Passover 2011

[hupo]

I don't know how people outside Israel celebrate this festival
Here in Israel it is one of the most significant activities in remembering where we came from and where we are going

Not everyone sees the Passover in the same way. Naturally Orthodox, secular, traditional and messianic Jews all see it differently in many aspects

One thing is clear to all. It is the story of  a bunch of people who are living as slaves for 430 years when God decides it is time and with miracles only God can provide, he frees this people from slavery, takes them on a long route to a promised land, gives them a set of rules to live by and all in all turns them into a people. The Jewish people.

In just over a week we will all be sitting around the Passover feast table, reading the Passover story (the Haggada) to the next generation, finishing the evening with a full blasted stuffing 

For me the story of slavery to freedom is very practical:
We all have our "pyramids" we carry around with us, created by slave masters such as Ego, Pride, Money, Lust and so on, each with his own personal slave master.
We are all free to a point and slaves to a point. If I look in the mirror honestly I will see who/what my slave master is. It could be things such as fear of one kind or the other. I've always had a dream of playing cool sax music in night clubs. I have never gone beyond playing amongst family.

At any situation there is a point where we function according to what Yeshua would have done, or according to what our fears, pride, ego, dictate
Are we really free? Have we really left "Egypt" and our "slave masters"?

This festival is very relevant for the above reasons and that is the festival I take most seriously.
This year we celebrate in the family (as opposed to a 600 strong kibbutz Seder, in past years) and we have 4 grandchildren of the 12 that need to hear the story, on top of all the grownups there.
I feel very fortunate we have this celebration each year, there is much we can learn on a personal level.

I would strongly suggest anyone who believes in Yeshua, to look into the essence behind this festival.

Chag Sameach (Happy holiday)

David

[Ruth Ann]

As Gentiles, we celebrate the solemn/joyful day of Easter. I know the term is pagan and there's much pagan stuff in the holiday. But as believers we are overjoyed at the rising of our Savior from the tomb. It's over Passover.

And because of this, I have attended 2 Passover celebrations to understand the Passover as related to Jesus. It was a wonderful revelation to me.

Here's a little up to date summary of the Passover:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIxToZmJwdI" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIxToZmJwdI</a>

[hupo]

 

Ra, that's a pretty good way of presenting passover. I've seen several in youtube

Humor is always welcome in serious  situations as long as it's not too cynical

David