COMMENTARY

Old Testament: Exodus 12:1-14
The passover marked the beginning of a new era for the Israelites. "This month shall be for you the beginning of months" (v. 2). The people are ordered to set aside a flawless lamb to be slaughtered, roasted and eaten on the 14th day of the month. Everyone was to be part of the feast. The meal was to be eaten in haste because God was on the move. The people are to be ready to leave as soon as the Lord breaks the bars of slavery. The blood is to be placed on their door posts and lintels as a redemptive sign, so that no plague might come near them. They were to keep this festival in perpetuity, as a remembrance of God's redemptive act.

Epistle: 1 Corinthians 11:17-32
Paul dresses down the Corinthian Church for their insensitive abuse of the Agape F…