This is part of a sermon entitled the Mosaic Passover that I gave in April 2025 as I was preparing to keep my first Mosaic Passover.
Topic: The Value of the Moasic Passover to the Christian
Alternative Topic: A People Chosen to Be an Example of God’s Power {Egyptians} and Redemption {Israelites}
Key Verse: Exodus 12:14
Context Scriptures: Exodus 12:1–14, 15-30
Supporting Scriptures: Luke 22:7–20 | 1 Corinthians 5:7
The Mosaic Passover is about God delivering the Israelites from bondage in Egypt related to and pointing to redemption through Christ for all who believe.
Easter is not the Mosaic Passover. Easter does not replace the Mosaic Passover.
Easter is in additional to the Mosaic Passover.
Easter has a difference purpose than the Mosaic Passover.
Easter is about Christ resurrection from physical death and ascension into Heaven and the promise of Christians resurrection from physical death and ascension into Heaven, all for eternal life.
The Lord’s Supper is not the Mosaic Passover. The Lord’s Supper does not replace the Mosaic Passover. The Lord’s Supper is in additional to the Mosaic Passover.
The Lord’s Supper has a different purpose than the Mosaic Passover.
The Lord’s Supper is about Christ death on the cross, body bruised and blood shed as set forth in 1 Cor 11:26.
The Lord’s Supper is not Christ Last Supper.
Christ had his Last Supper before his death.
He could not have had the Lord’s Supper for he was not yet dead obviously.
The Lord’s Supper is about memorializing his death which took place after his Last Supper obviously.
Having established that the Mosaic Passover and the Lord’s Supper or Communion are two distinct separate events that occurred for different but strongly related purposes, it is still good to combine elements of both during our personal or public ceremony for the annual Passover feast.
We do so with the focus being the Mosaic Passover.
But when we do the Lord’s Supper or Communion throughout the year the focus is on the Lord’s Supper not the Mosaic Passover.
I emphasize that Easter is not the Mosaic Passover nor is Easter technically the Christian Passover.
It is important to understand that these feasts and celebrations commemorate or memorialize separate events, separate events that occurred for related but different purposes.
All of them have value to the Christian.
Passover was established in the Old Covenant.
Yet Passover has value like Juneteenth and Independence Day in these times under the New Covenant.
Passover is about Israelites being saved from physical death when God passed over Israelite household when he killed the first born in the Egyptian households leading to the Israelites being freed from enslavement in Egypt.
Easter is about Christ resurrection from the dead.
Easter is sometimes referred to as Resurrection Day or Resurrection Sunday.
On our calendar, the Gregorian Calendar, Passover date as well as Easter date changes each year.
Passover date is a function of a formula involving the New Moon appearance at a certain state. That of course changes on a cyclic basis between March and April.
Easter date is a function of a formula involving the Spring equinox. That also changes on a cyclic basis between March and April.
The word in the KJV Acts 12:4 translated Easter should have been translated Passover consistent with Acts 12:3.
Our focus today is on Passover. However I have touched on the Christian holiday of Easter because of the strong relationship between the two.
Today the focus is on memorializing the Mosaic Passover in accordance with Exodus 12:14.
I do so whether it is commanded to be kept under the New Covenant or not.
I find it has value similar to our national holidays of Juneteenth and Independence Day who both memorialize important events among believers and the American nation at large.
References:
The Words Easter and Passover
Mosaic Passover and the Lord’s Supper
