Luke 22:14-20
22:14 a sat down together at the table (or reclined together): The Jewish people followed Hellenistic practice at banquets by reclining on couches (see study note on John 13:23).22:15 b Jesus ate the Passover meal with his disciples and followed the ritual order of the Passover celebration (see study note on Matt 26:26-29).
22:16 c until its meaning is fulfilled in the Kingdom of God: This celebration had as its goal the messianic banquet (see 14:1-24 d). Jesus’ death as the true Passover lamb (1 Cor 5:7 e) inaugurated the Kingdom of God that will be completed at Jesus’ second coming.
22:17 f he took a cup of wine: The traditional Passover celebration used four cups of wine—at the opening benediction, after the Passover explanation, after the meal, and after a concluding psalm. This was probably the first cup that introduced the ceremony.
Summary for Luke 22:19-20: 22:19-20 g Using the bread and cup as symbols of his body and blood, Jesus instituted the communion service that the disciples were to practice in remembrance of his death.
• This is my body, which is given for you: The unleavened bread of the Passover symbolized Jesus’ death as the Passover lamb. His death would pay for the sins of the world (cp. 1 Cor 11:24-25 h).
22:20 i God’s covenants in the Old Testament were confirmed with the blood of a sacrifice (Gen 15:9-10 j; Exod 24:8 k). Jesus’ death established the new covenant that God had promised his people (Jer 31:31-34 l).
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