A Party for God: Passover Explained...

The first festival we will look at is the Passover.

We will start by looking at all the scriptures in the Bible about the Passover then we will move on to what it means.

All verses for this series will be taken from the New American Standard Bible.

Verses about the Passover in Matthew:

“You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man is to be handed over for crucifixion.” 26:2

Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” 26:17

And He said, “Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, “My time is near; I am keeping the Passover at your house with My disciples.”’” 26:18

The disciples did as Jesus had directed them; and they prepared the Passover. 26;19

The Last Passover

Now when evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the twelve. 26:20

Verses about the Passover in Mark:

Death Plot and Anointing

Now the Passover and Festival of Unleavened Bread were two days away; and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest Him covertly and kill Him; 14:1

The Last Passover

On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was being sacrificed, His disciples *said to Him, “Where do You want us to go and prepare for You to eat the Passover?” 14:12

and wherever he enters, say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher says, “Where is My guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?”’ 14:14

The disciples left and came to the city, and found everything just as He had told them; and they prepared the Passover. 14:16

Now at the Passover Feast he used to release for them any one prisoner whom they requested. 15:6

Verses about the Passover in Luke:

Visit to Jerusalem

His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. 2:41

Preparing the Passover

Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was approaching. 22:1

Now the first day of Unleavened Bread came, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 22:7

And so Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, so that we may eat it.” 22:8

Tomorrow, we continue to look at the rest of the verses, I had no idea that there were so many verses on the Passover...