The Jewish Passover this year will fall on Tuesday, April 23rd. Passover always falls on a full moon and on the 14th day of the first Jewish month of Nisan. This Feast was given to the Jewish Nation, Israel, by God as a reminder of how He brought His people, Israel, out from the bondage of slavery in Egypt. Once every year the Jews were commanded and committed to retell the story of that great event. Passover is a preparation day for the Feast of Unleavened Bread which follows immediately on the 15th day of Nisan and that day is always a Sabbath. Following the Sabbath is a third Feast which is called “the Festival of First Fruits”. All 3 Feasts run concurrent for a period of 8 days. These Feasts are of the upmost importance to us as Christians. Our Savior, Jesus Christ, died as the Passover Lamb for the sins of the world on Passover. He was in the grave for 3 days and 3 nights during the Feasts of Unleavened Bread. And, He rose from the dead on the Festival of First Fruits. Our Savior comes to us via the Jewish celebration of Passover.
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