1. Feasts Old and New Old Testament Passover Feast New Testament
Lord’s Supper
1. Aim: To compare the Passover feast observed in the Old testament with the new feast in the New testament called the Lord's Supper.

2. Feasts Old and New Matt. 26:26-27
“And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, "Take, eat; this is My body."
27 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. 28 For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. 29 But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's kingdom.”
1. The information about the Lord's Supper is found in several passages
a. Matthew 26:26-29 “And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.” 27 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. 28 For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. 29 But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's kingdom.”
b. Mark 14:22-25 and Luke 22:19,20 have the same basic information
c. I Corinthians 11:23-26 is Paul’s account of the Lord’s Supper
Mk. 14: Lk. 22: Cor. 11:23-26

3. Jesus eating Passover with Apostles
1. The Lord's Supper (which we partake each week, such a special part of our worship) is a New Testament command but has Old Testament connections. Jesus actually instituted the Lord’s Supper while partaking of the Passover Feasts with His apostles
2. In this lesson we will notice the comparison between the old and new feasts:

4. Ordained Old Feast New Feast Passover Lord’s Supper
Ex. 12:13 “Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. ”
Lord’s Supper
1 Cor. 5:7-8 - the feast
Matt. 26:17-29
Luke 22:15 “with fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.
Discussion
I. ORDAINED
A. Old Feast - Passover
1. Given by God for the Israelites to be kept throughout all their generations
2. Exodus 12:13-14 “Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. So this day shall be to you a memorial; and you shall keep it as a feast to the LORD throughout your generations. You shall keep it as a feast by an everlasting ordinance.” (EXPLAIN)
B. New Feast -
1. Christ is our Passover and He ordained a new feast to be kept by his followers as long as the world stands.
2. I Corinthians 5:7-8 “Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.”
3. It was at the old Passover feast that Christ instituted the New Feast called the Lord's Supper.
a. Matthew 26:17-29
b. Luke 22:15 “Then He said to them, “With fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer”
c. Jesus ordained the Lord’s Supper just before His crucifixion, it was to be a memorial feasts to remind His followers of the great sacrifice that He was about to make on their behalf

5. Lamb Without Blemish Old Feast New Feast Passover Lord’s Supper
Ex. 12:5 “Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats.”
Lev. 22:21-24 – 10 blemishes
Lord’s Supper
1 Pet. 1:19 “But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:”
Heb. 4:15 “without sin”
Jn. 19:36 - No bones broken
II. LAMB WITHOUT BLEMISH
A. Old Feast
1. Exodus 12:5 “Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats.”
2. Without Blemish
a. No natural imperfection
b. No disease
c. The smallest deformity or defect made a lamb unfit for sacrifice.
d. Leviticus 22: ten blemishes which made a sacrifice unfit – no defect, not blind, not broken, not maimed, no ulcer, no eczema, no scabs, all limbs must be the same length, not bruised, not crushed, not torn or cut,
3. It was to be a Lamb that was perfect - complete - not sickly or damaged.
B. New Feast
1. Christ was without Blemish
2. I Peter 1:19 “But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:”
3. He was without sin - Hebrews 4:15 “For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.”
4. Not a bone was broken - John 19:36 “For these things were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled, “Not one of His bones shall be broken.” From Ex. 12:46

6. Blood Saves Old Feast New Feast Passover Lord’s Supper
Ex. 12:23 “For the LORD will pass through to strike the Egyptians; and when He sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the LORD will pass over the door and not allow the destroyer to come into your houses to strike you.”
Lord’s Supper
1 Pet. 1:19 Redeemed by...
“the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot”
III. BLOOD SAVES
A. Old Feast
1. The blood of the lamb brought salvation and deliverance for the children of Israel.
2. Exodus 12:23 “For the LORD will pass through to strike the Egyptians; and when He sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the LORD will pass over the door and not allow the destroyer to come into your houses to strike you.”
3. Saved from physical death – because of the blood which displayed they were God’s people
4. Delivered from Egyptian bondage - This feast reminded the Jews of Jehovah's deliverance of them from Egyptian bondage and their enslavement.
B. New Feast
1. The blood of Christ saves us from spiritual death
2. It also delivers us from the bondage of sin.
3. 1 Peter 1:18-19 “knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. “
a. Redeemed - buy and set free - Not with gold or silver
b. But with the valuable blood of Christ - like the lamb without a blemish

7. No Leaven Old Feast New Feast Passover Lord’s Supper
Ex. 12:15 “Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. On the first day you shall remove leaven from your houses. For whoever eats leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that person shall be cut off from Israel.”
Lord’s Supper
1 Cor. 5:8 “Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.”
IV. NO LEAVEN
A. Old Feast
1. Passover feast had to be eaten without leaven
2. Ex. 12:15 “'Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. On the first day you shall remove leaven from your houses. For whoever eats leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that person shall be cut off from Israel.”
B. New Feast
Application in the New Feast
a. We use unleavened bread to partake of the Lord’s Supper, b/c when Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper He used unleavened bread to symbolize His body. But there is more to it than just the bread being unleavened
b. 1 Corinthians 5:7-9 “Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. 8 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. 9 I wrote to you in my epistle not to keep company with
sexually immoral people.”
3. We must put away every sinful habit. When we come on Sunday mornings to partake of the Lord’s Supper, God demands that we are living a faithful life to Him, that is the only way we can partake in sincerity and truth as mentioned here in 1 Cor. 5

8. Memorial Old Feast New Feast Passover Lord’s Supper
Ex. 12:13-14 “…for a memorial…”
Ex. 12: for a reminder to all generations after this
Lord’s Supper
Luke 22:19
“And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me."
V. MEMORIAL
A. Old Feast
1. Ex. 12:14 “So this day shall be to you a memorial; and you shall keep it as a feast to the LORD throughout your generations. You shall keep it as a feast by an everlasting ordinance.”
2. It was only for Israel to be a reminder to them and their deliverance from the Egyptians
3. Ex. 12: for a reminder to all generations after this “It will come to pass when you come to the land which the LORD will give you, just as He promised, that you shall keep this service. 26 “And it shall be, when your children say to you, 'What do you mean by this service?' 27 “that you shall say, 'It is the Passover sacrifice of the LORD, who passed over the houses of the children of
Israel in Egypt when He struck the Egyptians and delivered our households.'” So the people bowed their heads and worshiped.”
B. New Feast
1. For a memorial - Luke 22:19 “And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”

9. 1 Cor.11: “For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, "Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me."
1. Only for those in Christ - I Cor. 11:23-28.
2. This New Feast reminds the disciple of Christ, of how Christ became our Passover when he was offered on Calvary for our transgressions.
3. It also reminds us of the resurrection of Christ from the dead on that first day of the week.
4. 1 Cor. 11:23-25 “For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, "Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me."

11. Miracles Old Feast New Feast
Passover
Tell their children about the miracles in their deliverance
Lord’s Supper
Rom. 1:4 “and declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead.”
VI. MIRACLES
A. Old Feast
1. The Passover feast provided them an opportunity to tell their children about the miracles God did in their deliverance
2. If there had been no miracles, then there would have been no Passover.
a. Miracles with the 10 plagues – blood, frogs, lice, flies, disease on livestock, boils, hail. Locusts, darkness, death of the firstborn
b. Miracle of crossing the Red Sea
c. Miracle of providing manna and quail and water in the wilderness
3. The people would not have gone to Jerusalem each year to celebrate the Passover if there had been no miracles.
4. The Passover feast helped spread the news of the miracles connected with the Passover.
B. New Feast
1. The Lord's Supper bears evidence of the great miracle which God performed in raising Jesus from the dead.
2. Romans 1:4 “and declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead.”
3. The Lord's Supper bears testimony of Christ's resurrection, the most wonderful miracle ever performed.

12. Specific Day Old Feast New Feast Passover Lord’s Supper
14th day of first month
Ex. 12:6 “'Now you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month. Then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at twilight.”
Lord’s Supper
“First day of the week” Acts 20:7
Giving is also on 1st day of week - 1 Cor. 16:1-2
Heb. 10: Not to forsake
VII. SPECIFIC DAY
A. Old Feast
1. God told the Israelites the exact day he wanted the Passover feast observed.
2. It was on the 14th day of the first month - Ex. 12:6 & 18 “'In the 1st month, on the 14th day of the month at evening, you shall eat unleavened bread, until the 21st day of the month at evening.”
3. If a person was unclean because of a dead body, they could keep it on the second month - 14th day. Num. 9:10-13
4. Those on a journey were permitted to keep the Passover on the second month also.
5. But God was very displeased with anyone who would forsake keeping the Passover. - Num. 9:13 “But the man who is clean and is not on a journey, and ceases to keep the Passover, that same person shall be cut off from among his people, because he did not bring the offering of the LORD at its appointed time; that man shall bear his sin.”
B. New Feast
1. Acts 20:7 - on 1st day of week. “Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread
2. The first day of the week is the appointed day of worship.
3. Giving is also on the first day of the week. 1 Corinthians 16:1-2 “Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given orders to the churches of Galatia, so you must do also: 2 On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper, that there be no collections when I come.”
4. Heb. 10: Not to forsake the assembly of the saints when they come together to worship God

13. Feasts Old and New Passover Lord’s Supper Those in God’s family
Born into
Those in God’s family
New Birth – Jn. 3:5
“But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord’s Body.” 1 Cor. 11:28-29
1. The Passover was observed by those who were in God's family. Now to be in God’s family in thee O.T., you were born into the family. Those who partake the Lord's Supper are those who are in God's family.
2. One gets into the kingdom (church) by the new birth - Jn. 3:5 H B R C B = S.
3. Then we are added to the church and have the privilege of taking the Lord's Supper in remembrance of his love for us and in anticipation of his return.
4. We are to partake of this new feast in the proper way - 1 Corinthians 11:27-30 “Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. 28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. 30 For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep.”

14. Salvation Hear the gospel (Rom. 10:17) Believe In Jesus (Jn. 8:24)
REPENT of your sins (Lk. 13:3)
Confess your faith (Matt. 10:32-33)
Baptized Into Christ (Acts 2:38)
REMISSION OF SINS
Faithful until death (Rev. 2:10)