Mark 14:12-16 – “And on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, ‘Where will you have us go and prepare for you to eat the Passover? And he sent two of his disciples and said to them, ‘Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him, 14 and wherever he enters, say to the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says, Where is my guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’’ 15 And he will show you a large upper room furnished and ready; there prepare for us. 16 And the disciples set out and went to the city and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.’”

Q: What is the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread?

1. The Passover (Pesach)

Exodus 12:12-13 – “For I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the LORD. 13 The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to destroy you, when I strike the land of Egypt.”

The Passover: 15-22 Nisan

Exodus 12:8 – “…with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.”

2. The Feast of Unleavened Bread

The Feast: 15-22 Nisan

Exodus 12:33-34 – “The Egyptians were urgent with the people to send them out of the land in haste. For they said, “We shall all be dead.” 34 So the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading bowls being bound up in their cloaks on their shoulders.”

Mark 14:17-18 – “And when it was evening, he came with the twelve. 18 And as they were reclining at table and eating, Jesus said, ‘Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me, one who is eating with me.’”

Mark 14:19-20 – “They began to be sorrowful and to say to him one after another, ‘Is it I?’ 20 He said to them, ‘It is one of the twelve, one who is dipping bread into the dish with me.”

Mark 14:21 – “For the Son of Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.’”

Mark 14:22 – “And as they were eating, he took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, ‘Take; this is my body.’”

Mark 14:23-24 – “And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it. 24 And he said to them, “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.”

1 Corinthians 5:7a – “Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened.”

1 Corinthians 5:7b – “For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.”

John 1:29 – “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”

1 Peter 1:18-19 – “…a lamb without blemish or defect”

Mishnah prayer for the Passover meal: “Blessed are you, O Lord our God, king of the universe, creator of the fruit of the vine.”

Mark 14:25 – “Truly, I say to you, I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”

The Bread (Mk. 14:22) – “And as they were eating, he took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, “Take; this is my body.”

The Cup (Mk. 14:23-24) – “And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it. 24 And he said to them, “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.”

The Prayer (Matt. 6:9-13) – “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. 10 Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread, 12 and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.”