What was the Passover?
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Passover commemorated God’s rescue of Israel from Egypt — the night the angel of death "passed over" houses marked by lamb’s blood. Annually it was Israel’s great redemption festival; ultimately it was a picture of Christ, our Passover Lamb.
The institution (Exodus 12): each family kills an unblemished lamb, eats it with bitter herbs, and marks the doorposts with its blood.
Christ is "our Passover lamb" (1 Corinthians 5:7). His blood protects us from final judgment; his life feeds us.
The Last Supper was a Passover meal — Jesus reframing it around himself. Every Communion still trails its theology.
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Original BibleDawn answer · reviewed 2026-06. Drafted with AI assistance and reviewed for accuracy.