PASSOVER AND THE AFIKOMEN

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Almost ALL of the early (1st Century C.E.) Messianic Believers in Yeshua were Jewish.

To help you understand the Biblical roots of the Passover AND to help you understand WHY and HOW the Passover being celebrated today is different from that given to Moshe in the instructions by God in Torah: Exodus Chapter 12.

HOW did the changes come about and WHY? You will have a deeper understanding and love for your LORD after this study! ?

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Because Rabbi Shaul (the Apostle Paul) wrote: “Messiah our Passover is sacrificed for us,” there was no more need to kill a Passover lamb. Yeshua HaMashiach (Jesus the Anointed One) was “the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world”. To ever remember His great sacrifice, the early followers of Messiah put the shinbone upon the Passover table.

They used the unbroken shinbone because it was also written of Him, “no bone of His shall be broken.” Psalm 34:20 prophetically tells us:

"The righteous person suffers many evils, but Adonai rescues him out of them all. He protects all his bones; not one of them gets broken."

In the Brit Chadashah (New Testament) we read ... For these things happened in order to fulfill this passage of the Tanakh:

“Not one of his bones will be broken.” [Psalm 34:20]

And again, another passage says,

“They will look at him whom they have pierced.” [Zechariah 12:9-10]

The little piece of matzo hidden away on a high shelf was to the early Jewish Messianic believers a picture and remembrance of Messiah’s ascension into Heaven; bringing it down the next year reminded them of the promise of His coming again. The use of the wine also comes from the early Jewish Messianic believers. It is essential for the Passover because Yeshua took the cup, gave thanks and gave it to the disciples. The wine must be red, resembling blood, because Yeshua said: “This is my blood of the New Covenant, shed for many for the remission of sins.” And everyone must partake of it during Passover because Yeshua said: “Drink you ALL, of it.”

And what about this mysterious word “APHIKOMEN?" This is not a Hebrew word; rather it is a Greek word and reads exactly as Jewish people pronounce it. What is the meaning of this mysterious word “Aphikomen?” It looks like a Greek word. Most scholars are agreed that it is, but different opinions exist as to its meaning. Some say it comes from “Epikomos” and means “dessert”. But that does not seem to be correct, since a great deal of violence had to be perpetrated on the word “Epikomos” in order to turn it into “Aphikomen.” But there is another Greek word, which gives a full and satisfactory explanation, and where etymological violence is not at all necessary to give it meaning. It reads exactly as our Aphikomen. What does it mean? According to the Greek lexicon it means, “I CAME.” Who came? The One, obviously, whom the broken Matzah represents, namely, the Lord Yeshua, the True Pesach!

Have a BLESSED and JOYOUS Passover!

Your friend, Prince Handley / President~Regent / University of Excellence