Maundy Thursday

Exodus us 12-13

Every year, Jewish families all over the world celebrate the Passover. The Passover Supper re-enacts the liberation of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt. God acted on behalf of a powerless group of people to set them free and to give them new hope for the future. On the night Jesus was betrayed, Jesus celebrated the Passover with his followers. And as he did, he interpreted his own story in light of the Passover story. According to Jesus, his life and death fulfilled the Passover story and gave it a broader meaning. No longer would it simply be the historic account of the ancient Hebrews being set free from bondage in Egypt. It would now also be the story of God's redemptive action in Jesus to set the world free from the bondage of sin and death.