Maundy Thursday April 8, 2004.(Preaching Helps)

From: Currents in Theology and Mission | Date: February 1, 2004 | Copyright information

Exodus 12:1-14

Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

John 13:1-17, 31b-35

First Reading

Exodus 12:1-14 takes place in Egypt, immediately before the Israelites' dramatic departure, and it describes the first Passover meal. At the time they were instituted, the rituals of the Passover were intended to ward off the tenth plague, which would wipe out all firstborn Egyptians. Every Passover meal held thereafter would be in ...