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).
Passover is observed annually on the 14th day of the first new moon of the year, followed by the Feast of Unleavened Bread—a seven-day celebration—occurring from the 15th through the 21st.
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