*** ‘This Is to Be a Memorial for You’ *** “This day must serve as a memorial for you, and you must celebrate it as a festival to Jehovah.”—EX. 12:14. CAN YOU EXPLAIN? What were the Israelites in Egypt to do in preparing for and celebrating the first Passover? When would Jesus and the apostles have had the last Passover meal, and what happened later that day? We can draw what important lessons from the accounts of the first Passover and the Exodus? WHEN you think of anniversaries, which one readily comes to your mind? “My wedding anniversary,” a married person might say. For others, it might be the date of a widely celebrated historic event, such as when their homeland became independent. But do you know of a national anniversary that has been commemorated for over 3,500 years? 2 There is such an event—the Passover. It marked the liberation of ancient Israel from slavery in Egypt. That event should be important to you. Why? Because it relates to some very significant aspects of your life. ‘But,’ you might think, ‘though Jews celebrate Passover, I am not a practicing Jew. Why should I be interested in that anniversary?’ The answer can be found in this profound statement: “Christ our passover has been sacrificed.” (1 Cor. 5:7) To grasp the import of that truth, we need to know about the Jewish Passover and to consider it in the light of a command given to all Christians.
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