Lesson 21: The Last Supper: A Symbol of Sacrifice Flashcards
What did Jesus tell the disciples about what was going to happen the day after to the disciples while the were eating Passover supper?
“Truly I tell you that one of you will betray me, he one who is eating with me.”
On the day of unleavened bread, Jesus sent two disciples to prepare Pasover supper. What did he command them to do?
He told them to go into the city and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him and wherever he enters, say to the owner of the house, the teacher asks where si the guestroom where I may eat Passover with my disciples? He will show you a large room upstairs, furnished and ready. Make preparations there.
What clue did Jesus give about Judas to the 12 during the supper?
He said “it is one of the twelve that is dipping bread into the bowl with me.”
What did Jesus say about the man who betrayed him?
He said woe to the man who betrayed the Son of Man, it would have been better for him not to be born.
What important symbol did Jesus give to the disciples to do after his death?
He took the bread in his hands, blessed, and said, Take, eat, this is my body and then took the cup and gave thanks and said this is my blood and them to eat and drink. This is a covenant that we do in the Holy Communion.
After the supper what did Jesus say?
He said he will not drink the fruit of the wine until the day when he would drink it new in the Kingdom of God.
Symbols used in Passover supper that we follow today
The bread: Jesus said that the bread symbolizes His body that was going to be sacrificed on the cross the very next day. He broke the bread as if his body was broken and nailed to the cross.
The wine: Symbolizes the blood that was poured out for us on the cross.
The blood is considered a symbol of the new covenant.
What kind of sacrifice with blood was used in the Old Testament?
Blood of clean animals.
Give an example for using animals for sacrifice in the Old Testament?
When God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son to test his faith, God gave him a ram to sacrifice instead.
What does Bethlehem mean?
House of Bread
Jesus is sacrificed for our sins just like the sacrifices in the Old Testament. Explain how lamb’s blood was used in the Passover story.
During the first Passover, during the 10th plague of first-born’s death, the Israelites were asked to sacrifice a lamb and put its blood on the doorposts so that their first born children would be spared.
Why did Jesus die? Who is the new covenant between?
Jesus died to redeem humankind from our sins. The covenant is between God and the communicant. We are asking forgiveness for our sins first and then taking the Communion as a symbol that we have to remember the ultimate sacrifice Jesus did for us on the cross.
