Passover

We celebrated our first family Passover. I googled Passover and Haggadah in order to help me find the correct order of the Passover and also everything I that I needed for example the seder plate.
I simplified the programme so that it would not be too long for two and a half year old Simeon. There were many highlights for him such as sweeping up the last bread crumbs (chamets); and hiding the afikomen and then going to look for it later; also opening the door for Elijah. But what he wanted to do most of all was blow out the candles right through the 'ceremony' and have his cup filled with juice all the time.
I would truly recommend this tradition to any other Christian family. The Passover is so meaningful for Christians. Here are some of the wonderful significances:
1. The lighting of the candles reminds us of Christ referring to Himself as the Light of the world.
2. The four cups drunk in the following order: cup of sanctification, cup of judgment, cup of redemption and cup of rejoicing, represents the process of salvation of the child of God.
3. The washing of hands symbolises how we are washed of our sins and how Christ washed the disciples feet.
4. There are three matsot which represents God, the Father; God, the Son; and God, the Spirit. The middle one (called the afikomen) is taken, broken and placed in piece of fabric and then hidden. In the same way Christ's body was "broken," and buried.
5. Each matsot is striped and pierced just as Christ was for our iniquities.
6. Later, the afikomen is searched for by the children, which symbolizes Christ's resurrection.
7. Afikomen means "that which is coming." Christ is coming again.
8. The motsot is made without yeast. Yeast represents sin. Christ was without sin.

These are just a few of the significances of Passover for the believer. In the Passover, one can show over and over again that Christ is the Lamb of God.