10 Interesting Facts About the Passover
1. The afikoman bag is one bag with three compartments (think one God and three persons). This bag is used as part of the ritual.
2. Afikoman means “he came.”
3. On the left compartment of the bag is a whole piece of unleavened bread. On the right compartment of the bag is another whole piece of unleavened bread. In the middle compartment is the broken piece of unleavened bread. Think Father, Son (who was broken on our behalf), and the Holy Spirit.
4. Leaven in the Bible often represents sin. The Father, Son, and Spirit are without sin (unleavened).
5. The unleavened bread is both pierced and has stripes / bruises. Jesus was pierced and bruised for our benefit.
6. There are four cups of wine taken during the Passover meal. The third cup, the cup of redemption, is the one Christians base their idea of communion on.
7. Jesus only drank the first three cups of wine during His last supper. The fourth cup, the cup of acceptance, is the one He passed up. Perhaps because the world did not accept Him.
8. The Passover remembers the bitterness of the Israelites being slaves in Egypt and also the future blessings to come.
9. The afikoman gets hidden during the Passover meal. Later the children go and find it. Jesus was hidden in the ground from Friday evening until Sunday.
10. Spring cleaning is based on the idea of Israelites cleaning all the leaven out of their house. Anything with yeast was donated, sold, or disposed of. This symbolizes the people purifying themselves in preparation for the meal.
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