Annual Reading Schedule - Torah Given Through Mosheh - Week 16 - Yisra'el Went Into The Midst of The Sea On Dry Ground (Exodus 11:9-14:31)

We do two Passover services. One service is to partake of the body and blood of Yahushua the night before He died (this can include a foot washing like Yahushua and the disciples did if people want to, but I would not do a foot washing on a weekly Sabbath). The second Passover service is the Exodus 12 service the night after He died. We also try to do multiple "preparation"-type services to help prepare ourselves for these two main Passover services.

All believers should take heed to follow the instructions of 1 Corinthians 11 to examine themselves properly before partaking of the body and blood of Yahushua. Everyone should have had a normal meal within a short time frame before the service to partake of the body and blood of Yahushua so that they are not focused on food or drink during that service – because it is irreverent to focus on food or drink and 1 Corinthians 11 shows it is dangerous to treat the body and blood of Yahushua as if it were a "meal". He says in 1 Corinthians 11:22 "Have you not houses to eat and drink in?", and in 1 Corinthians 11:34 "And if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, lest you come together for judgment." So this shows that people should eat separately before they come to do the service together to partake of the body and blood of Yahushua. A "meal" should not be part of the service to partake of the body and blood of Yahushua. Instead, any eating should be done "at home" beforehand as 1 Corinthians 11:34 shows.

The Exodus 12 service the next night is different because it is a feast meal and it is commanded to have bitter herbs. Bitter herbs cannot be mixed with the partaking of the body and blood of Yahushua because mixing in other food items is irreverent. He never said to take bitter herbs in remembrance of Him – that is a separate Passover service for the Exodus 12 meal only.

Leading up to the partaking of the body and blood of Yahushua, you should be examining yourself and praying to Yahweh to reveal to you any sin or hidden sin that you need to repent of that you haven't realized. You should consider if there are any relationships with believers you need to mend. Are there things you need to do to bear fruits worthy of repentance. Are there people you have wronged that you need to apologize to, forgive, or be forgiven by, etc.. Self-examination is very serious, as we see in 1 Corinthians 11. To get the most recent Passover service documents which contain any verses we read or the outline for all services to guide you through doing the services properly and reverently, including preparation services, please visit the website. Service outlines to guide you through the services will eventually be posted either on the Biblical Calendar page or possibly a new "Passover" section at some point, Yahweh willing.

Also, consider reading the summary of the medical account of Yahushua's suffering.

One of the most critical parts of the service for partaking of the body and blood of Yahushua is to read parts of 1 Corinthians 11 to remind ourselves of the seriousness of partaking of the body and blood of Yahushua. The service I created covers some verses from Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and 1 Corinthians 11. The service ends with the person who is guiding the gathering reading 1 Corinthians 11:24 followed by a time of silence for everyone to remember and think on what Yahushua has done for us, and the suffering in His body that He endured, and to examine ourselves. After that time of silence, after examining yourself, everyone breaks off a small piece from the unleavened bread to reverently partake of the body of Yahushua in remembrance of Him. Then, 1 Corinthians 11:25 is read with a similar time of silence and reflection and remembering of what Yahushua has done for us, and the suffering in His body that He endured, and to examine ourselves. After that second time of silence, after examining yourself, everyone reverently partakes of a small amount of the grape juice to reverently partake of the blood of Yahushua in remembrance of Him.

I think we should use grape juice instead of wine because this is very, very serious; and I think it seems right to use just regular grape juice. You can take a few grapes and crush them when preparing and that should be sufficient for each person.

If possible, it is good to use the same piece of bread and same cup for all, but it is up to the individuals to decide on those things I suppose. We definitely must partake of Him though. Some people believe you should be baptized before you do this. That's up to what you believe Yahweh would have you to do. The reason some feel that way is because baptism is viewed as a type of circumcision. I view the point of repentance as possibly the actual point of a spiritual "circumcision" of the heart. Obviously, soon after repentance, the correct order of actions is that baptism follows.

The next night, after the 14th going into the 15th, we do the Exodus 12 Passover except not with the lamb or goat since we can't until there is a Temple. So we do the parts we can, the unleavened bread and bitter herbs, and have a regular meal and enjoy the feast and stay up late, read Scriptures, and fellowship. We do the unleavened bread and bitter herbs with sandals on our feet and staff in our hand, and loins girded. I do not eat lamb or goat on Passover because of reasons stated in the answer to question 1 of these reading notes.