It so happens that Passover, a high feast for the Jewish,
was nearing. John 6:4 EFP
This is the
second Passover of Jesus’ ministry. The
first one is mentioned in the second chapter of John. It is helpful to make note of this major
event in the Jewish calendar because it helps keep track of the length of Jesus
ministry.
I pause to
consider that each Passover must bring a sobering reminder to Jesus that the
time clock leading to his sacrifice as the Lamb of God is also drawing
nearer. How does he process these
feelings? Is this one of the topics he
shares with his disciples? It must have
forced him to spend time alone with his Father clarifying the path that laid
before him.
Jesus would
experience three Passover feasts during the course of his earthy ministry. This
one is the second. The third one would
cost him his life. It is called a “high
feast” of the Jewish people—yet so few realized the magnitude and the
significance this “feast” would forever carry.
But Jesus knew…and another Passover was nearing, drawing him closer to
the “highest” Passover of them all.
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