THE YEAR OF
BIBLICAL LITERACY
01. LIGHTING THE SABBATH CANDLE
May there be light
In each and every generation, we must imagine ourselves as those who have been brought out of Egypt.
02. A BLESSING FOR THE WINE
“I am the Lord, and (1) I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and (2) I will deliver you from slavery to them, and (3) I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great acts of judgment. (4) I will take you to be my people, and I will be your God, and you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who has brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.”
EXODUS 6:6-7
EXODUS 6:6-7
We praise our God, the Ruler of Everything, who creates the fruit of the vine!
03. hand washing
04. telling the story
WE WERE SLAVES.
NOW WE ARE FREE.
The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people, and your father’s household to the land I will show you.
“I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you;
I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing
I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”
GENESIS 12:1-3
“I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you;
I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing
I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”
GENESIS 12:1-3
SHALOM
SHALOM
SHALOM
SHALOM
SHALOM
So they put slave masters over them to oppress them with forced labor, and they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh. But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites and worked them ruthlessly. They made their lives bitter with harsh labor in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all their harsh labor, the Egyptians worked them ruthlessly.
EXODUS 1:11-14
EXODUS 1:11-14
This promise has sustained His people and us.
In each and every generation, we must imagine ourselves as ones brought through the narrow straits of Egypt
“I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters. I know their sufferings, and I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land…”
EXODUS 3:7-8
EXODUS 3:7-8
“All the water was changed into blood.”
“And the frogs came up, and covered the land.”
“All the dust throughout the land of Egypt became gnats.”
“Dense swarms of flies poured into Pharaoh’s palace and into the houses of his officials; throughout Egypt, the land was ruined by the flies.”
“All the livestock of the Egyptians died.”
“So they took soot from a furnace and stood before Pharaoh. Moses tossed it into the air, and festering boils broke out on people and animals.”
“When Moses stretched out his staff toward the sky, the Lord sent thunder and hail, and lightning flashed down to the ground. So the Lord rained hail on the land of Egypt.”
“So Moses stretched out his staff over Egypt, and the Lord made an east wind blow across the land all that day and all that night. By morning, the wind had brought the locusts.”
“So Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and total darkness covered all Egypt for three days.”
“At midnight the Lord struck down all the firstborn in Egypt...and there was loud wailing in Egypt, for there was not a house without someone dead.”
“It is the Passover sacrifice to the Lord, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt and spared our homes when he struck down the Egyptians.”
For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
COLOSSIANS 1.13-14
COLOSSIANS 1.13-14
What a beautiful rescue indeed.
05. A BLESSING FOR THE MATZAH
The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.”
1 CORINTHIANS 11:23-24
1 CORINTHIANS 11:23-24
We were slaves.
Now we are free.
06. SHARING THE MEAL
07. ENDING THE SEDER AND LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
(continuing from what we read before the meal)
In the same way, after supper, he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
1 CORINTHIANS 11:25-26
In the same way, after supper, he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
1 CORINTHIANS 11:25-26
We were slaves.
Now we are free.
Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,”... I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” ... “and I will be their God, and they will be my children.”
REVELATION 21:1-7
REVELATION 21:1-7
Next year in New Jerusalem!
Next year, may all men and women everywhere be free!