing (communion Cup, betrothal- we take communion reclining to the left) Hallel: Fourth Cup (Cup of Praise, completion, Marriage Supper, consumation) Jesus did not drink this cup. He left the Seder unfinished because he is waiting to drink it at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. He went out to the Mt of Olives and sang the hymns which were called Hallel (Psalms 113-118). Let s drink this cup and believe God for keeping and sustaining grace over the next year. Elijah s Cup and Check the Door: he is coming Revelation 11:1 "Then there was given me a measuring rod like a staff; and someone said, Get up and measure the temple of God and the altar, and those who worship in it. 2 Leave out the court which is outside the temple and do not measure it, for it has been given to the nations; and they will tread under foot the holy city for forty-two months. 3 And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for twelve hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth. 4 These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. 5 And if anyone wants to harm them, fire flows out of their mouth and devours their enemies; so if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this way. 6 These have the power to shut up the sky, so that rain will not fall during the days of their prophesying; and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood, and to strike the earth with every plague, as often as they desire. 7 When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war with them, and overcome them and kill them. 8 And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which mystically is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified. 9 Those from the peoples and tribes and tongues and nations will look at their dead bodies for three and a half days, and will not permit their dead bodies to be laid in a tomb. 10 And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them and celebrate; and they will send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth. 11 But after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God came into them, and they stood on their feet; and great fear fell upon those who were watching them. 12 And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, Come up here. Then they went
up into heaven in the cloud, and their enemies watched them. 13 And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell; seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven. Shulchan Orech: (L Shanah Haba Ah Biyerushalayim! Next year in Jerusalem) NEXT YEAR AT THE MARRIAGE SUPPER Passover Meal served Salad and Matza Ball soup Brisket and beans Matza Yeast free desert