Episode XXVI - Sanctification: The Kiddush/Communion Connection

Shalom Aleikhem to my dear listeners! Thank you so very much for listening in and even following me on Spotify or whatever platform you like to use! I do hope you’ve found great blessing and wisdom in my last two episodes of my Passover series, XXIV & XXV and now it is time to bring this three-part Passover series to a conclusion! In this third and final part of my Passover series, Episode XXVI, I will be unveiling the inseparable connection between the Jewish Kiddush (Sanctification) of the bread and wine at the table at the beginning of every Shabbat and the Lord’s Supper also referred to as Communion and how Communion’s origins could be traced all the way to both the Kiddush AND the Passover Seder! Messiah Yeshua had blessed and sanctified (LéKâdésh לקדש – to sanctify) the Third Cup of Redemption during His Passover Seder with His Twelve. The very first Communion was done by a Jewish man and it was a Jewish Kiddush during the Jewish Passover, as described in Luke 22… [14] “…When the time came, Yeshua and the emissaries reclined at the table, [15] and He said to them, “I have really wanted so much to celebrate this Seder with you before I die! [16] For I tell you, it is certain that I will not celebrate it again until it is given its full meaning in the Kingdom of God.” [17] Then, taking a cup of wine, He made the b’rakhah and said, “Take this and share it among yourselves. [18] For I tell you that from now on, I will not drink the ‘fruit of the vine’ until the Kingdom of God comes.” [19] Also, taking a piece of matzah, He made the b’rakhah, broke it, gave it to them and said, “This is My body, which is being given for you; do this in memory of Me.” [20] He did the same with the cup after the meal, saying, “This cup is the New Covenant, ratified by My blood, which is being poured out for you…” Luke (Luk) 22:14-20 CJB‬ This b’rakhah (blessing ברכה) over the wine would most likely sound something like this… “Bârükh Âta ÂDÖNAI, Eloheinu Melekh HaOlam, Boreh Prí HaGafen” ברוך אתה יהוה, אלוהינו מלך העולם, בורא פרי הגפן Blessed are YOU, ADONAI ELOHIM King of the Universe, Who creates the fruit of the vine! While the b’rakhah over the bread would most likely be very similar to this… “Bârükh Âta ÂDÖNAÍ, Eloheinu Melekh HaOlam, HaMötzee Lekhem Min HaAretz” ברוך אתה יהוה, אלוהינו מלך העולם, המוציא לחם מן הארץ Blessed Are YOU, ADONAI ELOHIM King of the Universe, who brings forth Bread from the Earth! We are beginning to see just how the Jewish Kiddush and what the Church knows as Communion are Intrinsically connected as we learn that Yeshua's Communion is essentially a micro Passover Seder and the completed work of the Jewish Kiddush that ONLY Yeshua Could accomplish! I do hope and pray that you are just as blessed listening to Episode XXVI as I've been creating this podcast for you! Shalom be upon you all and stay blessed in Messiah Yeshua! https://www.cru.org/us/en/train-and-grow/spiritual-growth/sanctification.html https://firmisrael.org/learn/holy-communion-its-purpose-origins-and-power/