Discussion Question For Exodus 12-13

1. The lamb was significant to the first Passover celebration in several ways – can you list them?



2. The Passover at its very heart was always a sacrifice. Why do you think that this is so?



3. Why do you think Jesus chose the Passover Seder to institute the Holy Eucharist?



4. What is the etymology of the word Passover in the Semitic languages? How does this apply to Jesus in the New Testament?



5. What is the history of the use of unleavened bread at Passover? Why is it used in the Mass today?



6. In Exodus 12:29-36, how do we know that the Egyptians acknowledged the dignity of the Hebrews? Why do you think that the sacred writers give us so little detail about how the Egyptians suffered from the last plague?



7. What is the law of the consecration of the first born? What was its significance and what did it mean?



8. What is important about the fact that Joseph’s bones were not left in Egypt?