Deut. 16:3 “You shall eat no leavened bread with it. Seven days you shall eat it with unleavened bread, the bread of affliction- for you came out of the land of Egypt in haste- that all the days of your life you may remember the day when you came out of the land of Egypt.”
Isa. 53:4,7 “Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. … He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth.”
Isa. 53:6,8 “… LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. … he was cut off out of the land of the living, stricken for the transgression of my people.”
II: A SLOW MOTION ACCOUNT
“Took”—Jesus took a body to Himself.
“Blessed”—Christ’s body was blessed or consecrated for service.
“Broke”—Christ’s body was broken as a sacrifice for sin.
“Gave”—symbolic of us partaking of the benefits of His affliction.
III: A COMMAND
A: “Take and eat”—the Passover was a commandment just as the Lord’s Supper is a commandment.
B: “Do this in remembrance …”
Deut. 16:3 “… Seven days you shall eat it with unleavened bread, the bread of affliction- for you came out of the land of Egypt in haste- that all the days of your life you may remember the day when you came out of the land of Egypt.”
Luke 22:21“This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”
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Pastor Jason Ryce
Christ's Affliction Passover and the Lord's Supper Springs Reformed Church,...
Rev. Ryce and Janine, his wife of 20 years, were born and raised in the Pittsburgh area and previously served in ministry at Tucson Reformed Church (2010-14) and Springs Reformed Church (2014-22), the Christian & Missionary Alliance (2007-09), and the Evangelical Presbyterian...
