Malcolm Cox

1. Jesus prepares his disciples for hospitality, vv13-16 Special occasions are often marked with special meals Jesus is not a victim. He is in control, the master The disciples lived by faith not by site Roasting the lamb and providing unleavened biscuits, bitter herbs, sauce, water, and wine. The room itself would require special furnishings (such as couches and lamps). Application When you follow Jesus, you get more than you bargained for. When you invite Jesus into your life, you invite his friends, and not only that, but all the other people he loved to hang out with that we don’t. 2. Jesus prepares his disciples for understanding, vv22-26 This meal explains what happens the next day.   As the Passover is symbolic, so are these actions of Jesus. All meals in this culture were to establish or perpetuate a relationship.  The way Jesus uses the bread and wine (“this is my person) make it clear that “to partake of the bread meant to join oneself to Jesus and his fate.” The cup is always connected with suffe