After the blood has been completely collected, the priest handed the now-dead animal to the representative, who took it and hung it on a hook. Levites came over and removed the skin and innards, which were taken to the altar and burned. Once this was done, the representatives each took their dead goat or sheep and left the Temple compound to find their families. Then each family roasted the meat on a pomegranate branch and ate it in a festive night barbecue.
This ancient ritual abruptly came to an end in 70 C. At this point, what remained of the Jewish population in Judea had to decide how Passover would be celebrated. With regard to the Passover sacrifice, Gamaliel decreed that the sacrifice should continue in family homes, with each family sacrificing its own goat or sheep.
However, other rabbis believed that the Passover sacrifice, like all the other sacrifices, could only be conducted by the priests in the Temple and that, like the other sacrifices, should not be conducted until the Messiah comes and the Temple is rebuilt. Within about two generations, the practice ceased when the anti-sacrifice camp assumed control and threatened to excommunicate those who practiced it. Hag HaPesach : The Feast of the Paschal Lamb Hag HaPesach the festival of the paschal lamb —the sacrificial rite of the paschal lamb and its consumption—was the main feature of the ancient Passover ceremony that ushered in the holiday.
This unique ritual included the slaughtering of the lamb on the afternoon of the 14th of Nisan Leviticus This was an exception to the general rule that all festival offerings are to be sacrificed on the day of the festival. Furthermore, the lambs were slaughtered by the Israelites, privately by each family, and the priests poured the blood on the base of the altar. All other offerings were generally slaughtered by the priests.
When the [Second] Temple was destroyed [in 70 CE], all sacrifice eventually ceased, and only the Samaritans continued to bring the offering in their own community. To this day, they slaughter a lamb at sunset, read Exoduschapter 12, and eat the Passover meal after midnight together with unleavened bread matzah and bitter herbs.
The explanation for the uniqueness of the Passover sacrificial rite may be found in its commemorative aspects. These verses are a clear indication that the general function of the Passover pageantry was to serve as a constant reminder to the Israelites of their struggle against slavery and their wondrous deliverance from Egyptian bondage.
The festival of the paschal lamb was ushered in on the evening of the 14th of Nisan. On that night, the Israelites were ordered to eat the paschal lamb, and several restrictive rules were added to this feast. They were not to eat it rare or boiled in water Exodus They were not to leave the meat over past the conclusion of the night Exodus Every firstborn male lamb was considered holy and was set aside for sacrifice in Jerusalem.
Sheep herding was a hereditary occupation, and generations of shepherds were trained to care for these special lambs. They literally risked their lives to protect the sheep from predators, and keep them from falling into the many crevasses and ravines in that rocky hill country.
The newborn lambs would be wrapped tightly… swaddled… in specially designated temple cloths, and they would be laid in a manger to keep them contained while they were being examined for blemishes. At the appointed time, the shepherds would separate the lambs, selecting only the firstborn males that were without mark or blemish, and would lead them to Jerusalem, where they would be purchased by people wanting to present a sacrifice before the Lord to atone for their sins.
When the angel appeared to the shepherds in the fields, he told them that they would find the newborn King wrapped in swaddling cloths and laying in a manger. In Exodus 12, the Israelites are commanded to kill the Passover Lamb on the 14th day of the 1st month.
That meant that the following afternoon the Passover lambs were to be slaughtered in the Temple. This being so, Yeshua's celebration of the Seder is a day early. He hosts his Last Seder a day early so that he and his disciples can have one last Seder together.
When the proper time for the Seder arrives the following evening, Yeshua will already be buried. A short time later, Yeshua is hung on the cross. It is the third hour, AM by our reckoning when he is crucified Mark On that day the Temple was crowded with pilgrims bringing up their lambs for the Passover slaughter. All the priesthood of Israel was also at the Temple for this festival. Because of the great number of lambs to be slaughtered, the afternoon continual offering was performed early.
The Mishnah reports to us, "The daily burnt offering afternoon was slaughtered at the 8th hour and a half and offered up at the ninth hour and a half , but on the eve of Pesach it was slaughtered at the seventh hour and a half and offered up at the eighth hour and a half The lambs were killed and their blood applied to the altar in an old-fashioned fire line style.
Lines of priests stood ready with gold and silver basins for passing the blood to the altar. Again we turn to the Mishnah for the details. The priest nearest the altar tosses the blood in a single act.
While the slaughter was being performed, the Levites in the Temple chanted the Psalms , the same Hallel which Yeshua and his disciples would have sung the night before Pesachim When the 9th hour arrived, a long blast of the shofar signaled the Levites began their chanting of the Hallel Psalms The gates to the inner court were opened, and the first crowd of Israelites with their lambs ready rushed in. Within minutes, the clean and spotless courtyard around the altar was stained red with blood.
Gutters flowed with red. The base of the altar seemed to bleed, even gush forth as basin after basin of blood was splashed against it in quick succession. The dead lambs were hung on hooks, forearms spread in a crucifixion pose as they were skinned and prepared for roasting. The Levites continued chanting the Hallel. The sound of their voices, joined by the voices of the thousands of Pilgrims who had gathered at the Temple, filled the entire city of Jerusalem.
Indeed, they were heard outside the walls, a short distance away, where Yeshua had then been hanging on the cross for six hours. As they chanted, "The cords of death entangled me. Open for me the Gates of Righteousness. The stone the builder's rejected has become the capstone," Yeshua died.
It was the 9th hour, the very hour at which the Passover lambs were being slain in the temple. Yeshua, the lamb, died. This is the story of the Exodus and the Passover lamb of Egypt.
Paul tells us that Messiah our Pesach has been sacrificed. It is by his blood, applied to the doorposts of our lives that we are spared the fate of the Egyptian firstborn. By his blood, applied to our lives, the last judgment passes over us. Work Cited: Macoby, Hyam. Early Rabbinic Writings. Cambridge University Press, Great Britain.
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