this do in remembrance of me communion table

The typical meal was lamb, unleavened bread, and bitter herbs. While there was an order to the Passover meal celebrated yearly, the celebration during the “Last Supper” would be monumental. Why was the focus taken from remembering God’s actions to release the enslaved Israelites to remembering Jesus? When Did Jesus Say “Do This in Remembrance of Me”? It was the time of the Passover when the Jews memorialized the very night that all the remembrances talk about–the night He brought His people out of slavery in Egypt over a thousand years before. The setting is the final meal Jesus and the disciples would celebrate together before He is handed over to be crucified. The passage in which Jesus says, “Do this in remembrance of me,” is found in Luke 22:19-20. From Genesis to the prophets near the end of the Old Testament, we hear God reminding the people, “I brought you up out of Egypt.” In essence, remember who I am and remember who you are. They were sometimes called to set up memorial stones, as Jacob did after his wrestling match or his vision in Genesis. With stories on their lips of mercy, compassion, and deliverance, God’s people were to commemorate, praise, and pass it on. Thus the inhabitants of the Old and New Testaments were often called to remember what God and Jesus had done. Maybe it is because our Good Shepherd knows that we are dumb sheep and are likely to forget Him. God places a great premium on remembrance.

This do in remembrance of me communion table