Theme Old and New Testament
Passover
Also known as The Passover lamb, Feast of Unleavened Bread
Passover is the yearly feast that remembers the night God struck Egypt and passed over the houses marked with a lamb's blood, then brought Israel out of slavery. The lamb without blemish, the blood on the doorframe, and the meal eaten in haste became Israel's founding memory. Jesus chose Passover for His last supper and died at Passover, and the New Testament calls Him our Passover lamb.
Why it matters. Passover gives the Gospel its vocabulary: a lamb, blood that protects, and freedom from slavery. Jesus' death is deliberately set inside this feast.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
Connections
The Passover and the exodus develops the theme Passover
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceThe first Passover is instituted on this night as a permanent feast.
Evidence:The boy Jesus in the temple develops the theme Passover
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceThe visit is a Passover pilgrimage, the feast at which Jesus will later die.
Evidence:The Last Supper develops the theme Passover
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceThe Synoptics present the meal as the Passover the disciples prepared, and Paul calls Christ our Passover lamb.
Evidence:The Last Supper develops the theme Passover
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceJesus says He has eagerly desired to eat this Passover with His disciples before He suffers.
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