The shadows gather.
Day comes to an end.
Candles are lit.
Passover begins.
The first cup is passed.
The blessing is said.
“I will bring you out” –
from Exodus is read.
The sacrifice
of a pure, spotless lamb
was the Passover requirement
which God did command.
Parsley is eaten,
dipped in salt water alongside –
which represents hyssop,
and tears that were cried.
The leader reclines
on a pillowed couch.
Three matzahs are placed
in a special pouch.
The middle piece of matzah
is broken in two –
half is placed away
and hidden from view.
The cushioned pillow
speaks of leisure and ease,
when from bondage and slavery
the Israelites were freed.
The unleavened bread
shows of sin being removed.
The broken, hidden matzah
pictures Christ in the tomb.
Thanks is given
for God’s wonderful deeds
when He showed Himself strong,
and set His people free.
A blessing is said
over cup number two;
God’s promise is remembered –
“I will deliver you.”
Near the end of the Seder
the hidden matzah is found.
It is broken in pieces
and then passed around.
The cup of redemption
is the third of the night:
this is the cup which Christ offered
just before He died.
Hallel songs of praise
are together sung.
The fourth cup is offered,
then the Seder is done.
This fourth cup is for God’s promise –
“I will take you.”
Christ promised this cup
for when His kingdom is new.
Matthew 26:27-29 – “Then He took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, ‘Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in my Father’s kingdom.’”
