My Journey Collections: Our First Messianic Passover Seder

It was beautiful…

The observance of such a special Biblical feast was so moving today-April 17th.

I have been so excited to plan out the the details with my friend, Anna, and have been decorating the table and creating the menu. It has been a renewing and refreshing few days. I pulled out some of the dishes that were passed down to us and a few items that were so perfect for the story being shared. And Anna was able to borrowed her mom’s Seder plate…it was perfect!

Here are a few pictures of our amazing evening…

Almost every element of this dinner exists in order to pass on important Bible stories and Biblical Truth using all five senses of the participants. We don’t just hear the Word, we see, smell, taste, and feel the Word. We don’t just inform our children, we involve and encourage and reward them as they discover the Word of God. This is a dinner and a story. The story is about YHWH keeping promises. The story is about redemption and salvation. The story is about God’s work in our history. In the Jewish culture, the story stops at the River Jordan. The story stops before the Hebrew Kingdom is established. The story includes Faith, includes Hope for the future, and includes the Love of YHWH. A Christian (Messianic) Seder, just like a Jewish one, embraces all of this ancient story. After all, it is our story. But the Christian Seder also adds to the story. It adds those things that Jesus added as He sat at Seder, the Seder we call the Last Supper. And, for Christians, it no longer stops at the River Jordan. It has become the very personal story of our redemption and salvation. It has become the story of the Kingdom of YHWH. It has become a story for all of YHWH’S children.

There should be no surprise that Yeshua instructed us to eat this dinner, tell this story, and remember Him.