Tyndale Open Study Notes on Mark 14:18

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14:18 As they were at the table: The Passover was eaten in a reclining position, as were other banquet meals. During the Passover meal, someone (usually the youngest son) would ask the host, “Why is this night different from other nights?” The father or host would then recount the stories of the Passover and the Exodus (Deut 26:5-9). The elements of the Passover meal were symbolic. The Passover lamb served as a reminder of the blood of the sacrificial lambs that protected Israelite homes from the angel of death, who visited the firstborn in Egypt (Exod 12:28-30). Unleavened bread recalled the rapid exodus of God’s people (Exod 12:31-34, 39). The salt water represented the tears of their bondage and the crossing of the Red Sea, and the bitter herbs their slavery. The four cups of wine acknowledged God’s fourfold promise in Exod 6:6-7. • The terrible deed of betraying Jesus was more heinous in that the betrayer was one of those eating with him (see Pss 41:9; 55:12-14).

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