How Does The Passover Point To Jesus?

Looking forward to Passover each year makes me excited!

For my husband and me, Passover was a completely foreign concept until a few years ago.While we were intrigued and little wary about the prospect of attending a Passover Seder, we decided to go ahead and go.″As Christians, should we really be engaged in this?″ we questioned ourselves.We weren’t sure what to make of it at first.The answer to this question is an unequivocal ″Yes!″ after participating in a Passover Seder!

• The participation in this great festival, which not only REMEMBERS the Lord’s mighty ways of delivering his people from Egyptian slavery, but also totally points to the Messiah’s liberation of us from our own bondage of sin, is strongly encouraged by me.
• On top of that, I recognized that Jesus made use of something that his disciples were familiar with.
• Every year during the Passover Seder, the same same words are spoken to convey essential principles such as humbling oneself, being a servant leader, remembering that He is the Passover Lamb, and humbling oneself again.
• It is, without a doubt, strong visual!

A New Understanding of Communion

My husband and I gained a fresh perspective on communion as a result of our participation in the Seder dinner during Passover.Because it has had such a profound impact on our lives, I wanted to share it with you and explain many things that I had previously been unaware of.In contrast, there is no way I could ever convey a full Passover Seder in a single blog article.The goal is to stimulate your curiosity with what I think is the most interesting, so that you will want to learn more or maybe participate in a Passover Seder yourself.(Don’t forget to look at the materials provided below as well.)

The Passover Seder

The purpose of the Passover holiday is to commemorate how the Lord liberated the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.However, it also alludes to the Great Rescuer, Jesus Christ, as well as to his second coming.Taking the bread and the fruit of the vine, which are traditional elements of the Passover Seder, Jesus calls on us to recall how he has freed us from slavery as well as from slavery.So grab your Bibles and pay attention because I’m about to explain something!

Basics of the Passover in Exodus 11-12 and how It Points to Christ

In case you have forgotten the intricacies of the Passover in Exodus chapters 11 and 12, here is a brief reference to refresh your memory on how they relate to Christ.

My Favorite Parts of the Passover Seder

The Four Promises 

During the Passover Seder, four vows are recited over and over again.These are straight taken from the book of Exodus.I’m included the figures so you can see how they categorize the assurances: Because of this, tell the Israelites: 1.I am the Lord, and I will save you from the yoke of the Egyptians; 2.I am the Lord, and I will rescue you from your captivity in Egypt.

• (2).
• I will set you free from your servitude to them (3).
• I will rescue you with an extended arm and with powerful deeds of judgment.
• 4.

I will adopt you as my own people, and I will serve as your God as well.Exodus 6:6-7 (KJV) I’m getting shivers simply thinking about these promises!Because He was aware of the impending arrival of Jesus, the Lord did not make these promises exclusively to those whom He had liberated from Israel.These assurances apply to us as well.While Jesus read the words of the Passover, he demonstrated to us how to remember Him as we do the same thing.

1. Each of these vows is repeated individually over the course of the Passover meal.
2. For each blessing, a cup made from the fruit of the vine is given to the recipient.
3. (Hmmm…I wonder if we’ve heard anything else about the fruit of the vine?
4. It’s the Lord’s Supper, after all!)

A New Testament Parallel

However, every time I recite the aforementioned promises, my mind can’t help but reflect of what the Bible has to say about the subject: 1.My yoke is light, and my weight is light on my shoulders.Matthew 11:30 adverbial adverbial adverbial adverbial adverbial adverbial adverbial adverbial adverbial adverbial adverbial adverbial adverbial adverbial adverbial adverbial adverbial adverbial a Your freedom from sin and transformation into slaves to righteousness are now complete.Paul writes in Romans 6:18 that We have redemption by his blood, which results in the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s love.1 Thessalonians 1:7 4.

• ″…so they may all be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you,″ says the apostle Paul.
• Let them reside within us as well, so that the entire world may believe that you have sent me.″ John 17:21 (KJV) As you’ve been learning about God’s plan, I hope you’ve begun to realize how everything fits together so well and how Passover not only pointed to the Messiah but also how Jesus included the notion of remembering Him into it as well!

 Recitings

For years and centuries, many of the recitations that take place at the Passover Seder have been recited, dating back to the time of Jesus and even before him. It’s amazing to think that we’re saying the same things that Jesus did. (Because of space constraints, I will not list them all here; instead, I will direct you to where you may find them.)

A spot reserved for Messiah – The Honored Guest

During his lifetime, Jesus was present at the Passover seders and feasts.Following his death and resurrection, many Christians fasted and prayed for his return on the night before Passover, as a sign of their faith.They would reserve a special seat at the table for Him, where he would be greeted upon his arrival.Because he created the Lord’s Supper during communion, we are allowed to dine with Jesus every time we partake of it and proclaim Him until He returns, which is a beautiful blessing!Jesus, do you think he’s a welcome visitor at our heart’s banquet?

The First Cup – The Cup of Sanctification

″I will bring you out,″ says the cup, in reference to the promise.As soon as the cup is lifted, everyone leans to the left as if they were freemen (which represents reclining), and then everyone says together: Blessed are you, O Lord our God, King of the universe, and Father of all who have created the fruit of the vine.O LORD our God, King of the Universe, we praise you for having kept us alive, maintained us, and brought us to this joyous time of the year.This cup is most likely the one that Jesus blesses at the opening of the service: ″After accepting the cup, I expressed my gratitude…″ Luke 22:17 (KJV)

Washing

Everyone’s hands are washed with the assistance of the father and mother at this moment. It would have been at this time in the Seder that Jesus would have washed the disciples’ feet and taught them about the importance of becoming a servant leader in their communities.

The Bitter Herbs

Bitter plants, such as parsley, are consumed after being dipped in salt water.While the Israelites were captives in Egypt, this reflects the bitterness and anguish of bondage that they experienced.It’s possible that this was the time at which Jesus shared his loaf of bread with the man who would betray him.Later in the Seder, the parsley is dipped into charoseth, which is a delicious concoction of apples, walnuts, honey, and cinnamon that is served with the Passover seder.This serves as a reminder that we must accept both the good and the bad things that come our way in life.

The Four Questions

When our children inquire about the significance of the Passover, the Lord instructs us in Exodus 12:26-27, saying, ″When your children ask you, ‘What does this ceremony mean to you?’ then tell them, ″It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt and spared our homes when he struck down the Egyptians.″ There are many aspects of the Passover that are distinct from everyday life, and the four questions assist to make it obvious that we are doing them in order to recall God’s power, grace, and mercy, as well as the significance of the holiday.Question1 – We eat either leavened or unleavened bread on the other evenings of the week.Why do we eat just matzah, which is unleavened bread, on this particular night?Question2 – We eat vegetables and herbs of various types on the other nights of the week.Why do we only consume bitter herbs on this particular night?

• No, we never think about putting plants in water or in anything else on any other evenings.
• Question3 – Why do we soak the parsley in salt water and the bitter herbs in charoseth on this particular evening?
• We eat either sitting erect or reclining on all other evenings, according to question 4.
• Why are we all lying down on this particular night?

There is information in the resources listed below that not only asks these questions, but also provides answers.

Unleavened Bread: Bread of Affliction and the Afikomen

The Seder includes the consumption of matzah, which is unleavened bread.Three pieces of Matzoh are placed inside a textile bag, known as a Matzah Tosh, which has three pockets, with one piece of Matzoh inserted into each pocket.The Matzah Tosh is used to store three pieces of Matzoh.A piece of fabric divides each piece from the others.They are a unity, but they are divided into three pieces, just as we believe GOD’s triune nature to be (3, page 8).

• “ The Bread of Affliction is the name given to the bread that is consumed.
• Matzoh is a type of bread that is striped and perforated.
• We are reminded of Christ’s suffering before and after his crucifixion since his flesh has been striped and wounded in this manner.
• Even the bread bears witness to Christ’s death and resurrection!

This is just fantastic: The centre portion is removed and the pieces are split in two.The smaller half of the Matzoh is eaten with one of the other pieces of Matzoh.″The larger half of the pie is covered in a white napkin and concealed.″ The concealed piece of matzah is known as the AFIKOMEN, which is a Greek term that literally translates as ″I have come″ (Psalm 40:7-8), and it serves as an annual reminder that the Messiah, the real Passover Lamb, has already arrived.Later on, it will be ″discovered″ and returned to the table, which represents to believers in Yeshua that He was buried, risen, and is now sitting at the right hand of GOD the Father, and that He will soon return to the Father’s right hand.The Seder is not complete until the afikomen is ″redeemed,″ that is, given to the kid who discovered it for a fee, and the Seder is then completed (3, page 9).

1. ” Isn’t it incredible?
2. Because of this, we are reminded of how Jesus paid the price so that we may be reconciled with our heavenly Father.

Passover Lamb

Jesus is the sacrificial lamb of God, who atones for the sins of the world by his death on the cross.The Lord is our strength and shield, and he prevents us from ever needing another sacrifice for our sins.Our protection and salvation from the destroyer are provided by Christ’s shed blood (John 1:29).(As a point of reference, after the destruction of the temple in AD 70, most Jews have substituted a shank bone for the lamb, with the matzah serving as the centerpiece of the feast.)

The Second Cup – Praise

″I will bring you out,″ says the cup, in reference to the promise of ″I will bring you out.″ It is a moment to express gratitude for freedom.It is customary to sing a song called Dayenu, which translates as ″It would have been enough.″ With the cup raised in the air, a blessing to the LORD is pronounced, but no wine has yet been consumed.During this time, 10 drops are taken from the cup and dropped one at a time into the cup in remembrance of God saying, ″Let my people leave,″ and the plagues that followed when Pharaoh refused to let them go.The second cup is raised again, and the following blessing is spoken before the fruit of the vine is consumed: Blessed are You, O Lord our GOD, King of the Universe, Who creates the fruit of the vine, who has created us!It is at the dinner, and specifically during this segment of the second cup, that Jesus ″took bread, gave thanks, and broke it, and handed it to them, saying: This is my body sacrificed for you; do this in remembrance of me.″ This is according to Ray Vander Laan.

• 22:19 (Luke 22:19)

To put Jesus’ words in the context of the Passover really brings His words to life!

Jesus appears to be saying, ″This bread represents your freedom from slavery; this bread does not contain any yeast; this bread is sinless; this is My body; this is My sacrifice; this bread represents your acceptance of my offering.″ Consume it.Every single one of you.Keep my name in mind!And every time they celebrated Passover after that, and had that strange taste of unleavened bread, they were reminded of what happened.-Ray Vander Laan is a neologism that refers to a person who is not a person (5).

The Third Cup – Redemption (aka the Blessing or the Eucharistic Cup)

″I will REDEEM you with an outstretched arm,″ says the promise on this cup.Oh, what a redeemed people we are because of Jesus!He hung on the cross with both of his arms stretched wide, bearing the weight of all of our sins!It is thought that this third cup, known as the Redemption cup, is the one that Christ used to inaugurate the Lord’s Supper on the first day of the week.’This cup represents the new covenant in my blood,’ Jesus explained.

• ″It is poured out for you.″ Luke 22:20 (NIV) ″This is my body, which is for you,″ the Lord Jesus declared to his disciples on the night he was betrayed (Luke 22:23-26).
• Similar to the previous night’s meal, after dinner, Jesus took the cup and said, ″This cup represents the new covenant in my blood; do this whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.″ Because every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are proclaiming the death of the Lord until he returns.

The Fourth Cup – Cup of Acceptance

″I will accept you as my own people, and I will be your God,″ says the promise associated with this cup.This cup summons us to God’s service and to what is ahead of us–a moment when we will be gathered to the Lord.It’s a cup of protection in disguise.Protection that Jesus declined to accept as he neared the conclusion of his mission on Earth.Then Jesus said, ″I assure you, from this day forward, I will not drink from this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it afresh with you in my Father’s kingdom.″ Matthew 26:38 (KJV) In essence, Christ did not drink from the cup of God’s protection in order to be able to go to the cross.

• He rose from the grave and is currently preparing a place for us in heaven, after which He will return to take us all back home with Him.

Not So Random

You know, Christ didn’t just show up at dinner one night with some bread and some fruit of the vine and say, ″Hey, here’s a new thing, anytime you’re eating meals, let’s do this.″ He was a consistent presence throughout his life.No!He instead used a celebration that God established as a REMINISCE to remind us of how GOD has liberated us from EVERY type of enslavement, both physical and spiritual, that we have been subjected to!We may begin to grasp Christ’s comments on the Lord’s Supper in the context of the Passover by considering it.It fills us with a sense of anticipation to think of everything He has in store for us.

• HE HAS RISEN AND IS ON HIS WAY BACK!
• Have you ever participated in a Passover seder?
• What was it that stood out to you the most?

Resources

• So, have I sparked your desire for more information? I certainly hope so! Here are some excellent resources to get you started. First and foremost, read the Bible – especially Exodus 6, 11, and 12
• Luke 22
• and 1 Corinthians 11
• and second, attend a Passover Seder. My strong recommendation is for you to attend a Passover Seder that is being offered in your city. If there isn’t a Messianic Jewish congregation in your area, see if there is one in your area. This will assist you in opening your eyes and heart to the words of Christ. Behold the LAMB: Passover with Yeshua the Messiah, edited by Leon and Leslie Clymer, is a third volume. When we visited the Rosh Pinah Messianic Jewish congregation’s Passover Seder in Oklahoma City, we were given this gift, which we utilized for the first time when we celebrated Passover at home for the first time last year. A Haggadah for Home and Church: Celebrating an Authentic Passover Seder by Joseph M. Stallings is the fourth book in the series. You will be guided through every step of the process, including the history of Passover, an exact script to use at the Passover Seder, recipes for the feast, and other explanations! Ray Vander Laan’s DVD, The Path to the Cross: Faith Lessons Vol. 11, is number five on the list. All of his Faith Lessons are excellent because he travels to the locations where the tales took place, allowing you to engage with the stories in a visual context as well as audio. Over the years, I’ve gained a great deal of knowledge from a variety of sources, and I’ve put some of what I’ve discovered in this piece. May it bring you blessings and inspire you to continue to be amazed by the Lord’s magnificent works! If you want to hold a Passover Seder at your place next year, gather a group of friends. Recent Posts by the Author

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Jesus in the Passover meal

″I have been excitedly anticipating the opportunity to share this Passover with you before I suffer.″ This is something I will not consume again until it has found completion in the Kingdom of God.″ Luke 22:15-16 (KJV) Jesus was a Jew, and according to the Law of Moses, Jews were expected to observe the Passover festival every year in order to commemorate the Exodus from Egypt.The Passover supper that Jesus shared with His followers at the Last Supper was a significant event in the history of the world.Numerous components of the Passover meal’s ceremonial alluded to the sacrifice that would be offered by the awaited Messiah, who would liberate Israel not from slavery in Egypt, but from enslavement to their sin.Moreover, Jesus is the Messiah of Israel, as well as the Saviour of those who place their faith in Him.Jews have observed the festival of Passover in the same manner since the time of Moses.

• Seder is the term used to describe the celebration.
• It literally translates as ‘order’ in Hebrew.
• There is a predetermined sequence of service that has changed little over the course of more than 3500 years.
• The following is a brief summary of the sequence: Jews have observed the festival of Passover in the same manner since the time of Moses.

1. A blessing is offered over the first of four cups of wine
2. the host washes his hands
3. and the festivities begin.
4. The middle matzah – that is, the unleavened bread – is broken in half, making three pieces total. One of the shattered parts will be kept hidden until after the meal is finished.
5. The tale of Passover is recounted
7. I’d like another glass of wine
9. Everyone takes a moment to wash their hands.
10. Herbs that are bitter are consumed. According to Exodus 12:8, the Jews were instructed to serve the lamb with unleavened bread and bitter herbs to accompany it. The bitter herbs are referred to as’maror’ in Hebrew. They are often made with grated horseradish
11. the main course. Roasted lamb is served as the main entrée.
12. After the meal, a blessing is recited, and the broken half of matzah, which had been concealed, is brought back to the table for consumption. It must be discovered by a young youngster. The matzah is split up and handed to the participants. Everyone partakes of the loaf of bread.
13. A third glass of wine is in order
15. A young youngster approaches the door to see whether Elijah is present. According to the Bible, Elijah would arrive first and precede the Messiah.
16. Psalms 113 to 118 are chanted, which are known as the ‘hallel’ or praise psalms.
17. A fourth glass of wine, please

It should be noted that four cups of wine had been consumed.″I am the Lord, and I will deliver you from under the burden of the Egyptians,″ God stated via Moses in the book of Exodus.I will release you from your servitude to them, and I will redeem you with an extended arm and with tremendous deeds of judgment, as I have done in the past.I will accept you as My own people, and I will serve as your God as well.That’s then you’ll realize I’m the Lord your God, who delivered you from the tyranny of the Egyptians.

• The four cups of wine reflect the four promises made to Israel, which are as follows:

1. The cup of sanctification is the first cup of wine that is consumed. Its purpose is to recall the vow made: ″I will bring you out.″
2. The cup of plagues is the name given to the second cup.
3. It represents the plagues that Egypt experienced – and it has a connection to the second promise: ″I will liberate you from your slavery.″
4. The third cup is referred to as the Cup of Redeeming Grace.
5. In God’s words, ″I will redeem you.″
6. The cup of completion is the fourth cup in the series.
7. In God’s words, ″I will accept you as my own people.″

The Israelites are reminded of those four promises through the consumption of four glasses of wine at the Passover dinner.The New Testament’s narrative of the Last Supper pays attention to two of the cups while omitting the third cup entirely.This is quite significant.In addition, the actions of Jesus reveal the following characteristics.Starting with the first cup of wine, known as the cup of sanctification, the seder begins with the words, ″I will bring you out.″ God delivers us from Egypt – from the world, from spiritual enslavement to sin, and from the fear of death – via the cross.

• The disciples and Jesus shared a cup of wine during the Last Supper.

Luke 22:17

After receiving the cup, He expressed gratitude and said, ″Take this and distribute it among you.″ Jesus washed the feet of His followers either at the moment where the host washes His hands or at the point where everyone washes their hands in the procession.

John 13:3-5,12-17

Jesus realized that the Father had placed all things under His control and that He had come from God and was returning to God, so He rose from his seat at the table, took off his outer clothes, and wrapped a towel around His waist before leaving the table.After that, He poured water into a basin and began washing the feet of His disciples, drying them with the towel that He had wrapped around His waist at the time.When He was through washing their feet, He changed into his clothing and returned to His original location.″Do you realize what I’ve done for you?″ says the therapist.He inquired of them.

• ″You address Me as ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and you have every right to do so because that is exactly what I am.
• Your Lord and Teacher, I, have bathed your feet; now it is your turn to do the same for one another.
• I have set an example for you, and I expect you to follow my lead in the same way.
• No servant is greater than his master, and no messenger is greater than the one who dispatched him, I swear by the reality of the matter.

You will be blessed if you follow these instructions now that you are aware of them.″ × The three matzot – the unleavened loaves of bread – serve as a reminder of the Trinity – the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit – which we celebrate on Passover.It is significant that during the seder, the central matzah is removed and divided in half.Jesus’ body was ‘broken’ in order for us to have life.Half of the meal is consumed immediately, and the other half is saved for later.When we understand God’s promise of redemption for the remnant of Israel, we see a picture of the harvest of Jews who came to faith for the first time and the harvest of Jews who will come to faith at a later time.

1. It is necessary for a youngster to find the shattered half later on in the seder, which is hidden throughout the seder.
2. ″I tell you the truth, anyone who will not welcome the Kingdom of God as a young child will never be allowed to enter it,″ Jesus had warned.
3. The path to God is paved with childlike faith and trust.
4. Take note of the way the matzah is presented.

It is simple to observe what appears to be bruises and stripes, as well as the fact that it has been punctured.A prophecy from Isaiah regarding Messiah: ″He was wounded for our trespasses, He was bruised for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace fell upon Him, and it is by His stripes that we are healed.″ Unleavened bread is just bread that has not been fermented with yeast.Dough rises as a result of the use of yeast.The matzah is similarly punctured, this time to prevent it from ballooning up.Jesus was humble and gentle, the polar opposite of someone who was haughty and arrogant.In the gospels, there is no indication of a second cup of wine being consumed.

It is the cup of plagues, which is consumed after the Passover tale has been recited but before the feast is consumed.When the bitter herbs were being consumed, Jesus indicated that Judas would betray Him, saying, ″The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with Me will betray Me.″

Matthew 26:20-25

After dinner, Jesus sat at the table with the Twelve, who were his closest friends.And as they were eating, He remarked, ″I tell you the truth, one of you will betray Me.″ And they all laughed.They were depressed and started to protest to Him, one by one, ″Surely not I, Lord!″ They were distraught and began to sob.As a response, Jesus said, ″The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with Me will betray Me.″ The Son of Man will follow in the footsteps of those who have gone before Him.However, woe betide the one who betrays the Son of Man!

• ″It would have been better for him if he had not been born,″ says the author.
• When Judas, the one who would betray Him, asked, ″Surely not I, Rabbi?″ He was referring to himself.
• ″Yes, it is you,″ Jesus said.
• ″It is you.″ × When the half matzah is discovered, it is divided into pieces and handed to all of the participants.

Then Jesus replied, ″Take and eat; this is My body, which you have broken.″

Matthew 26:26

In the midst of their meal, Jesus took the loaf of bread and broke it, then handed it to His followers and said, ″Take and eat; this is My body.″ × The third cup of wine is referred to as the Cup of Restitution.This is the location where Jesus made the announcement of the New Covenant for the redemption of our sins.He chose not to drink the fourth cup of wine, which was supposed to be the cup of completeness.That cup will be shared with us in heaven at the marriage supper of the Lamb, according to what He stated.

Luke 22:20

The same manner, after supper, He took the cup, declaring, ″This cup represents the New Covenant in My blood, which is shed for you.″

Matthew 26:27-28

When He finished, He took the cup, gave thanks, and handed it to the crowd, saying, ″Drink from it, everyone.″ This is My blood of the Covenant, which is shed for the remission of sins on behalf of the entire world.″ ×

Matthew 26:29

″I swear to you that from this day forward, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine until that day when I shall drink it afresh with you in My Father’s Kingdom.″ They sang the hallel (or praise) psalms, which ended with Psalm 118, and then they prayed.

Matthew 26:30

After they had finished singing a hymn, they proceeded to the Mount of Olives.× Psalm 118 is considered to be one of the most important Messianic chapters in the whole Old Testament.It contains the prophetic passages that are as follows: I am strengthened and encouraged by the Lord’s singing; He has become my salvation.″ ″I will not perish, but will survive, and I will announce what the Lord has done,″ says the author.I will enter and offer praises to the Lord if the gates of righteousness are opened for me.This is the Lord’s gate, and only the virtuous will be permitted to pass through it.

• I shall express my gratitude to You since You have responded to my plea; You have become my saviour.″ It is remarkable in our eyes that the stone that the builders rejected has now been transformed into the capstone.
• ″The Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes.″ ″Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord,″ the Bible says.
• A cries went up from the masses as Jesus made His triumphal entry into Jerusalem at the opening of Passion Week, proclaiming, ″Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.″ It was this, together with their cries of ″Hosanna to the Son of David!″ that signaled their acceptance of the Messiah.
• The Messianic phrases found in the Tanach were recognized as such.

″You will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord,’″ Jesus had stated to the teachers of the Law and Pharisees.

Matthew 23:37-39

How often I want to bring your children together, like a hen collects her chicks beneath her wings, but you were unwilling to allow me to do so.Look, your home has been abandoned and is now barren.As a matter of fact, I assure you that you will not see Me again until you declare, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’″ × Jews who have rejected Jesus are looking forward to the arrival of the Messiah.He has arrived.And He will return at some point.

• They will exclaim: ″Baruch ha’ba b’shem Adonai″ (Thank you, God).
• In the name of the Lord, ″Blessed is He who comes in His name.″ Messages that are related

Passover fulfilled in Jesus Christ

Christ, our Passover Lamb, has been offered as a sacrifice for us.1 Corinthians 5:7 (New International Version) The Jewish festival of Passover marked the death of Jesus Christ.Jesus was born into a Jewish family.Before He was crucified, Jesus ate the Passover supper with His followers to mark the occasion.The murder of Jesus was a culmination of the types and shadows shown in the Passover dinner.

• God had been pointing to the sacrifice for sin that will be made by the Messiah for a long time before that.
• Jesus was the promised Messiah.
• Adam and Eve, as well as their descendants, were separated from God as a result of the sin they committed in the Garden of Eden.
• God’s plan of redemption was carried out via Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as well as through the children of Israel and their descendants.

The story of God rescuing the Israelites from slavery in Egypt is told in the Bible.Despite the marvels they witnessed, they murmured and demonstrated their disbelief as they traveled through the desert to the Promised Land.As a result, God enacted the Law through Moses.Israel agreed to the new terms, which included benefits for obedience and penalties for disobedience.God anticipated that Israel would be unable to adhere to the Law.

1. The anecdote is instructive since it demonstrates that they, as well as all other individuals, are unable to measure up in their own abilities.
2. A moral code and ceremonial restrictions were incorporated in God’s unconditional promises, which were added to them as a result of their sins and which were considered a curse on the nation of Israel.

Galatians 3:19

Was the law intended to do anything, then? Until the Seed, to whom the promise refers, arrived, it was necessary to add it because of sins. ×

Galatians 3:10

For it is said: ″Cursed is everyone who does not continue to perform all that is written in the Book of the Law,″ which means that those who rely on following the Law are under a curse. × God anticipated that Israel would be unable to adhere to the Law. Nonetheless, He provided the Law for the following reasons:

1. To show His standard of righteousness

Psalms 19:7

1. The law of the Lord is faultless, and it has the power to revive the soul. The Lord’s rules are reliable, and they make even the most basic people smart. ×
3. To demonstrate that no one is up to the task
4. He instituted the Law in order to make sin evident

Romans 3:20

1. Consequently, following the Law will not result in anybody being pronounced righteous in His eyes
2. rather, it is via the Law that we become aware of our sin. ×
4. A Saviour is required to demonstrate that we are unable to accomplish righteousness via our own efforts.

Hebrews 8:7-8

1. Because if there had been nothing wrong with the first covenant, there would have been no need for a second one to be established. The people, on the other hand, were found wanting by God, who declared: ″The time is coming, says the Lord, when I will establish a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.″ ×
3. In order to draw attention to that Saviour
4. The Law pointed to Jesus as the promised Messiah
5. the Law pointed to Jesus as the promised Messiah

Romans 10:4

Christ is the fulfillment of the Law, allowing for the attainment of righteousness for everyone who believes. ×

According to the Bible, the Law was ″just a shadow of the wonderful things that were to come″ in the future (Hebrews 10:1). There are several types and shadows in the Old Testament that lead to the Messiah. In accordance with the Law, the Feast of Passover was one of the ceremonial needs.

Passover events foreshadowing the Messiah and fulfilled in Christ

Israel had to take a lamb

″Inform the entire people of Israel that each man is to bring a lamb to sacrifice.″

Jesus is the Lamb

″Behold, the Lamb of God, who wipes away the sin of the world!″ exclaimed John as he saw Jesus approaching him and remarked.

John 5:18

″When your days are finished and you have gone to be with your fathers, I will raise up one of your own sons to be your successor, and I will establish his kingdom,″ says the monarch.My home will be built by him, and I will set his throne as the ruler of the universe forever.It is I who will be his father, and it is he who will be My son.I will never be able to take My love away from him, just as I was unable to take My love away from your predecessor.″I will appoint him as ruler of My home and kingdom for all time; his throne will be maintained for all time.″ ×

The lamb must be without defect

In order to be eligible, the animals must be year-old males with no defects.

Jesus was sinlessly perfect

He did not do any fault, and there was no deception discovered in His tongue.

Israel had to put blood on the doorframes

‘They are to take some of the blood and apply it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they are eating the lambs,’ says the narrator.

Jesus shed His blood to cover our sins

God offered Him up as a sacrifice of atonement in exchange for trust in His shed blood.

The Israelites would be spared from death while under the blood

When I see the blood on the homes where you are, I will pass over you.″ ″The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are,″ says the prophet.

Jesus’ blood covers our sins so that we shall not be condemned

Because of His blood, we have been declared righteous. Through His blood, we have found redemption in Him.

The Israelites had to stay in the house until morning

″Until the next morning, none of you shall leave his house,″ he says.

Faith in Jesus must endure to the end

It is through Christ’s bodily body that He has reconciled you, and it is through death that He will present you holy in His sight, unblemished and free from accusation – if you persevere in your faith, solid in your convictions, and not moved away from the hope that is set before you in the gospel.

Israel was delivered out of slavery in Egypt

The Lord delivered the Israelites from slavery in Egypt on that same day. This day, the day you were delivered from Egypt and the country of slavery, should be commemorated because the Lord delivered you from your captivity with a powerful hand. Nothing containing yeast should be consumed.

Jesus gives spiritual deliverance from slavery to sin and the fear of death

As a result of His death, He was able to defeat the one who wields the power of death – that is, the devil – and set free people who had been kept captive by their dread of death for the entirety of their lives. We were held in servitude by the fundamental principles of the universe.

Passover was linked to the Feast of Unleavened Bread

The Lord’s Passover begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month, which is the fourteenth day of the first month.The Lord’s Feast of Unleavened Bread begins on the fifteenth day of that month, and you must consume bread that has not been fermented with yeast for seven days.Yeast is referred to as leaven.It makes the bread to rise, or to become puffed.It is a representation of sin as shown in pride and selfishness.

• Israel was forced to consume bread that did not include yeast.

Christians are called to humility.

Your arrogance is not a good sign.Did you know that a small amount of yeast can work its way through a whole batch of dough?Get rid of the old yeast so that you may start over with a new batch of yeast – which is what you actually are.Because Christ, our Passover lamb, has been offered up in sacrifice.As a result, let us celebrate the Festival not with the old yeast, which is the yeast of malice and wickedness, but rather with the new yeast, which is the yeast of sincerity and honesty.

• The Feast of Unleavened Bread also has a number of allusions to Jesus and the community of believers that He would eventually establish.
• When Jesus proclaimed, ″I am the Bread of Life,″ he meant it.
• According to the Bible, Christians are one with Jesus – they form one body.

Colossians 1:18

″He is the head of the body, the church,″ says the apostle Paul.× The requirements of Passover have been met.Jesus has completed the work of redemption for those who place their faith in Him.For Jews, the day begins at sunset and ends at sunrise.The Sabbath is observed on the seventh day of the week, which is a Saturday.

• Friday evening will mark the beginning of the event, and Saturday evening will mark the conclusion of it.
• Sunday is the day after the Sabbath.
• It’s the first day of the week, so let’s get started.
• It was the anniversary of Jesus’ resurrection from the dead.

When Jesus resurrected from the grave, the church was officially established.The disciples were designated as the firstfruits of the crop – the first grain to be given to the Lord.They encountered the resurrected Lord on Sunday, which is the first day of the week according to Jewish calendar.

Israel had to bring a grain offering on the day after the Sabbath

The Lord’s Passover begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month, which is the fourteenth day of the first month.The Lord’s Feast of Unleavened Bread begins on the fifteenth day of the month in which it is observed.″When you enter the land I am giving you and reap its crop, bring a sheaf of the first grain you gather to the priest,″ the king says.On the day after Sabbath, he is to wave the sheaf before the Lord in order for it to be accepted on your behalf; he is to do this on your behalf.The requirements of Passover have been met.

• Jesus has completed the work of redemption for those who place their faith in Him.
• This is followed by

How do the elements of the Passover Seder point to Christ?

Answer The Seder is the customary supper that Jews have as part of their celebration of Passover each year.The yearly observance of Passover is observed by practically the entire Jewish community, strengthening links between families and communities that are connected to their Jewish heritage.Year after year, Jewish people of all faiths, religious and nonreligious, meet to commemorate the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob by participating in and celebrating the Passover Seder.The Hebrew term Seder literally translates as ″order.″ The Passover dinner is served in a certain order, with food being served first, prayers being spoken second, and songs being performed third.Each item on the Passover plate has a special historical significance that relates to the Jewish people’s departure from Egypt and their subsequent deliverance from oppression.

• However, according to 1 Corinthians 5:7, Jesus Christ is our Passover, and as a result, the Seder has a New Testament significance that is connected to Jesus the Messiah.
• There are various powerful symbols of Christ present at the Seder.
• One of these is the shank bone of a lamb, which serves as a reminder to the guests of the feast of God’s rescue.
• Exodus 12:1–13: During the tenth plague, God gave the Israelites instructions on how to paint their doorposts and lintels with the blood of a spotless lamb in order for the Lord to ″pass over″ their homes and save the lives of those who were within them.

However, it is also a representation of Jesus, who was and continues to be known as the ″Lamb of God″ in Egyptian culture (John 1:29).His death ensures the survival of all those who trust in him.The regulations for the ancient Passover stipulated that the bones of the lamb could not be broken (Exodus 12:46), which was another foreshadowing of Christ’s death on the cross (John 19:33).The matzoh, or unleavened bread, that is served on the Seder plate is another another representation of Christ.As the Jewish people prepared to leave Egypt, they were in a great hurry, and as a result, they did not have time to let their bread to rise.

1. As a result of this, the week-long Feast of Unleavened Bread was instituted to replace Passover (Deuteronomy 16:3).
2. There are various intriguing aspects of the matzoh that paint a vivid image of the Messiah, including the following: For example, the matzoh is placed in a bag known as an echad, which is Hebrew for ″one,″ and represents the number one.
3. This particular bag, on the other hand, has three compartments.
4. Each chamber of the bag is filled with a piece of matzoh that has been cut in half.

The matzoh that has been deposited in the first chamber is never touched, never utilized, and never seen again in its whole.At the beginning of the Seder, the second matzoh in the bag is split in two; half of the broken matzoh is placed back in the echad, and the other half, known as the Afikomen, is wrapped in a linen cloth.The third matzoh in the bag is used to consume the ingredients on the Seder plate, which is the last matzoh in the bag.The word echad is used in Genesis 2:24 (the man and his wife will become ″echad,″ or ″one″ flesh) to describe how they would become ″one″ flesh.The term is also found in Numbers 13:23, as the spies return from Canaan with an echad cluster of grapes in their possession.echad is a term that alludes to a complicated unity of one in both of these instances.

Many Jews believe that the three matzohs represent the three patriarchs: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.Their explanations for why they split ″Isaac″ in half or why they put only half of the middle matzoh back in the echad and leave the other half out, wrapped in a towel, are enigmatic to them.The significance of the matzoh ritual at the Seder can be deduced from evidence found in the New Testament.

The Matzohs have an image of the Holy Trinity on them.In the Seder, the first matzoh that stays in the bag during the whole meal represents Ha Av, the Father whom no one has ever seen.The third matzoh represents the Ruach Ha Kodesh, or the Holy Spirit, who resides inside us and guides us through life.Ha Ben is represented by the broken matzoh on the second matzoh, which depicts the Son.The broken middle matzoh represents the broken body of Christ, which is why the center matzoh is broken (1 Corinthians 11:24).

The part that was placed back into the echad signifies Jesus’ divine nature; the other half, which was wrapped in a linen cloth and removed from the echad, depicts Jesus’ humanity while He was still on the planet.The linen fabric that covers half of the second piece of matzoh is reminiscent of the burial garment used by Jesus on the cross.During the Seder, this linen fabric with the Afikomen within is concealed, and after the feast, the youngsters present are tasked with locating the cloth.

• Once the Afikomen has been located, it is kept as a ransom for its capture.
• It is clear that these ceremonies all point to Christ once more.
• He was entirely God and totally human at the same time; He was broken for us; He was buried, sought for, and risen; and His life was sacrificed as a ransom for the sins of many (Mark 10:45).

1. The Passover Seder customs demonstrate that Jesus is the consummation of the New Covenant of Jeremiah 31:31, as stated in the Bible.
2. Additionally, the matzoh that is used for the Passover Seder must be made in a certain manner.
3. Of course, it must be unleavened—leaven is frequently associated with sin in the Scriptures, and Jesus is sinless.
4. Second, the matzoh must be striped—Jesus’ ″stripes″ (His wounds) are what heal us spiritually.

1. Third, the matzoh must be sliced—Jesus’ ″slices″ (His wounds) are what heal us physically (Isaiah 53:5).
2. In addition, the matzoh must be punctured in order to commemorate Jesus’ nailing on the cross (Psalm 22:16).
3. Traditionally, the other pieces of the Seder plate serve as reminders of the Israelites’ servitude at the hands of the Egyptians.

The names of them are as follows: Vegetable (Karpas) – This ingredient, which is often parsley, is consumed after being immersed in salt water.This symbol represents hyssop, which was applied on the dwellings of Israelites in Egypt after the Passover lamb’s blood had been applied to their doors.When Jesus declared He was thirsty, hyssop was used to administer vinegar to the Lamb of God, according to the New Testament (John 19:29).God parted the Red Sea during the Exodus to symbolise the tears poured during the terrible years of servitude, and the salt water represents the tears shed throughout those years.Bitter Herbs (Maror) – In Exodus 12:8, the consumption of ″bitter herbs″ is specifically forbidden.Horseradish, one of the bitterest plants on the planet, is typically used in modern times.

The maror serves as a constant reminder to the Jews that they were unable to give sacrifices and devotion to God, and that this was a bitter pill to swallow much more painful than their servitude in Egypt.Charoset (haroseth) – Charoset is a drink made from a combination of apples, nuts, wine, and herbs and spices.It portrays the mortar that the Israelites employed in the construction of their fortifications during their servitude under Egyptian rule.Among all the parts of the Seder, charoset is the most delicious, and its sweetness serves as a reminder of the possibility of redemption.In the past, hard-boiled eggs were eaten by mourners; now, the egg is eaten throughout the Seder to remind participants that they are always in mourning for the loss of their temple.

Due to the fact that the egg has been roasted, it is reminiscent of the roasting of the sacrifice on the temple altar.In addition, there are four cups of wine that are used at various moments throughout the Seder.Each of these glasses of wine has been given a name: the first glass is referred to as the ″cup of holiness,″ and so on.The ″cup of judgment″ is the second item on the list.The third is referred to as the ″cup of restitution.″ ″The cup of praise″ is the fourth item on the list.

1. The first cup of the Last Supper was taken by Jesus, who promised His followers that the next time they drank the fruit of the vine with Him would be in the kingdom of heaven (Luke 22:17).
2. Later in the Seder, Jesus took the third cup—the cup of redemption—and used it as a sign of the New Covenant in His blood, which was symbolized by the cup of redemption (Luke 22:20).
3. Consequently, Jesus fulfilled the symbolic meaning of the Passover and imbued the entire feast with a new significance.

″I am the LORD, and I will deliver you from under the burden of the Egyptians,″ the Lord God promised His people in Exodus 6:6.″I will release you from your servitude to them, and I will rescue you with an extended arm and with terrible deeds of judgment,″ says the prophet.The phrase ″with an outstretched arm″ appears several times in the Old Testament in connection with commemorations of the Passover, including Deuteronomy 4:34, 7:19, 9:29, 26:8, 2 Kings 17:36, Psalm 136:12, and Jeremiah 32:21, among others.Doesn’t it seem like a coincidental coincidence that the Messiah, when He released us from sin and delivered us redemption in the New Testament, did it with both of His arms outstretched?

Return to the main page of Jewish Questions.What are some of the ways that the components of the Passover Seder point to Christ?

Symbolism of the Passover Points to Jesus Christ

• The traditional Jewish celebration of Passover, which began on Monday evening, may serve as an example of the rich symbolism contained in the Old Testament, as well as demonstrating how the symbolism of the Passover refers directly to the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Please keep in mind that the ancient Passover ritual is mentioned in Exodus chapters twelve and thirteen of the Bible. This Old Testament incident served as the inspiration for the current Seder. BACKGROUND Following the Lord’s instruction to the Israelites to prepare for the last plague that would liberate them from slavery in Egypt and allow them to return to the land of their inheritance, the Lord directed them to celebrate the Passover ″as an ordinance. forever″ (Exodus 12:24). We are aware that this criterion was fulfilled by the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, which brought the Mosaic law and all of its rituals to an end. Jews across the world continue to commemorate the Exodus from Egypt by observing Passover every year as a mark of their faith. It is really two feasts, the Feast of the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, that are celebrated throughout the eight-day Passover festival, which is divided into two halves. The Feast of the Passover is celebrated on the first night of the Passover festival in honor of the sacrifice of the paschal lamb and the angel of death ″passing over″ the households of Israel at the time of the Exodus from Egypt. The Feast of Unleavened Bread, which lasts for seven days and commemorates the Israelites’ liberation from slavery, will be observed throughout the remainder of the week. Passover is not celebrated by Jews since the real observance of the feast involves the sacrifice of a paschal lamb, which is not possible without sacrificing a lamb. Because to the final destruction of the temple in Jerusalem in A.D. 70, it is no longer possible to offer sacrifices anymore. Instead of eating any roasted meat at their Passover Seder, Jews refrain from doing so so that they ″avoid even the appearance that they are partaking of a ‘imitation’″ of the sacrifice (Leo Trepp, The Complete Book of Jewish Observance, pp. 178-79). THE SEDER FOR THE FEAST OF PASSOVER Seder is a ritual held on the fourteenth day of Nisan (formerly Abib) of the lunar-based Jewish calendar to commemorate the beginning of the eight-day Passover holiday. The word ″Seder″ means ″order″ in Hebrew and refers to the beginning of the Passover celebration. In contrast to other Jewish holidays, this one is celebrated in the house rather than in the synagogue, and it is a reenactment of the tale of the Israelites’ oppression and rescue from Egypt. The tale is told via the use of a book known as the Haggadah (″the Telling″), which is supplemented by symbolic meals. The festival comes to a close with the consumption of the Passover dinner and the afikomen (dessert). As part of the Last Supper, Jesus and his followers had a Passover feast. THE MOST IMPORTANT SYMBOLS OF THE PASSOVER ″The Lamb″ is a euphemism for ″the Savior.″ They will bring each man a lamb on the tenth day of this month. ″Your lamb must be without blemish and of the first year.. ‘And you shall hold it up until the fourteenth day of the same month, and the whole assembly [of the congregation of Israel] shall slaughter it in the evening,’ says the Lord (Exodus 12:3, 5-6). ″The family had to monitor it attentively for four days before the Passover to ensure that it was healthy and flawless in every aspect,″ Ceil and Moishe Rosen write in their book Christ in the Passover, noting that ″it must have gained the affection of the entire household″ (Chicago: Moody Press, 1978], pp. 25-26). The lamb was sacrificed in the truest sense of the word. The price that had to be paid was a foreshadowing of the sacrifice that would be made by Jesus Christ. The Bible refers to Jesus as ″the Lamb of God″ more than forty times in its pages. In the same way that Israel was saved by the blood of the paschal lamb, we are saved by the blood of Jesus Christ, who has been designated as ″our passoversacrificed for us″ (1 Corinthians 5:7). It is critical to draw attention to the following parallels between the life of the paschal lamb and the life of Jesus: 1. They were both the firstborn, and neither had a flaw (see Exodus 12:5). 2. Both were to be free of shattered bones, with the exception of the paschal lamb, which was to be prepared whole (see Exodus 12:46). 3. Both the blood of the paschal lamb and the blood of Christ were to be used as a signal and sign of salvation (see Exodus 12: 13). Four. Both the blood of the paschal lamb and the blood of Christ were poured, and the blood of the paschal lamb streamed into the basin (see Exodus 12:22). The lamb and its sacrifice are now represented with an unbroken, roasted shankbone at the Seder table this year. The Unleavened Bread (Matzah) Matzah represents the speed with which the Israelites departed Egypt
• they did not have time to wait for their bread dough to rise before setting out on their journey. It is used to increase the bulk of bread dough prior to baking, and it is described in the scriptures and by Church leaders as both a beneficial metaphor (as in the parable of the leaven in Matthew 13:33) and a sign of sin (as in Matthew 16:6). The term matzah literally translates as ″sweet″ in Hebrew. Chomatz is the Hebrew term meaning leavened bread, and it may also signify sour or bitter in some contexts. The same leavening ingredients that cause bread to rise may also cause it to deteriorate if they are allowed to ferment for an excessive amount of time. ″Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened,″ the Apostle Paul said. The unleavened bread of honesty and truth, rather than the old leaven or the leaven of malice and evil, should be used to celebrate the feast, according to the Bible (1 Corinthians 5:7-8). Jewish families prepare for the Passover by removing all leaven (bread and its contents) from their houses, and they do not consume or have leavened products in their homes for the whole eight-day period leading up to the holiday (see Exodus 12:19). Three pieces of matzah are wrapped in a cloth and placed aside for use during the modern Seder celebration at the start of the service. The three matzot (plural form) represent a variety of things to different Jews, according to their beliefs. Some believe that the matzot represent the three divisions of Judaism—priests, Levites, and Israelites—combined into a single entity. The three great patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are said to be represented by them, according to some sources. There may be allusions to the three persons of the Godhead: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, among others. After observing the manner in which these three matzot are handled, this final conclusion seems persuasive. A huge piece (the Son) of the three matzot is split into two pieces, a larger piece and a smaller piece, after the first cup of wine and the washing of the hands (see John 13:4-5). During the meal, the huge portion known as the afikomen (dessert) is wrapped in a napkin and concealed in the room. After the dinner is finished and everyone has gone to their own rooms, the children seek for the missing afikomen. When one of the children discovers the afikomen, the Seder’s leader is required to pay a ransom to the kid who discovered it. After the leader has paid the ransom, the afikomen can be consumed by the entire group. It is the last item that is eaten at the Seder table. Jesus instituted the sacrament at this moment of the Last Supper, which took place during the Last Supper. When Jesus and his followers ate the afikomen, which symbolized his flesh, they also drank the third cup of wine, which represented his blood and was known as the cup of redemption (see Luke 22:19-20). The Front Entrance The Lord, speaking through Moses, instructed the Israelites to mark their doors with the blood of the paschal lamb and to remain inside throughout the night: ″And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason
• and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning.″ From bottom to top and side to side, the activity of marking the door serves as a visual representation of the sign of the cross, which would be used to crucify Jesus. Additionally, the bloody patches represent the wounds on Jesus’ head, hands, feet, and side, as well as the drips of blood that the Lord would shed in Gethsemane during the Passion of the Christ (see Rosen, Christ in the Passover, pp. 30-32). Following the night of horror, the Israelites were forbidden from passing through a door that represented their road to salvation from their state of servitude. The door can be seen as a representation of Jesus himself: ″I am the door: if any one enters by me, he will be saved, and he will walk in and out, and he will find pasture″ (John 10:9). Elijah the Prophet is a biblical figure who lived during the time of the prophet Elijah. Jews look forward to the advent of the prophet Elijah on Passover night as a symbol of their continuing expectation of the coming of the Messiah. He has a place at each family’s table, and as the Seder winds down, they pause to open their doors in the hopes that he may make his appearance. Doctrine and Covenants 110:13-16 tells the story of the prophet Elijah’s return to earth and his appearance to the Prophet Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery in the Kirtland Temple on April 3, 1836, according to the Book of Mormon. It’s worth noting that the day in question fell during the Jewish holiday of Passover. Another Set of Symbols and Their Interpretation The following are some of the other meals that are customarily eaten during the contemporary seder, as well as their significance: Slavery’s bitterness, as well as the bitterness of sin in our life, are represented by bitter herbs
• roasted eggs signify the second offering, which is also known as the ″festival or pilgrim offering.″ Another interpretation is that the egg represents fresh life or the resurrection.
• In Egypt, haroset is a fruit concoction consisting of apples, dates, almonds, and grapes that resembles the mortar used with bricks to construct the cities.
• Greens dipped in salt water (to depict tears) indicate the coming of spring or the beginning of a new life after being released from slavery.

Using the rich symbolism of the first Passover and the Jewish observance, teachers can instruct students on the Lord’s use of types and symbols, particularly in the Old Testament, and to aid in a deeper understanding of the scriptures.During his teachings, Nephi stated, ″Behold, it pleases my soul to prove unto my people the reality of Christ’s coming; for, unto this end has been given the law of Moses; and all things which have been given by God to mankind from the beginning of the world till this day are the typifying of him″ (2 Nephi l1:4).It is Jesus Christ, his coming, his life and ministry, and his sacrifice that all things point to, allowing us to carry out the will of our heavenly Father on earth.An excerpt from a lecture made at the Seminary and Institute Symposium at Brigham Young University in the summer of 1995 was first published on Mormon Matters on April 11, 2009.