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Observing Passover

Gathering in His Name

Passover is rightly observed only if it is celebrated in the place YAHUWAH chooses to put His Name, as He ordered in the Torah (*Deut 16:2). And today, in the Renewed Covenant, YAHUWAH has chosen to place His Name upon His Son - Yahoshea the High Priest; through whom we celebrate the feast of our redemption (*Jh 17:12). 

Passover Meal

The Almighty commanded His people to refrain from eating any leavened food for seven days during the feast (*Lev 23:6).

The Passover meal should consist of:

A. Matzo (unleavened bread): which represents the afflicted body of Yahoshea the Messiah (Yahushua gave His twelve disciples the unleavened bread in the last supper and said, 'This is My flesh' - Luke 22:19).

Passover, Hebrew פָּסַח‎ or pasàch is the first of the three annual YHWH's festivals, observed on the 14th day of the first moon(th) of the year. This significant occasion serves as a feast of salvation, commemorating the Exodus and the rescue of the elect from the slavery of the system of this world (Egypt) and the shackles of man-made religion (idolatry). 

The feast symbolizes the passing over of destruction from the house of the righteous, as the blood of the Lamb is upon it, invoking the salvation and mercy of YAHUWAH "And the blood shall be to you for a sign upon the houses where you are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I strike the land of Mizraim (Egypt)" (Exodus 12:13). 

Passover also signifies a transition from one state to another: moving from slavery to freedom, from sin to righteousness, and from being a citizen of this world to becoming a citizen of Renewed Yahusalem.

Furthermore, during Passover, we commemorate the remarkable gift bestowed upon us by YAHUWAH – the offering of His only begotten Son, Yahoshea the Messiah – a Lamb without blemish – to shed His precious blood on the tree, in order to redeem the elect from the realm of this world and from the penalty of sin. Pesach is essentially a Feast of Salvation.

In the Mosaic Covenant, Passover marks the freedom of Israel from slavery in Egypt and their journey to the Promised Land. In the context of the Renewed Messianic Covenant, Passover takes on the symbolism of redeeming the elect from the confines of the world's system and religious norms (*Jh 17:14-18/ Matt 5:20). This transformation leads them to become renewed followers of YHWH through Yahoshea the Messiah and citizens of Renewed Yahusalem (*Rev 21:1).

B. Bitter Herbs: symbolize the bitter experiences believers went through while in the slavery of sin, while living within the realm of the world (Egypt), which they left behind to follow Yahoshea the Messiah.

C. Non-alcoholic red wine: represents the blood of Yahoshea, symbolizing the blood of the Renewed Covenant. It also signifies the blood of salvation on the doorpost during Moshe's last supper in Egypt.

Feet Washing

Feet washing symbolizes the virtues of humility, servanthood, and self-denial. Yahoshea the Messiah demonstrated the act of feet washing during the Feast of Passover. The purpose was to show His followers that the Kingdom of Heaven entails becoming selfless, denying oneself in order to please YHWH, who has called them.

Moreover, He instructed His followers not to seek places of honor like the people of this world, but rather to seek the position of servants, in order to direct all praise, honor, admiration, and thanksgiving to YHWH to which it truly belongs