The Last Night
Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed. Luke 22:7 · Berean Standard Bible
The day came when the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed — and it's on this very day that Jesus begins His final journey to the cross.
The timing is breathtaking. The whole nation is preparing to sacrifice lambs, and Jesus — the ultimate Lamb — is about to offer Himself.
Luke marks the day with quiet significance, trusting you to see the powerful connection between the ancient tradition and what Jesus is about to do.
All across Jerusalem, families are choosing their lambs for sacrifice. Meanwhile, God's own Lamb is preparing for the meal that will redefine this ancient feast forever. The old and the new are about to meet at a dinner table.
The hēmera tōn azymōn (day of Unleavened Bread) arrives when the Passover lamb must be thuesthai (sacrificed). The dei (it was necessary) carries divine compulsion — the sacrifice follows divine appointment.
The sacrificial language is highly significant: on the very day lambs are slaughtered in the temple, Jesus — the Lamb of God — begins His journey toward the cross.
Luke narrates the arrival of the appointed day with liturgical precision, linking the Passover sacrifice to the events about to unfold.
The day arrives when thousands of lambs are slaughtered in the temple for Passover. Luke's readers would have recognized the profound irony: as Israel prepares its memorial sacrifice, the true and final Passover Lamb is preparing for His.
5They were delighted and agreed to give him money.
6Judas consented, and began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus to them in the absence of a crowd.
7Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed.
8Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.”
9“Where do You want us to prepare it?” they asked.
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