Homeschoolers
We are all encouraged and commanded to be homeschoolers. We can learn a lot from the Old Testament and the Exodus of the Jewish people. We are told in Exodus 13:8-9, “On that day you should tell your son: ‘We are having this feast because of what the Lord did for me when I came out of Egypt.’ This feast will help you remember…”
The Jewish people participate in the Passover Seder meal every year to remember how God called Moses to lead the people out of slavery in Egypt. It is a family-based ritual conducted in the home in which guests are often invited. The meal is the primary way of sharing the faith from parent to child, from one generation to the next. What a great way for parents and children to interact with one another while experiencing Biblical history and Christian education. After all, parents are their children’s primary Christian educators.
During our Easter children’s worship service on Saturday night, we plan to participate in a simple Passover Seder meal. We will set up a low table to eat on with pillows and cushions to sit on. We will explain the symbolic meanings of each course of the meal.
The celery sticks dipped in salt water gives us a salty taste to remind us of the tears the people cried while they were slaves.
The matzo crackers (bread without yeast) remind us that there was no time for the Jews’ bread to rise.
The horseradish reminds us of the bitter herbs of the Jewish people that reminded them of how they suffered and lived difficult lives as slaves.
The haroseth looks like mushy cement and is served on matzo crackers to remind us of the mortar the Jewish people used when they worked to build brick buildings in Egypt.
The hard-boiled eggs are a symbol of new life. The Jewish people were given a new life just as we are given new life.
The lamb bone is a reminder that lambs’ blood was spread on the doorposts to keep the Jews safe in Egypt.
God saved his people and led them to the Promised Land and a promise of a Savior! Praise God we have that promise and that new life!
Happy Resurrection Day!
The Seder is a great way to teach children, and the whole church, how Christ was promised in the passover meal. Thanks for posting this.
We had guests for Easter children’s worship! and they weren’t out-of-town guests visiting with regular attenders! It was exciting to see one kid in particular glued to my words in the lesson … he was focusing and listening and even asking questions …like he was really interested in the Passover meal. Made for a nice Resurrection celebration!