The Meal that Matters

Sunday, 18 May 2025 by

Bernard Gabbott - Sunday, 18 May 2025

The Meal that Matters

Meals are so important in the history of God’s mob – they shape fellowship and community by remembering the acts of God. The first and greatest was the Passover meal. It marked the remembrance of the great salvation by God, of His people, from slavery. Described in Exodus 11-13, it was a meal that remembered the moment of salvation (when God brought the judgement of death on the firstborn in Egypt), the means of salvation (God’s action and the sacrifice of a perfect animal), and the nation created by the salvation (God’s people, descended from Abraham, were saved so that they could gather with God and worship him). Celebrated annually, it shaped the people of God, defining them by God’s salvation of them. But they could never dwell with Him or worship Him – because of sin. They needed a greater salvation. And so, when Jesus gathers His disciples to celebrate the Passover on the evening of His betrayal, only hours before His death… well, you join the dots!

Scripture References: Exodus 12:1-28, Psalms 107:23-43, Matthew 26:1-2, Matthew 26:17-19, Matthew 26:26-30

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