SEDER PASSOVER
On Sunday 25th March, Jubilee hosted a Seder Passover meal with
Return Ministries.

Return Ministries is an organisation in which Jews and Christians work
together to fulfill God's plans and purposes for Israel and the nations
according to the Word of God.

Little explanation of Passover..........
The Festival of Passover

Passover is the oldest and most important religious festival in Judaism,
commemorating God’s deliverance of the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt
around 1440BC. The term Passover refers to the 10^th and final plague
(the death of the firstborn) which came upon Egypt when Pharoh refused
to release the Israelites from slavery.
God’s instructions were that if the blood of a lamb was placed on a house-hold
door post, He would ‘pass over’ and the first born would be safe.
Today’s festival is based on this historical event and the things which
happened leading up to it.
The focal point of Passover is a communal meal, called the Seder which
is a time of celebration of the above.
Passover is a way the Jews express their faith in the One (God) who
acted on their behalf in history, and expresses the hope that He will
continue to act in bringing deliverance to all people everywhere.
As Christian’s we also can celebrate the Passover remembering our
Jewish heritage.....which is what we did at Jubilee!
More importantly it is a picture of Jesus - who was our passover lamb,
and we can celebrate what He has done for us

Below is the plate with all the emblems.

On the SEDER plate there is:

• Hard boiled egg - symbolising new life
  
• Roasted shankbone of lamb - reminds them there had to be blood sacrificed to save their lives.
• Bitter herbs - horseradish - reminds them they were servants to slavery.
• Greens - parsley, celery - symbol of coming of Spring which brings hope.
• Salt water - reminds them of the tears they cried in Egypt.
• Haroset - nut, apple, cinnamon, wine mixture which has the appearance of straw in remembrance of the mortar used to build the Treasure Cities for Pharaoh. It is symbolic of the hope of freedom that enabled their ancestors to withstand the bitterness of slavery.
• Matzah - the unleavened bread that reminds them of the haste with which they left Egypt.
  

This was really interesting - I had never done anything like this at all!
Exploring the Jewish roots of my faith - after all Jesus was Jewish.....