Matthew 26:19-20 19 And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover. 20 Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve. “And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them”... They went into the city of Jerusalem, they met the man carrying a pitcher of water home, they followed him into the house he entered, they addressed the master of the house, in the manner Christ directed, who showed them a large upper room, prepared with all proper furniture for such an occasion, as Christ had foretold. “And they made ready the Passover”... They went and bought a lamb they carried it to the temple to be slain in the court, where it was presented as a Passover lamb for such a number of persons they had it flayed, cut up, the fat taken out, and burnt on the altar, and its blood sprinkled on the foot of it. Then they brought it to the house where they were to eat it here they roasted it, and provided bread, and wine, and bitter herbs, and a sauce called Charoseth, into which the herbs were dipped and, in short, everything that was necessary. “When the even was come”... The lamb was killed between the evenings, Exodus 12:6 (Hebrew) - that is between three oclock, p. m., and nine in the evening. The Jews reckoned two evenings - one from three oclock p. m. to sunset, the other from sunset to the close of the first watch in the night, or nine oclock p. m. The paschal supper was commonly eaten after the setting of the sun, and often in the night, Exodus 12:8. “He sat down”... At first the supper was eaten standing, with their loins girded and their staff in their hand, denoting the haste with which they were about to flee from Egypt. Afterward, however, they introduced the practice of partaking of this as they did of their ordinary meals. The original word is, he reclined that is, he placed himself on the couch in a reclining posture, in the usual manner in which they partook of their meals.
Posted on: Thu, 09 Oct 2014 00:07:44 +0000
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