Passover in the Bible: Which Chapter?

Juan981

This discussion will focus on the chapter in the Bible that talks about the Passover. We will discuss its importance and its meaning in the Bible, as well as how it is celebrated in different cultures. We will also discuss how the Passover is celebrated today and how it can be used to bring people together.

mathias_johansen

The Passover is first mentioned in Exodus 12. It is described as a ritual that Moses and the Hebrew people were to observe in order to be saved from the Angel of Death. In Exodus 12, the Lord instructs Moses and Aaron to select a lamb and make preparations for a feast. They were also to put its blood on their doorposts, so that when the Lord passes over the house, He would spare the Hebrews from being killed.

In Exodus 12:43-45, it mentions the commandment to keep the feast of the Passover in future generations.

In Numbers 9, there’s a retelling of this commandment, and the Lord tells Moses, Aaron and the people once again to keep the Passover ordinance.

In Deuteronomy 16, the Lord commands the Israelites to observe the Passover once again. He also explains the meaning of the feast, which is to remember the Hebrew’s deliverance from Egypt.

We see the Passover celebrated numerous times throughout the books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles and Ezra. In the New Testament, Jesus and his disciples also celebrate the Passover (see Luke 22:14–20).

You can read the chapters of the Bible in full online at the Bible Gateway (https://www.biblegateway.com/).

Vicki373

The Passover is discussed throughout the Bible, but the pivotal location to access its roots is Exodus 12. Exodus 12 recounts the Lord's instructions to Moses and Aaron to inform the people of Israel that each family is to select a perfect, unblemished lamb for a sacrifice that is to be observed forever as a reminder of when the Lord passed over the houses of the Israelites during the tenth plague in Egypt.

In Exodus 12:5-7, Moses is told to instruct the people to take a lamb on the 10th day of the month, slaughter the lamb in the evening, and to take the blood from the lamb and use it to smear the doorposts of their respective homes so the Lord would pass over their homes when He saw the blood. Then, the flesh of the lamb is to be eaten with unleavened bread and bitter herbs in each household, along with any strangers who may be staying with them during that time.

The night of the first Passover is known as the commencement of the great feast of Passover. In commemoration, Exodus 12:14 instructs the Israelites to hold a festival and sacrifice to the Lord annually.

To this day, Jews in particular celebrate the Passover around the world during the month of Nisan, particularly during the 15th day of the festival. It is a time of celebrating deliverance, remembering the bondage in Egypt, and affirming the unique relationship between Jerusalem and the Jewish people.