Passover Party

Last night our family celebrated a messianic Passover, remembering how God freed the Israelites from slavery in Egypt and freed us from sin through Jesus's sacrifice on the cross. Kevin read a Passover book to the kids, we learned about the foods on the Seder plate, and enjoyed a yummy meal together.

Here is our Seder plate:

It has haroseth, a mixture of nuts and apples to represent the mortar that the Israelites used to make bricks in slavery in Egypt, parsley dipped in salt water to remember the tears shed in slavery, an egg to symbolize mourning, a shank bone to symbolize the lamb that was sacrificed to save the Israelites' first-born sons, and horseradish to reflect the bitterness of slavery.

We also ate matzah, because the Israelites had to flee without time for their bread to rise.

Naomi and Johnathan love the tradition of hiding the matzah, and I think their favorite part was drinking sparkling grape juice from fancy cups. After the Seder plate we ate... and ate!

Matzo Ball soup

Baby Moses salad crafted by Naomi (see the little babies in their baskets, all ready to float in the Nile!)

Potato kugel and balsamic-glazed lamb chops

And lemon sponge cake with strawberries for dessert. Yummy!

I love the traditions of Passover. And the kids do, too. What other lesson from the Bible engages more senses than this, tasting the bitter herbs and salty tears, smelling the lamb, seeing the bruised and pierced matzah, setting out a cup for Elijah? It's all such a tangible reminder of God's faithfulness and love for us.