This year, people are celebrating Passover in isolation due to recent events. This is the same festival Jesus celebrated, on the night of his arrest, when he ate the Last Supper with his disciples. This meal serves as the basis for the Christian ritual of communion to the present day. Jesus broke bread, blessed it, gave thanks and drank a cup of wine. But what did He do at the end of the meal?
The last part of the last supper
So what happened at the end of the Last Supper? The Gospels tell us “when they had sung the hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives” (Mark 14:26). The word hymn is a translation of the Hebrew word Hallel (הַלֵּל), a reference to the psalms of praise (113-118), which are sung on Passover eve as part of the Seder feast. Jesus must have been fond of these psalms whose central message is deliverance.
The original Hebrew meaning of hymn
The word Hallel means “praise” in Hebrew. It is one of the most important words in the Hebrew Bible. It is also the root of the word Halleluia (הַלָּלוּיָהּ), which means “Praise unto God” as well as the name of the Book of Psalms in Hebrew, Tehilim (תְּהִלִּים). It is precisely the book of Tehilim (Psalms 118:25-26) that is being quoted on Palm Sunday when the crowds proclaimed “Hosanna… Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord” (Mark 11:9).
bahmer wrote:
This year, people are celebrating Passover in isolation due to recent events. This is the same festival Jesus celebrated, on the night of his arrest, when he ate the Last Supper with his disciples. This meal serves as the basis for the Christian ritual of communion to the present day. Jesus broke bread, blessed it, gave thanks and drank a cup of wine. But what did He do at the end of the meal?
The last part of the last supper
So what happened at the end of the Last Supper? The Gospels tell us “when they had sung the hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives” (Mark 14:26). The word hymn is a translation of the Hebrew word Hallel (הַלֵּל), a reference to the psalms of praise (113-118), which are sung on Passover eve as part of the Seder feast. Jesus must have been fond of these psalms whose central message is deliverance.
The original Hebrew meaning of hymn
The word Hallel means “praise” in Hebrew. It is one of the most important words in the Hebrew Bible. It is also the root of the word Halleluia (הַלָּלוּיָהּ), which means “Praise unto God” as well as the name of the Book of Psalms in Hebrew, Tehilim (תְּהִלִּים). It is precisely the book of Tehilim (Psalms 118:25-26) that is being quoted on Palm Sunday when the crowds proclaimed “Hosanna… Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord” (Mark 11:9).
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Hallelujah!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I didn’t know what that meant! Another good lesson!
bahmer wrote:
This year, people are celebrating Passover in isolation due to recent events. This is the same festival Jesus celebrated, on the night of his arrest, when he ate the Last Supper with his disciples. This meal serves as the basis for the Christian ritual of communion to the present day. Jesus broke bread, blessed it, gave thanks and drank a cup of wine. But what did He do at the end of the meal?
The last part of the last supper
So what happened at the end of the Last Supper? The Gospels tell us “when they had sung the hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives” (Mark 14:26). The word hymn is a translation of the Hebrew word Hallel (הַלֵּל), a reference to the psalms of praise (113-118), which are sung on Passover eve as part of the Seder feast. Jesus must have been fond of these psalms whose central message is deliverance.
The original Hebrew meaning of hymn
The word Hallel means “praise” in Hebrew. It is one of the most important words in the Hebrew Bible. It is also the root of the word Halleluia (הַלָּלוּיָהּ), which means “Praise unto God” as well as the name of the Book of Psalms in Hebrew, Tehilim (תְּהִלִּים). It is precisely the book of Tehilim (Psalms 118:25-26) that is being quoted on Palm Sunday when the crowds proclaimed “Hosanna… Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord” (Mark 11:9).
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Amen...
Thanks Bahmer... This was excellent
TexaCan wrote:
Hallelujah!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I didn’t know what that meant! Another good lesson!
You didn't? I thought everyone knew that. Just kidding... I didn't know either.
Very interesting bahmer, thanks!
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