Many people have asked me for a Passover how-to
video, so here is my Passover guide to help you get started keeping the Feast. The first thing you need to do is clean your
house, and make sure you remove all of the leaven. Any food containing yeast or other leavening
agents. (Baking soda in your toothpaste or deodorant
are not used for leavening, so don't worry about those things). As you are removing the leaven from your home,
you should also think about ways you can remove leaven from your life. Sin and false teachings are types of leaven
in our lives that need to be removed. The second thing to do is make or buy unleavened
bread. My Passover guide contains my favorite unleavened
bread recipe that we make every year, and I will place a link to my Passover guide in
the description box below. You also need to buy wine or grape juice,
and bitter herbs such as parsley, kale, or horseradish. These will be used in the Passover celebration. Finally, you will need to prepare a special
meal, but make sure you don't make anything with leaven in it. Now we are ready to begin the Passover celebration. 1. The Blessings as we begin
(Some people choose to light candles at this time)
“Blessed are you LORD our God, King Eternal, who has sanctified us with your commandments
and has commanded us to keep the Passover. We thank you for your deliverance and salvation
as we remember your Passover. Amen” (Pour the first cup of wine, the cup of sanctification) “Blessed are you LORD our God, King Eternal,
who creates the fruit of the vine. We thank you for keeping us alive, sustaining
us, and bringing us to this season. Sanctify us by your Word, and by the blood
of the Lamb. Amen” Wine represents blood and reminds us of the
shed blood that sanctifies us. (Drink the cup of sanctification) 2. Eating bitter herbs
The bitter herbs (such as parsley, kale, horseradish, etc.) remind us of the bitterness of slavery
in Egypt as well as the bitterness of sin. “Blessed are you LORD our God, King Eternal,
who has sanctified us by your commandments and commanded us to eat bitter herbs. Amen” Take a bite of the bitter herbs (some people
may prefer to eat it on a piece of unleavened bread) 3. Washing with water
Everyone should wash their hands with water. This symbolic act of purification prepares
us to enter into the holiness of the feast. It also reminds us of the red sea crossing,
and of our baptism in Yeshua. (Some may also choose to do a foot washing
to follow the example of what Yeshua did with His disciples) 4. Breaking Unleavened Bread
Unleavened bread was used by Yeshua to represent His broken body. We break a piece of unleavened bread and select
the best piece and wrap it in a cloth, and place it under a pillow to represent His death
and burial, and later we will resurrect this piece as the culmination of our Passover. 5. The Cup of Instruction
(Pour the second cup of wine, the cup of instruction) It is time to tell the story of Passover. Some choose to read it directly out of the
Bible, while others choose to paraphrase it in their own words. Below are a list of points to cover:
- Israel became slaves in Egypt - Pharaoh ordered that all Hebrew male babies
be killed - Moses was saved from death as a baby and
grew up in Pharaoh’s house - God sent Moses to ask Pharaoh to let the
people go - Pharaoh hardened his heart and God sent
10 judgments on Egypt (blood, frogs, gnats, flies, diseased cattle, boils, hail, locusts,
darkness, and death of the firstborn) - The blood of the lamb was placed on the
doorposts to protect them from the destroyer - The people were set free from Egypt and
began their journey - Pharaoh changed his mind and chased them
to the red sea where Israel crossed over on dry land, but Pharaoh and his army were washed
away - Then God gave them His commandments for
how to live as redeemed people in His kingdom - Some people began worshipping idols and
were killed for it, some people grumbled and wanted to return to Egypt, and they all ended
up wandering in the wilderness for 40 years because of their lack of faith (After you tell the story you will drink the
cup of instruction) 6. Eat the Passover meal
Unleavened bread is known as the “bread of affliction”, the “bread of humility”,
and the “bread of haste”. We are commanded to eat unleavened bread at
Passover to remind us of the bread our forefathers ate when they came out of Egypt. We are also commanded to eat this bread in
memory of the death of Yeshua. "Therefore purge out the old leaven, that
you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed
for us. Therefore let us keep the feast, not with
old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread
of sincerity and truth." - 1 Corinthians 5:7-8 (Take a piece of unleavened bread and break
it and say the blessing.) “Blessed are you LORD our God, King Eternal,
who has given us bread to eat. Blessed are you LORD our God, King Eternal,
who has sanctified us with your commandments and has commanded us to eat unleavened bread. Amen” (Everyone eat a piece of unleavened bread.) Now it is time to celebrate and enjoy the
meal that is set before you. (Eat your supper and enjoy the fellowship.) 7. The Bread and Cup of Redemption
After supper has ended, we resurrect the piece of unleavened bread that was buried under
the pillow. This piece will be used in the memorial of
our Messiah. “For I received from the Lord that which
I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed
took bread; and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, ‘Take, eat; this is
My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.’” – 1 Corinthians 11:23-24 (Take the bread and say the blessing) “Blessed are you LORD our God, King Eternal,
who has given us the true bread from heaven in our Messiah Yeshua. We remember His death, burial, and resurrection. Amen” (Break the bread and share it with everyone) (Pour the third cup of wine, the cup of redemption) “In the same manner He also took the cup
after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance
of Me.” – 1 Corinthians 11:25 (Take the wine and say the blessing) “Blessed are you LORD our God, King Eternal,
who has redeemed us from slavery and sin and given us the way of salvation through Messiah
Yeshua. We know that without the shedding of blood
there is no forgiveness, and we remember the blood of the Lamb. Amen” (Drink from the cup of redemption and share
it with everyone) “For as often as you eat this bread and
drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death till He comes. Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks
this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the
Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let
him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy
manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.” – 1 Corinthians 11:26-29 8. The cup of praise
(Pour the fourth cup of wine, the cup of praise) This cup reminds us of the wedding supper
of the Lamb that will take place when Messiah returns. Yeshua told His disciples that He would not
drink of the fruit of the vine again until He drinks it in His Kingdom. So, we drink the cup of praise with eager
expectation for His return, and we pray for His kingdom to come soon. (Drink the cup of praise and rejoice. This is also a good time to sing a song of
praise, or read a Psalm of praise) (End the evening with prayer.)
