The Strong’s number assigned to the Hebrew word Zakar is Strong 2142 {zaw-kar’} -
A primitive root; properly to mark (so as to be recognized), that is, to remember; by implication to mention; also (as denominative from H2145) to be male: – burn [incense], earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record (-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, still, think on, well. Reference: http://strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2142.htm
Prior to this we read in the Old Testament what it meant to eat unleavened bread at the time of Passover, but we read the following in Luke 22:14 -20.
14And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him. 15And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer: 16For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. 17And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves: 18For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come. 19And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. 20Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.
We find in the four Gospels – Matthew 26; Mark 14; and in Luke 22; and John 13 (refers only to the ‘Supper being ended”). that Jesus shared the Passover with the twelve a few hours before his death. Mark Chapter 14 gives a beautiful account of the evening, and draws a picture with words for our eyes to see, however it is in Luke that we read that Jesus said: “Do this in rembrance of me”. It was then that a New Covenant was formed. The breaking of bread would no longer signify the unleavened bread and the departure of God’s people from Egypt, rather, it would be the embodiment of Christ’s sacrifice as his body would be offered up. The wine which had previously been offered up in Passover as God’s redemption, would now symbolize the blood which would he shed for us.
Come! You are invited to share the Lord’s Supper. You are invited to be nourished with, by and through The Bread of Life. In so doing, you will be able to R.S.V.P. to the greatest event ever, the Marriage Supper of the Lamb (Revelations 19:6 and 7): And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. 7Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
Let us make remembrance of all of these. May the Bread of Life and Blood of the Lamb come alive in you:
Nails and Thorns (Easter Song) – Steven Stewart From: stevenstewart
