Messianic Passover Seder

Note: I apologize about the photos (or lack thereof)- I am working on fixing them!

-Anna-Rebekah

This past Friday, our church put together a Messianic Passover Seder. The Passover Celebration is not entirely new to our family- we had attended a Seder at our former church several years ago, and we have celebrated it as a family as well,- but it was wonderful to keep this feast with our fellow believers.

Passover is a very symbolic celebration for believers in Christ; the Lord's deliverance of Israel from Egypt is a picture of our rescue from the bondage of sin. Just as the mark of the Passover lamb's blood over the door of Israel's homes kept death from them, so does Christ's blood on the door of our hearts keep us from perishing in an eternal death. There are so many other ways that this feast line's up with the Christian's life and Christ can be seen throughout the entire night. It is definitely worthwhile to read through Exodus (the Passover starts in chapter 12) and learn the different ways Christ is revealed.

Personally, I really appreciate the picture of Christ in the afikomen. The mystery of the afikomen is one that rabbi's have been puzzling over for years, because they cannot (or will not) come to the conclusion that it represents Christ Jesus. On the Seder table is a basket filled with three pieces of matzah. The middle piece is removed, broken (as Christ was afflicted and broken), wrapped in a cloth (as Christ was wrapped for burial), and hid (representing Christ in the tomb). This is the afikomen. The children around the table are to find the afikomen and it is to be redeemed by the head of the table- a picture that Christ was returned, rising from the dead.


We ate lotsa' matzah!


Mrs. & Mr. Horn led our Seder


Mom lighting the candles - the women light the candles each year to honor the two midwifes who feared the Lord rather than Pharaoh.