Seder Meal

Greetings,


It's house cleaning time, but not for the house. I am still here in the States, but for our blog posts. We have about 30 + posts that are half to three quarters completed... and just sitting there. So I have begged Harry, pleaded with Harry, and finally threatened not to return to Souda until he works on some of his.


So here is one from Maundy Thursday during Easter Holy week....




These are some recent pictures of our Seder meal at the chapel. The Seder meal is a Jewish tradition celebrated on Passover and the exodus from Egypt.

The Passover itself comes from the 10th plague as found in Exodus chapter 11. The story goes that a "angel of death" was to come over Egypt that night and kill all the first born male children. The Hebrew's were instructed by God to place the blood of a sacrificed lamb over their doors and the Angel would pass over these homes sparring their first born male.



Jesus had traveled to Jerusalem to celebrate this Jewish holiday of Passover when He was arrested and later crucified. We chose to participate in Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday to remember Jesus Last Supper.

You can see each of us reading from a script. Each element and part of the meal has a significant meaning with scriptures read and songs sung. The Seder uses story telling which is a powerful way to remember scripture and pass along to the children.

Each item on the plate serves as a reminder of captivity and slavery. It is a ultimate celebration of God's provision and that he will never leave nor fore sake His people.




So we ate bitter herbs, beet root salad, and roasted eggs all with unleven bread. The ladies of the Chapel baked and cooked items they had never heard of before.

You notice all of us holding up our wine (grape juice) to toast and to celebrate. Be sure to notice below that none of it is on my uniform! Well at least not yet...

Now you probably are wondering why Christians are celebrating a Jewish tradition. The short answer is Jesus. The slaying of the innocent lamb foreshadows the substitutionary death of Christ on the cross. Jesus' perfect and innocent blood was shed to deliver us from the law and sin. We too were to be delivered from slavery just like the Hebrew's were delivered from Pharaoh out of Egypt.

"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this;

While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."

Romans 5:8

Harry