Matthew 26:26-29 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take… I. The TIME OF THE INSTITUTION. 1. During the feast of the Passover. Christ the true Passover (Exodus 12:3, 6, 7, and others; with John 1:29; Revelation 5:6). 2. On the eve of His being offered. The meaning and purpose of the Passover lamb transferred to Jesus, and the sense widened. That for the Jews only, this for the true Israel of God, etc. II. THE METHOD OF THE INSTITUTION. 1. With thanksgiving. 2. The bread-broken, distributed, eaten. Christ the bread of life. Received by faith. 3. The wine. All were to drink it. The blood of Christ shed for the remission of sin. 4. They sung a hymn — left the table with joy and thankfulness. III. THE PURPOSE OF THE INSTITUTION. 1. TO supersede the Jewish Passover. 2. A memorial feast. No less binding upon Christians than any other law of Christ. A dying command. Sacredness of last words. 3. A bond of union among Christians, and public acknowledgment of indebtedness to and faith in Christ. (J. C. Gray.) Parallel Verses KJV: And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. |
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