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| Worthy is the Lamb! See link below for the Messianic Hagaddah I used for the Passover Seder |
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| Charoset, a mixture of apples and nuts and wine or grape juice symbolizes the mortar that the Children of Israel used to make bricks in the time of slavery in Egypt. |
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| On the Seder Plate, Each item represents something in the telling of the Exodus story and in the revealing of Messiah Yeshua |
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| We drink 4 cups of Wine during the Seder, as per the words in the Scripture in Exodus 6:6, God's promises of redemption and making us a people unto Him. Yeshua too drank 3 of these cups at His seder, the 3rd of which has become the "communion" of the New Covenant. |
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| 3 matzah are wrapped in a "trinity" of Matzah! The middle matzah is the Afikomen, which represents the body of Yeshua and which is "hid" during the seder, and found at the end of the meal. Yeshua Himself has been "hidden" from the Jewish people, soon to be revealed with great joy and rejoicing for all!! The Truth shall set us all free!!! |
This year the blossoms fill our inside and the Passover spills forth outside. On Passover in Japan the renewal and resurrection that is expressed in the Month of Springtime, Nissan, and the resurrection and Redemption that we celebrate in Yeshua on Passover, seem to echo each other as the blossoms and Passover spring forth in the month of Nissan.
I say every year that I can't wait until the Japanese people know their Messiah and maybe it will even be so that after this year when there are no people picnicking under the blossoms, that next year there will be a new gathering under the blossoms in the recognition of our Creator who brings this all forth and our Redeemer who will deliver Japan too in His mighty Hand of Salvation!! I can't wait!!
This year when reading in the Hagaddah, I also learned that Nissan is called "Chodesh Yeshuah". Which means the Month of Salvation. For the Jewish people too, I can't wait until they know thier Messiah. Me too, I didn't know Him until six years ago. It is so amazing that for 2000 plus years Jewish people know that the month is "Chodesh Yeshua" and yet we have lived with not knowing the truth of Yeshua who is our Passover Lamb, the Lamb that the whole seder is based upon and reveals. As I observe the Passover year after year, as a Messianic believer reborn in Yeshua, this reality of Yeshua as our Passover Lamb just bursts alive, as each element on the Passover table reveals our Messiah.
And yet most Jewish people, including all of my family, still have not received this truth.
I pray this Passover that all my Jewish family and all my Japan family will know this truth, and the truth will set Israel free and Japan free and all the nations of the world free!!!
BTW, why a Tambourine on the Seder table?? Its my original addition, as it represents Miriam the prophet, Moses' sister, and her great faith in God her Deliverer and the Saviour of her people. She was all prepared and had "packed' her timbrels knowing in complete faith and believing that God would bring about a great Deliverance! When indeed the Jewish people were led through the Sea of Reeds and set free on the other side, she led the women in timbrels and dancing!!! May we have our timbrels ready for His great deliverance this Passover as well!
Blessings and Happy Passover, and a happy Month of Yeshua!!!
note: the Hagaddah I have used this year and last year is THIS LINK, Messianic Hagaddah. I'm sure there are many you can find, and this one is pretty long!! But even so, I have found it very good for teaching and for the seder!!! Recommended for all who desire to see how the Jewish Passover reveals our Messiah Yeshua, as well as the Revelations for the Passover we will all celebrate together when it is fulfilled in the Kingdom and we drink the fourth cup with Him, all together as ONE in Him!!!
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female---for you are all one in Messiah Yeshua.
Galatians 3:28
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Hi my friend, I pray too for the salvation of your loved ones in USA and for the people of Japan. I love everything you are doing in Christ to bring the love of God to the world around you and to the world at large through this blog and Challah-casts. Our God will bless your efforts. It's always been a mystery to me how the Jewish people do not generally believe in the Messiah even when they follow traditions such as the Passover. I pray the Holy Spirit would open their eyes of spiritual understanding and joy in the Lord just as he has done for you and I. Praise His name. May we live to see the glorious awakening of people near and far in preparation for His coming. God bless you and your family and loved ones as you celebrate Passover and Christ's resurrection.
ReplyDeleteHI Joyful!! Thank you for your beautiful comment, like a breath of spring to add to the spring that is springing up!! I am so encouraged by your words. Also realizing that over the years of posting matzah and praying for these things, that the world really is changing and God is bringing it all to pass!! From all of our prayers and all of our "bringing the love of God to the world around us"!!!! Would love to have a communion with you one day at His table , and thankful that we will one day in Heaven!! Then there might even be cherry blossoms matzah!!! God bless you and in full agreement with your prayers for the glorious awakening and thank you for your prayers for my family and Japan!! Let us keep encouraging one another until the day of His return:))) gladly!! God bless you and your family and loved ones too you celebrate the Feasts and Christ’s Resurrection!♡
ReplyDeleteAmen, amen. It will be glorious when that day comes to commune together. To do so under cherry blossoms would be even more glorious for I love the beauty and I know you do too. Our good and gracious God has created them for us to enjoy :-) Let us continue in prayer and in praise :-)
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Beautiful blossom. We have the God Channel and I've recorded the Passover Sedar. I also have a book to follow it. I miss the church fellowship in my hometown who loves Israel, but I get news, notes for prayer from Christian Friends of Israel and Lydia Intercessors International is also a precious ministry. "He who watches over Israel neither slumbers or sleeps".
ReplyDeleteThank you Linda. Blessed to hear about your following the Seder, and your church fellowship who loves Israel. I actually read your comment unusually, in the middle of night!! I had woken up with a sense that I needed to pray, and one of the scriptures that I read in my prayer book was "He who watches over Israel neither slumbers or sleeps", and then after that , I had opened this page and saw your comment with that scripture! Praise God!! He is watching over Israel and watching over us!! God bless you and keep you!!♡
DeleteYour seder table pictures (hagada, wrapped matzot, cups of wine, charoset, blossoms..)are awsome!
ReplyDeleteWe , in Israel, had a peculiar kind of seder because of the virus (over 10 thousand infected, many hospitalized, about a hundred deaths , so far).How are things in Japan?
DeleteThank you Duta! I'm glad you like the seder table!
Things in Japan , I think like elsewhere? We are told to stay home for the most part, though here in the small city its not as restricted. I'm sorry to hear its taking such a toll in Israel. Let's expect a great turn for the good during this Passover, and that the plague will "pass over" Israel and all our countries.
Perhaps because of all that, this year's seder table and the blossoms can express even more than usual, the hope that is in our hearts
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How beautifully you have arranged the seder table, everything has its meaning.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful post, the commemoration of the exodus from Egypt, the Passover and everything, yes everything revolves around the resurrection of Yeshua and you write it with love.
Thank you Hobbyloes!!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad the love comes through.
Amen!!
Much love ♡
What a beautiful post. I found the part about "Chodesh Yeshuah" really interesting! And what beautiful photos!!! This year ours was so, so simple.Blessings and shalom! ( it's me in Fukuoka prefecture)
ReplyDeleteThank you Gramma Shalom! Yes, isn't that interesting about Chodesh Yeshua?! Glad you could have a simple Passover, after all in its simplicity is so much depth to partake ...Blessings for good health and shalom to you!! ♡
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