64 | Professor Rhett: The Final Preparations

Jesus and his disciples are preparing for what will bring their last meal for together before Jesus' death.

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Transcript:

It’s Thursday, and the final preparations are being made for the Passover Seder meal.

Hundreds of thousands of people are scurrying through Jerusalem, making sure everything is perfect for this sacred night.

As the sun sets, Passover—Pesach in Hebrew—begins.

This meal is highly specific:

-The lamb, chosen days ago, is slaughtered.

-Bitter herbs and salty water are prepared.

-A ceremonial washing takes place.

For 1,400 years, the Passover Seder had been the most ancient and sacred of Jewish rituals.

And now, every spotless lamb ever sacrificed points to this week.

Jesus takes this well-known tradition, one commanded to be observed forever, and reveals:

He is its fulfillment.

The Lamb without blemish.

Instead of focusing on the traditional elements, He shifts everything:

His body—the bread.

His blood—the wine.

And then, instead of the ceremonial hand washing, He kneels.

And He washes His disciples’ feet.

A King like no other.

A night that rewrote history.