The Lord's Supper and Passover

A full study of the Lord's Supper must also consider its shadow, the Passover. The Passover was a sacred, symbolic, and sacrificial meal, instituted by the Lord, given to Israel, to be observed yearly, in commemoration of his deliverance through acts of judgment on Egypt. What Israel had in shadow, the church now has in fullness. The Passover for the church is the Lord's Supper.