Easter 2020: The Table

EXODUS 6:6a NIV “Therefore, say to the Israelites: ‘I am the Lord, and I WILL BRING YOU OUT from under the yoke of the Egyptians …’” EXODUS 6:6b NIV “’… I WILL FREE YOU from being slaves to them …’” EXODUS 6:6c NIV “’… and I WILL REDEEM YOU with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.’” EXODUS 6:7 NIV “’I WILL TAKE YOU AS MY OWN PEOPLE, AND I WILL BE YOUR GOD. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.’” Four Cups: Salvation—Freedom—Restoration—Fulfillment EXODUS 12:1-11 NIV The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt, “This month is to be for you the first month, the first month of your year. Tell the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man is to take a lamb for his family, one for each household. If any household is too small for a whole lamb, they must share one with their nearest neighbor, having taken into account the number of people there are. You are to determine the amount of lamb needed in accordance with what each person will eat. The animals you choose must be year-old males WITHOUT DEFECT, and you may take them from the sheep or the goats. Take care of them until the fourteenth day of the month, when all the members of the community of Israel must slaughter them at twilight. Then they are to take some of THE BLOOD and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs. That same night they are to eat the meat roasted over the fire, along with bitter herbs, and bread made without yeast. Do not eat the meat raw or boiled in water, but roast it over a fire—with the head, legs and internal organs. Do not leave any of it till morning; if some is left till morning, you must burn it. This is how you are to eat it: with your cloak tucked into your belt, your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. Eat it in haste; it is the LORD’S PASSOVER.” EXODUS 12:12-13 NIV “On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn of both people and animals, and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord. THE BLOOD WILL BE A SIGN FOR YOU ON THE HOUSES WHERE YOU ARE, AND WHEN I SEE THE BLOOD, I WILL PASS OVER YOU. NO DESTRUCTIVE PLAGUE WILL TOUCH YOU WHEN I STRIKE EGYPT.” LUKE 22:7-16 NIV Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the PASSOVER.” “Where do you want us to prepare it?” they asked. He replied, “As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him to the house that he enters, and say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ He will show you a large room upstairs, all furnished. Make preparations there.” They left and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover. When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at THE TABLE. And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you, I will not eat it again until IT FINDS FULFILLMENT IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD.” LUKE 22:17-20 NIV After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among you. For I tell you I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.” AND HE TOOK THE BREAD, GAVE THANKS AND BROKE IT, AND GAVE IT TO THEM, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “THIS CUP IS THE NEW COVENANT IN MY BLOOD, WHICH IS POURED OUT FOR YOU.” ISAIAH 53:5 NKJV But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes WE ARE HEALED. EXODUS 12:13 NIV “The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and WHEN I SEE THE BLOOD, I WILL PASS OVER YOU. NO DESTRUCTIVE PLAGUE WILL TOUCH YOU WHEN I STRIKE EGYPT.” JOHN 3:3 NIV … “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are BORN AGAIN.” God’s Promises When You Come to the Table: • “I will bring you out.” — Salvation • “I will free you.” — Freedom • “I will redeem you. — Restoration • “I will take you as My own people.” — Purpose