The Lord's Supper: In Moses's Passover in Egypt, death was merely avoided. In the Passover Jesus celebrated this night, death wasn't avoided; it was confronted and soon to be conquered for all mankind. They concluded with hymns and prayers taken from Psalm 115-118; 136. Consider these words Jesus prayed and sang from those portions of Scripture on this night before He was betrayed:
"O LORD, surely I am Your servant, I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid." (Ps. 116:16)
"The LORD is for me; I will not fear; what can man do to me?" (Ps. 118:6)
"The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone." (Ps. 118:22)
"This is the day which the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it."(Ps. 118:24)
"Give thanks to the God of heaven, for His lovingkindness is everlasting." (Ps. 136:26)
The Betrayals: Those who "forsook all and followed him" (Luke 5:11) now "forsook him and fled" (Matt.26:56).
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