A Renewed Covenant Passover

Haggadah
In English with Sacred Names

A Renewed Covenant Passover Haggadah

In English with Sacred Names
By Maria Merola
This is a Passover Seder that I received from a Messianic Rabbi years ago in
English. But I have revised it by removing the egg from the ceremony. I
have also updated the sacred names and I have added my own explanation
and footnotes to help explain things better. This is meant to help newbies
do the Passover as easily as possible in the privacy of their own homes.
You must understand, that much of this is tradition that is based off of
scripture and it is merely optional. What are we commanded to do in the
Towrah for Passover?
First of all, I want to make sure that you understand that we are not supposed to kill the Passover Lamb in any place other than where YaHuWaH
has chosen to place his name which is in Yerushalayim (Jerusalem) according to 1st Kings 11:36, 2nd Kings 21:4, 2nd Kings 21:7, 2nd Kings 23:27, 2nd
Chronicles 6:6, 2nd Chronicles 33:4 2nd Chronicles 33:7.
Some people might try to over-spiritualize these verses and interpret
them to mean that since YaHuWaH has placed his name in the foreheads of
his elect (Revelation 14:4), that we can go ahead and sacrifice a lamb any
place in the world. I do not believe that these scripture verses above should
be over-spiritualized to mean that we can sacrifice a lamb other than in
Jerusalem.
Now, if you want to kill a lamb for the sake of having a kosher lamb
(meaning that it has been killed properly with blood drained according to
biblical standards), then make sure that you do it prior to the 14th of Abib
so as not to make it appear as if you are doing a sacrifice. If you have a
farm and want to kill a lamb the day before the 14th of Abib that is fine, but
we are not to do a sacrifice outside of the city of Jerusalem according to
scripture.
The following is what scripture commands us to do for Passover.
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Shemoth (Exodus) 12:

1 And

YaHuWaH spoke unto Mosheh (Moses) and Aharown (Aaron) in the land of
Mitzrayim (Egypt) saying,
2 This

month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month
of the year to you.
3 Speak

you unto all the congregation of Yisrael, saying, In the tenth day of this
month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their
fathers, a lamb for an house:
5 Your

lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: you shall take it out
from the sheep, or from the goats:
6 And

you shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the
whole assembly of the congregation of Yisrael shall kill it in the evening.
7 And

they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the
upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.
*Note: Messiah already became that sacrificial lamb. Now, under the
Renewed Covenant, we keep Passover as a memorial of him, so it is not
necessary to slaughter a lamb. In fact we are not supposed to slaughter a
lamb for Passover outside of Jerusalem. It is also not necessary to smear
blood on the door posts, since Messiahs blood has been placed upon us.
We can simply receive his blood applied to the doorposts of our hearts. It
is recommended that you buy lamb at the store, or if you have a farm you
should kill a lamb on a different day other than Passover so as not to treat
it as a sacrifice. In modern-day Judaism, they eat chicken for Passover,
which is not a proper metaphor for our Messiah. He was certainly no
chicken. When you try to kill a chicken, it runs away and squawks. But a
lamb willingly lays his life down as did our Messiah. I believe that we
should eat lamb for Passover, as a memorial of him.
Shemoth (Exodus) 12:
8 And

they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread;
and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.
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9 Eat

not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with
his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.
10 And

you shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which
remains of it until the morning you shall burn with fire.
11And

thus shall you eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and
your staff in your hand; and you shall eat it in haste: it is YaHuWaHs Passover.
*Note: once again, we do not have to kill a lamb, but we should eat lamb
that we either buy at the store or have killed on a different day other than
Passover. It is not necessary to eat an entire lamb but we are commanded
not to leave any of it until morning. If there is any lamb left over, then we
must burn it with fire as a burnt offering to YaHuWaH. No leftovers for the
next day!
Shemoth (Exodus) 12:
12 For

I will pass through the land of Mitzrayim (Egypt) this night, and will smite
all the firstborn in the land of Mitzrayim (Egypt), both man and beast; and against
all the gods of Mitzrayim (Egypt) I will execute judgment: I am YaHuWaH.
13And

the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where you are: and
when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to
destroy you, when I smite the land of Mitzrayim (Egypt).
14 And

this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and you shall keep it a feast to
YaHuWaH throughout your generations; you shall keep it a feast by an ordinance
forever.
15 Seven

days shall you eat unleavened bread; even the first day you shall put away
leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eats leavened bread from the first day
until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Yisrael.
16 And

in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day
there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them,
save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.

*Note: the first evening begins on the 14th of Abib called Passover
(Pesakh) when we begin to eat unleavened bread. The next night begins
The Feast of Unleavened Bread also referred to as a night to be much
observed (Exodus 12:42) and we continue to eat unleavened bread for
seven more nights after Passover until the 21st of Abib.
This command in Exodus 12:14-16 means that we get rid of all yeast products in our homes as a symbol of getting rid of sin from our lives. We eat
only unleavened bread for a total of 8 days but the 7 days following Passover is specifically called The Feast of Unleavened Bread.
Shemoth (Exodus) 12:
17 And

you shall observe the feast

of unleavened bread; for in this
selfsame day have I brought your
armies out of the land of Mitzrayim (Egypt): therefore shall
you observe this day in your
generations by an ordinance
forever.
18 In

the first month, on the

fourteenth day of the month at
evening, you shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and
twentieth day of the month at evening.
*Note: the Hebrew says ben haereb which means between the two
evenings and so this means that the 14th of Abib begins at the beginning of
the 14th (after sundown on the 13th of Abib) not at the end of the 14th of
Abib (when it is almost the 15th of Abib).
Shemoth (Exodus) 12:
19 Seven

days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eats that
which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Yisrael,
whether he be a stranger, or born in the land.
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20 You

shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall you eat unleavened

bread.
21 Then

Mosheh (Moses) called for all the elders of Yisrael, and said unto them,
Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill the Pesakh
(Passover).
22 And

you shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason,
and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason; and
none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning.
*Note: since we are not killing a lamb, the parsley serves as a metaphor of
the hyssop and the salt water that we use in the Seder symbolizes the blood
of the lamb and the Covenant of Salt (Leviticus 2:13). Salt is a purifier
and a preservative that cleanses.
Shemoth (Exodus) 12:
23 For

YaHuWaH will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he sees the
blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, YaHuWaH will pass over the
door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.
24 And

you shall observe this thing for an ordinance to you and to your sons
forever.
*Note: since we are not killing a lamb, the blood of our Messiah is applied
to our hearts in prayer and we also apply it to our homes in prayer.
Shemoth (Exodus) 12:
25 And

it shall come to pass, when you be come to the land which YaHuWaH will
give you, according as he has promised, that you shall keep this service.
26 And

it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean
you by this service?
27 That

you shall say, It is the sacrifice of YaHuWaHs Pesakh (Passover), who

passed over the houses of the children of Yisrael in Mitzrayim (Egypt), when he
smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and
worshipped.
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28 And

the children of Yisrael went away, and did as YaHuWaH had commanded
Mosheh (Moses) and Aharown (Aaron), so did they.
29 And

it came to pass, that at midnight YaHuWaH smote all the firstborn in the
land of Mitzrayim (Egypt), from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne
unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of
cattle.
30 And

Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians;
and there was a great cry in Mitzrayim (Egypt); for there was not a house where
there was not one dead.
31 And

he called for Mosheh (Moses) and Aharown (Aaron) by night, and said,
Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both you and the children of
Yisrael; and go, serve YaHuWaH, as you have said.
32 Also

take your flocks and your herds, as you have said, and be gone; and bless me

also.
33 And

the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out
of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead men.
34 And

the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading troughs
being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.
35 And

the children of Yisrael did according to the word of Mosheh (Moses); and
they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:
36 And

YaHuWaH gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they
lent unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians.
37 And

the children of Yisrael journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.
38 And

a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very
much cattle.
39 And

they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of
Mitzrayim (Egypt), for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Mitz7

rayim (Egypt), and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any
victual.
40 Now

the sojourning of the children of Yisrael, who dwelt in Mitzrayim (Egypt),

was four hundred and thirty years.
41 And

it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the
selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of YaHuWaH went out from the
land of Mitzrayim (Egypt).
42 It

is a night to be much observed unto YaHuWaH for bringing them out from the
land of Mitzrayim (Egypt): this is that night of YaHuWaH to be observed of all the
children of Yisrael in their generations.
43 And

YaHuWaH said unto Mosheh (Moses) and Aharown (Aaron), This is the
ordinance of the Pesakh (Passover): There shall no stranger eat thereof:
44 But

every mans servant that is bought for money, when you have circumcised
him, then shall he eat thereof.
45 A

foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof.

46 In

one house shall it be eaten; you shall not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad
out of the house; neither shall you break a bone thereof.
47 All

the congregation of Yisrael shall keep it.

48 And

when a stranger shall sojourn with you, and will keep the Passover to
YaHuWaH, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep
it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall
eat thereof.
*Note: circumcision of the heart is the only thing that is necessary to keep
the Passover memorial. Since there is no sacrificing of actual lambs, it is not
necessary for the men to be outwardly circumcised in their flesh. This only
applies if they are going to participate in a sacrifice in the Temple in Jerusalem (see Ezekiel 44:7).
Shemoth (Exodus) 12:49 One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto
the stranger that sojourns among you.
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*Note: this means that the Passover Celebration is commanded for all who
are in covenant with the Messiah of Yisrael. This is not a Jewish feast as
many have called it, and neither is it only for Jews. It is for all Yisraelites
(which means born-again believers in Messiah).
Shemoth (Exodus) 12:
50 Thus

did all the children of Yisrael; as YaHuWaH commanded Mosheh (Moses)

and Aharown (Aaron), so did they.
51 And

it came to pass the selfsame day, that YaHuWaH did bring the children of
Yisrael out of the land of Mitzrayim (Egypt) by their armies.
Okay so lets recap. What are we commanded to do for Passover & Unleavened Bread according to scripture?
1.) We are commanded to keep Passover & Unleavened Bread as a
memorial forever (Exodus 12:17, Luke 22:19, 1st Corinthians 11:2425) in remembrance our Messiah and the first Passover in Egypt.
2.) We are to have a holy convocation (rehearsal) or gathering on the
15th & on the 21st of Abib (the first and last night) of the feast of
Unleavened Bread. No servile work (employment) or exchanging
of money shall be done on the 15th and on the 21st of Abib (Exodus
12:16).
3.) We are not allowed to sacrifice a lamb except in Jerusalem according to the scriptures: (1st Kings 11:36, 2nd Kings 21:4, 2nd Kings 21:7,
2nd Kings 23:27, 2nd Chronicles 6:6, 2nd Chronicles 33:4 2nd Chronicles 33:7).
Therefore, we are simply remembering the sacrifice of Messiah. Eating lamb is recommended but if you cannot find it in the store, then
you can substitute beef. Remember that we are not actually doing a
Passover Sacrifice! It is only a memorial and it is to be done symbolically. It is okay to kill a lamb for the sake of having it be kosher
(properly killed and blood drained) and to avoid meat that is
Hallal (offered to the Muslim pagan deity) that is sold in the stores.
But do it on a different day to avoid treating it as a sacrifice.
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4.) Get rid of all leaven (yeast products) in your home on the 14th of
Abib and burn it with fire during the Passover Meal. This is to
symbolize getting rid of all sin in our lives.
5.) Eat unleavened bread starting with the 14th of Abib and then for an
additional seven days until the 21st of Abib.
6.) Apply the blood of Messiah to our lives in prayer. No sacrifice
needed or even allowed outside of Jerusalem. Use parsley as a
symbol of the hyssop and use salt water as a symbol of the blood
covenant of Messiah.
7.) Eat bitter herbs with the lamb and unleavened bread. The Hebrew

word for bitter is meror and it means something bitter or bitter

herbs.
8.) Tell the story to your children of the first Exodus of Yisrael from
Egypt and also tell them about our Messiahs Passover fulfillment.
(Exodus 12:26-27). Read the scriptures from Exodus 12-13 and also
read the New Covenant scriptures from the gospels telling of the
night our Messiah was sacrificed for us!
These eight things above are what we are actually commanded to do! All of
the other added things in the Messianic Jewish Seder are merely traditions that help add more meaning to the Seder but they are not commanded. Not all traditions are against the scriptures. As long as the tradition is
in keeping with the Towrah, there is nothing unscriptural about it. These
cups serve as object lessons to remind us of what YaHuWaH has done
for us in the past and what he is going to at his second coming in his new
Millennial Kingdom! Our Messiah drank the cups for his last Passover
meal with his disciples. (Matthew 26:27, Mark 14:23, Luke 22:17, 1st Corinthians 11:25). See the illustration below of what these Passover cups represent in scripture.

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1.) The Cup of Sanctification (Luke 22:17; 1st Corinthians 10:16,1st Peter 1:2,
2nd Thessalonians 2:13). This cup is called the Cup of Sanctification, or the
Kiddush.
2.) The Cup of Wrath (Luke 22:42-44). This cup is not drunk, but is poured
out on the table as the plagues of Egypt are recited. Yahuwshuwa drank of
this cup for us in the Garden of Gethsemane and when he died on the tree
(Revelation 14:10, 16:19).
3.) The Cup of Blessing (1st Corinthians 10:16) & The Cup of Salvation,
(Psalm 116:13) or Redemption. This cup is filled to overflowing, symbolizing an overflowing salvation.
4.) Cup of the Kingdom (Matthew 26:28-29, Mark 14:25, Luke 22:18).
Yahuwshuwa haMashiyach spoke of eating and drinking it afresh in the
Messianic Kingdom with his disciples after his resurrection.
The Meaning of the 4th Cup
In Matthew 24, our Messiah explained that he is going to send his angels
from the four winds of heaven to gather his elect from the four corners
of the earth (Matthew 24:30, Revelation 7:1).The Yisraelites are comm11

anded not to harvest the four corners of their harvest field but they are
instructed to save the wheat for the widow, the orphan and the stranger
passing through (Levi-ticus 19:9, 23:22). YaHuWaH views his earth as a
harvest field. The number 4 is prophetically tied to the House of
Yahuwdah (Judah) because Judah was the 4th son born to Leah & Jacob
(Genesis 49:8-12). The name Yahuwdah means praised. The Heavenly
Fathers name has 4 letters to his name: YaHuWaH (vowels are added in
lower case to help aid in pronunciation).The 4th letter in the Hebrew
alphabet is called the dalet which is equivalent to our letter d.

The dalet is a picture of a door and it means the door. Our

Messiah said that he is the door through which the sheep enter in to the
Father (John 10:7-9). He also told the woman at the well that salvation is
of Yahuwdah (Jews) in John 4:22. In Revelation 14:4 the elect have their
Fathers name in their foreheads and that name is YHWH (yod, hey, waw,
hey). If you add the 4th letter (the dalet) to the our Fathers name, you get
the name of the tribe of YaHuWDaH (Judah)!
In the Towrah, a bride marries into her husbands tribe. Since we are
engaged to be married to the Lion of the Tribe of Yahuwdah or Judah
(Revelation 5:5), this means that when he returns, we are going to be
married into the Tribe of Yahuwdah (Judah)! The Fathers name is in the
name of this tribe, and our Messiah represents the 4th letter (the door)!
Our Messiah at his first coming came to us in the 4th Millennium since
creation. He also died on the 4th day of the week (Wednesday), and he is
from the House of Judah (the 4th son of Jacob). He is also the door (dalet)
to the Father (the 4th letter in the Hebrew alphabet) and he shall gather his
elect from the 4 corners of the earth, by sending his 4 angels from the 4
winds of heaven. On the Feast of Trumpets (Yowm Teruwah), there are 4
trumpets sounded. The last of these 4 trumpets is when he gathers his
bride!
These are the 4 trumpets sounded on the Feast of Trumpets:

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1.) The Tekiah - A pure unbroken sound that calls man to search his heart,
forsake his wrong ways, and seek forgiveness through repentance.
2.) The Shebarim - A broken, staccato, trembling sound. It typifies the
sorrow that comes to man when he realizes his misconduct and desires to
change his ways. It sounds like a man moaning in repentance.
3.) The Teruwah - A wave-like sound of alarm calling upon man to stand
by the banner of Elohiym.
4.) The Tekiah Gedolah - The prolonged, unbroken sound typifying a final
appeal to sincere repentance and atonement.
The last trump (1st Corinthians 15:52) of these 4 trumpets is when
Messiah gathers his bride!
General Information:
Seder means order of services. It is supposed to cause the children to ask
questions. Haggadah means the telling. This Haggadah is designed to
help those families who have never participated in this ceremony before. A
full working day should be set aside in order to properly prepare from my
experience. Before sunset read the first two pages and destroy the last of
the leaven.
While you can purchase a cheap Seder plate, for a few dollars, you can use
a nice china plate or platter and small bowls. This does the same thing as a
Seder plate but is nicer than a cheap one.
Material:
*Disclaimer: Some Messianics use a roasted egg. I personally dont use it because
it is closely associated with Easter (Ishtar) the goddess of fertility. Even though I
realize that the context of using the egg is different with the Messianic Passover
than it is with Easter celebrations, I choose not to use it to avoid the association.
Scripture does not require us to use an egg.
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1.) Parsley: (to symbolize hyssop).

2.) Matzah: A plate with a large
stack of matzah and three slices of
matzah in a matzah tash (a threechambered bag; you can make
one by stitching together four
napkins or just stacking them).
3.) Lamb shank: a lamb shank bone
(roast the lamb shank and then
boil off all the meat).
4.) Bitter Herbs: You can use either
horseradish (which I despise) or
you can use dandelions (from your backyard) or chickory (lettuce
from the store). This is what I use instead of horseradish, and I make
a salad with it using homemade vinaigrette dressing:
Extra virgin olive oil
Freshly squeezed Lemon and/or Lime
Fresh crushed garlic
Cracked peppercorns
Coarse Kosher Sea Salt
Few drops of liquid Stevia
5.) Charoset: crushed apples with cinnamon, brown sugar or honey, a
little wine or grape juice, and ground up walnuts, almonds, pecans (I
also add chopped dates and golden raisins).
6.) Wine or grape juice
7.) Extra napkins or saucers.
8.) Candles & candlesticks. Any number may be used. The most
common are two and a seven-branched menowrah like the one in the
Temple. This is another optional component. The two candlesticks
represent the two overcoming congregations in Revelation 1:20 and
so I see nothing wrong with using it as an illustration. The seven
candlestick menowrah adds a nice touch but if you dont have one,
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dont worry because it is not a requirement in order to do Passover.

Also have prepared: a feather, napkin, candle, matches and an outdoor fire
ready to burn the last of the leaven.
The Passover (Pesakh) Seder is not just a place to download cold bytes of
information through the ages. The more we tell the story year after year,
and experience it for ourselves, the more praiseworthy we become, and no
one is too sophisticated to have outgrown the obligation of profound
appreciation.
Picture of the Good News
Participant
Shemoth (Exodus) 12:1-6
Now YaHuWaH spoke to Mosheh (Moses) and Aharown (Aaron) in the land of
Mitzrayim (Egypt) (Mitzrayim), saying, This month shall be your beginning
of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you. Speak to all the
congregation of Yisrael, saying: On the tenth day of this month every man
shall take for himself a lamb, according to the house of his father, a lamb
for a household. And if the household is too small for the lamb, let him and
his neighbor next to his house take it according to the number of the
persons; according to each man's need you shall make your count for the
lamb. Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year. You
may take it from the sheep or from the goats. Now you shall keep it until
the fourteenth day of the same month. Then the whole assembly of the
congregation of Yisrael shall kill it at twilight.
Participant
Shemoth (Exodus) 12:7-11
And they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two door posts and on the
lintel of the houses where they eat it. Then they shall eat the flesh on that night;
roasted in fire, with unleavened bread and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. Do
not eat it raw, nor boiled at all with water, but roasted in fire -- its head with its
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legs and its entrails. You shall let none of it remain until morning, and what
remains of it until morning you shall burn with fire. And thus you shall eat it:
with a belt on your waist, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand.
So you shall eat it in haste. It is YaHuWaHs Pesakh (Passover).
Participant
Shemoth (Exodus) 12:12-15
For I will pass through the land of Mitzrayim (Egypt) on that night, and will
strike all the firstborn in the land of Mitzrayim (Egypt), both man and beast; and
against all the gods of Mitzrayim (Egypt) I will execute judgment: I am
YaHuWaH. Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are.
And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you
to destroy you when I strike the land of Mitzrayim (Egypt). So this day shall be to
you a memorial; and you shall keep it as a feast to YaHuWaH throughout your
generations. You shall keep it as a feast by an everlasting ordinance. Seven days
you shall eat unleavened bread. On the first day you shall remove leaven from your
houses. For whoever eats leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day,
that person shall be cut off from Yisrael.
The Good News Fulfilled
Participant
Ibriym (Hebrews) 11:17-22
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Yitzchaq (Isaac), and he who had
received the promises offered up his only begotten son, of whom it was said, In
Yitzchaq (Isaac) your seed shall be called, concluding that Elohiym was able
to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative
sense. By faith Yitzchaq (Isaac) blessed Yaaqob (Jacob) and Esaw (Esau)
concerning things to come. By faith Yaaqob (Jacob), when he was dying, blessed
each of the sons of Yahuwceph (Joseph), and worshipped, leaning on the top of his
staff. By faith Yahuwceph (Joseph), when he was dying, made mention of the
departure of the children of Yisrael, and gave instructions concerning his bones.
Participant
Ibriym (Hebrews) 11:23-31
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By faith Mosheh (Moses), when he was born, was hidden three months by his
parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the
kings command. By faith Mosheh (Moses), when he became of age, refused to be
called the son of Pharaohs daughter, choosing rather to suffer affliction with the
people of Elohiym than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, esteeming the
reproach of Mashiyach (Messiah) greater riches than the treasures in Mitzrayim
(Egypt); for he looked to the reward. By faith he forsook Mitzrayim (Egypt), not
fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible. By
faith he kept the Passover (Pesakh) and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who
destroyed the firstborn should touch them. By faith they passed through the Red
Sea as by dry land, whereas the Egyptians, attempting to do so, were drowned. By
faith the walls of Yeriychow (Jericho) fell down after they were encircled for seven
days. By faith the harlot Rakhab (Rahab) did not perish with those who did not
believe, when she had received the spies with peace.
Participant
Ibriym (Hebrews) 11:32-31
And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak
and Samson and Yiphtach (Jephthah), also of Dawiyd (David) and Shemuel
(Samuel) and the prophets: through faith subdued kingdoms, worked
righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the
violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong,
became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. Women received
their dead raised to life again. And others were tortured, not accepting deliverance,
that they might obtain a better resurrection. Still others had trials of mockings and
scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were
sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in
sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented -- of whom the world
was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the
earth.
Participant
Ibriym (Hebrews) 11:39 12:2
And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the
promise, Elohiym having provided something better for us, that they should not be
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made perfect apart from us. Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great
a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily
ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking
unto Yahuwshuwa, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was
set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the
right hand of the throne of Elohiym.
The Search for Leaven
Before sunset on the evening before Passover (Pesakh), someone (preferably a father and child) prepares an outdoor fire (a barbeque is good for
this), gathers his equipment (feather, napkin, candle) and the search for
leaven begins.
Before destroying the leaven read:
Participant
1st Qorintiym (Corinthians) 5:6-8
Your glorying is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole
lump? Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you
truly are unleavened. For indeed Mashiyach, our Passover (Pesakh), was sacrificed
for us. Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of
malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened attitude of sincerity and truth.
Burn the leaven.
Everyone
Yahuwchanon (John) 1:28-34
These things were done in Bethabara beyond the Jordan, where
Yahuwchanon (John) was baptizing. The next day Yahuwchanon (John)
saw Yahuwshuwa (Jesus) coming toward him, and said, Behold! The
Lamb of Elohiym who takes away the sin of the world! This is He of whom
I said, After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was
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before me. I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Yisrael,
therefore I came baptizing with water. And Yahuwchanon (John) bore
witness, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and
He remained upon Him. I did not know Him, but He who sent me to
baptize with water said to me, Upon whom you see the Spirit descending,
and remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Ruwach haQodesh
(Holy Spirit). And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of Elohiym.
Leader
As we have searched for leaven in the homes where we live, let us search
our hearts. May we confess the presence of any old leaven of malice and
evil. May we truly desire to rid our lives of malice, evil and sin toward one
another and toward Elohiym. Let us pray together:
All Participants
Blessed are you, O YaHuWaH our Elohiym, King of the universe, who has
kept us alive, sustained us, and brought us to this season. By your mercy
and through Mashiyach, Yahuwshuwa you, O YaHuWaH, have made us
clean and have commanded us to confess all of our sins. We thank you
that you have made provision to forgive any malice we have held in our
hearts toward either Jew or Gentile. Create in me a clean heart, O
Elohiym, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. ---Tehilliym (Psalm)
51:10-11.
Candle Lighting
Leader
It is very fitting that a woman should kindle the Passover (Pesakh) lights. It
reminds us that the Mashiyach, the Light of the world, would not come
from the seed of man, but from the seed of woman and by the will of
Elohiym. As the prophet Isaiah foretold, Behold, a virgin shall conceive
and bare a son, and she shall call his name Emmanuel... a light to light the
world.
Woman (while lighting candles)

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Blessed are you, O YaHuWaH our Elohiym, King of the universe, who has
sanctified us by your commandments and has blessed us with the light of
the world.
The First Cup The Cup of Sanctification
Leader
The first cup is the Cup of Sanctification. Please lift up the cup for the
blessing.
All Participants
Blessed are you, O YaHuWaH, our Elohiym who created the fruit of the
vine. You have chosen us from all peoples for your service and made us
sharers in the blessings of your holy festivals. Praised be to you O,
YaHuWaH, who has sanctified your chosen ones and this festival season.
All drink the Cup of Sanctification.
Seder Plate
Leader
We have before us the Seder Plate. On it has been placed the main symbols
of this celebration.
(An assistant can hold up the plate during explanations.)
Dipping the Greens
Participant
First is the parsley, the green vegetable, used to remind us of the hyssop
that was used to sprinkle the blood of the lamb on the doorposts. Because
Passover (Pesakh) comes in the spring, the greens represent new life. We
will each take some parsley, dip it into the salt water and say the blessing
together. We dip it into the salt water to remind us that a life without
redemption is a life immersed in tears.
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Each takes some parsley and dip it into the salt water.
All Participants
Blessed are you, O YaHuWaH our Elohiym, King of the universe, who
created the fruit of the earth.
All eat the greens.
Afikomen
This word is based on the Greek, epikomen or epikomion which means
that which comes after or dessert.
Participant
Behold the matzah or unleavened
bread, the bread of affliction our
fathers ate in the desert. Let all who
are hungry come and eat thereof;
and all who are in need come and
celebrate the Passover (Pesakh). For
centuries the rabbis have inspected
matzah. It is pierced and then
baked. The stripes on the matzah form when the heat goes through the
pierced dough (hold the matzah up to a candle and observe the pierced
holes). Mashiyach was beaten with stripes and pierced. This word,
pierced, is the strongest word for violent death in the Hebrew language
and is found in Yeshayahuw (Isaiah) 53:5
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the
chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
The Hebrew word for bruised is daka which means to be crushed. In
Zechariah 12:10, we read that our Messiah was pierced. This word for
pierced is daqar, which means to thrust through:

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And I will pour upon the house of

Dawiyd (David), and upon the
inhabitants of Yerushalayim (Jerusalem), the spirit of grace and of
supplications: and they shall look
upon me whom they have pierced,
and they shall mourn for him, as one
mourns for his only son, and shall be
in bitterness for him, as one that is
in bitterness for his firstborn.
Three pieces of matzah were placed in the matzah tash, which has three
compartments. There is one for the priests,
the middle for the Lewytes (Levites) and the
third for the people.
The middle piece is removed, broken in two
and the largest piece is hidden for the children to find after the meal. A present is given
to the one who finds it. The piece that is
found is broken into smaller pieces and is
eaten as the last part of the meal, for the dessert. This welcomes in the days
of unleavened bread.
The leader breaks the middle matzah in half. One part is laid on top of the
matzah tash. The other part becomes the Afikomen and is wrapped in a
linen cloth. The children close their eyes while the leader hides the
Afikomen.
Lamb Bone
Participant

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The next symbol is the roasted shank bone which reminds us of the Pesakh
Lamb, whose blood caused the Angel of Death to Passover (Pesakh) the
homes of the Yisraelites.
All Participants
Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and riches and
wisdom, and strength and honor and kabowd (glory) and blessing. The
Lamb of Elohiym, whose blood provides for my personal Passover
(Pesakh) from the Angel of Death.
All Participants
We mourn for our Mashiyach (Messiah) because we ourselves, Yahuwdiy
(Jews) and Yisraelites, through our sins are responsible for his death on the
cross. We rejoice because of the resurrected life he has provided for those
who call upon his wonderful name, as Counselor and Kings of kings.
Moror
Participant
Next, we have the Maror (mahr-roar), the bitter herbs, which remind us of
the bitterness of slavery, which our ancestors were compelled to endure.
All Participants
Wash me thoroughly from my
iniquity, and cleanse me from my
sin. For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.
Without redemption my sin
would be a bitter end.
Charsoet
Participant
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Next we have charsoet, made to resemble mortar. It is used at this time to

remind us of the mortar that the Yisraelites used to make bricks while
slaves in Mitzrayim (Egypt). All humans are represented in the mixed
multitude that came out of Mitzrayim (Egypt) with Yisrael and the mixed
multitude that stayed in Mitzrayim (Egypt) and suffered with the Egyptians.
All Participants
The charsoet is sweet to remind us that the most bitter of labor is
sweetened by the promise of redemption.
Second Cup - The Cup of the Remembrance of the Plagues
Telling of the Plagues
Leader

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Please fill the second cup but do not drink. Now we will have the telling of
the plagues.
The youngest participant who can read asks the four questions:
Young Participant
Why is this night different from all other nights? Other nights we may eat
either leavened or unleavened bread; this night why do we only eat
unleavened bread? Other nights we may eat all kinds of: herbs, this night
why do we eat only bitter herbs? Other nights we do not dip herbs even
once, this night why do we dip herbs twice? Other nights we eat or drink
either sitting or leaning, this night why do we all lean?
Participants
(Different participant each paragraph)
Four times the Towrah bids us to tell our children of the Exodus from
Mitzrayim (Egypt). Four times the Towrah repeats: and you shall tell
your child on that day ... (Exodus 12:26, 13:14, Deuteronomy 6:20-21, 32:7)
From this, tradition infers that there are four different kinds of people. To
each we respond in a different manner, according to his question, his
situation and his need.
The wise person asks, What are the precepts, laws and observances which
YaHuWaH our Elohiym commanded us? To him we should explain the
observance of Passover (Pesakh) thoroughly, the very last one of which is:
After understanding the Passover (Pesakh) we should not turn to ungodly
entertainment.
The wicked person says, What is this observance to you? Since he says
to you and not to us he rejects the essentials of our faith: the unity of
Elohiym and the community of believers. To him we respond sharply, It
is because of what YaHuWaH did for ME when he brought ME out of
Mitzrayim (Egypt) with a strong and outstretched arm. What he has done
for ME, that is, and not for you. Had you been there, you would not have
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known redemption.
A Story: A Jewish man made a point of telling his children that when their
mothers mother was saved from the Holocaust they were also saved. If she
had not survived, they wouldnt be here today. Thats only part of the
picture. In like fashion, when Yisrael was taken out of Mitzrayim (Egypt)
over 3,300 years ago, it was for the sake of the future generations who
would be observing the Passover (Pesakh) and looking back at the event.
We are connected.
The simple person asks, What is this? To him we say, With a mighty
arm YaHuWaH freed us from Mitzrayim (Egypt). Through his power he
provided our redemption.
With the person who is unable to ask, you must begin yourself, as it is
written: You shall tell your child on that day, saying, This is because of
what YaHuWaH did for me when I went free from Mitzrayim (Egypt).
Leader
We shall now answer the four basic questions asked about Passover
(Pesakh) which you have asked.
Participants
(Different participant each paragraph)
Once Yisraelites were slaves to Pharaoh in Mitzrayim (Egypt), and
YaHuWaH in his goodness and mercy brought them forth out of
Mitzrayim (Egypt) with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great
terror, and with signs and wonders. Therefore we gather year after year to
retell this ancient story. For though it is ancient, it continues today in spirit
as it proclaims mans need for redemption.
The first question asked regards the use of Matzah. We eat these unleavened cakes to remind us that our ancestors were redeemed so swiftly that
the yeast did not have time to cause the dough to rise. So the bread was
flat when baked in the desert.
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We partake of maror on this night to remind us of how bitter is the plight

of those who are caught up in slavery to sin.
We dip twice in this service, greens into salt water and bitter herbs into
charoset. The greens are to remind us that a life without redemption is a life
immersed in tears and maror into charoset to remind us that even slavery is
sweetened with the promise of redemption.
The fourth question, why do we recline when eating on this night? In
ancient times only the free person could eat in a reclining position. Slaves
were to eat standing. Elohiym has provided our freedom by providing our
redemption when we accept Yahuwshuwa Mashiyach, the Passover
(Pesakh) Lamb.
The Story of the Exodus
Participant
The Yisraelites went down into Mitzrayim (Egypt) with only 70 persons.
Elohiym caused them to increase in numbers and they became a great
nation. Then the Egyptians feared them because of their numbers and
overpowered them. They made them slaves in their land.
All Participants
The people, the nation of Yisrael, groaned under the oppression. Their
cries and prayers went up to Elohiym. Then we cried out to YaHuWaH
Elohiym of our fathers, and YaHuWaH heard our voice and looked on our affliction
and our labor and our oppression.
Participant
Elohiym heard our groaning and Elohiym remembered His covenant with
Ab-raham, with Yitzchaq (Isaac) and with Yaaqob (Jacob) (Exodus 2:24).
Elohiym saw the condition of His children and Elohiym cared. Elohiym
sent ten terrible plagues. There were ten chances for the Egyptians to obey
Elohiym and set the children of Yisrael free.
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All Participants
The tenth plague would be the death of the first born person in each family.
Elohiym, in his mercy, provided protection for those who trusted him. The
people were to take a spotless, white, male lamb and hand feed it for four
days; then the lamb was to be killed. The blood was to be put on the top of
the front door of each house, and on both side posts of the door. When the
Angel of Death came to the houses in Mitzrayim (Egypt) that night, death
passed over the homes marked with blood.
Leader
As we read each plague aloud, we will dip a finger into the Cup of the
Plagues and deposit a drop onto the saucer or napkin for each plague.
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Blood, Frogs, Gnats, Flies, Pestilence, Boils, Hail, Locusts, Darkness,

Firstborn slain
Participant
A full cup of wine represents our full joy. Though we are happy that we
have been redeemed, our joy is diminished because our brothers, the
Egyptians, had to suffer for not listening to Elohiym. Therefore we have
removed some of the wine from our cup to show our sorrow because those
around us suffer.
Sing: Dayenu (It Would Have Been Enough)
Had Elohiym brought us out from Mitzrayim (Egypt) (Mitzrayim), and not
executed judgment, brought us out but with no judgment, Dai-eh-nu.
Chorus
Dai dai-eh-nu, dai dai-eh-nu, dai dai-eh-nu. It would have been enough.
(x2)
V. 2 Had he executed judgment, but not slain Egyptian first born, judgment, but not slain the first born, Dai-eh-nu.
Chorus
V. 3 Had he slain Egyptian first born, but the Red Sea not divided, slain the
first born, not divided, Dai-eh-nu.
Chorus
V. 4 Had the Red Sea been divided, but he had not drown the arm-y, sea
divided, not drowned arm-y, Dai-eh-nu.
Chorus
V. 5 Had he helped us in the desert, but he had not fed us manna, helped in
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the desert, not fed manna, Dai-eh-nu.

Chorus
V. 6 Had he fed us with the manna, but not given us the Sabbath, fed us
manna, but no Sabbath, Dai-eh-nu.
Chorus
V. 7 Had he given us the Towrah, but not brought us to the Land, given
Towrah, but no Yisrael, Dai-eh-nu.
Chorus
V.8 Had he brought us to the Land, and not built the Holy Temple, brought
to Yis-rael, not built Temple, Dai-eh-nu.
Chorus
V.9 Had he built the Holy Temple, and not sent to us Mashiyach, built the
Temple, no Mashiyach, Dai-eh-nu.
Chorus
V. 10 But Elohiym sent us the Mashiyach, and He made atonement for us,
sent Mashiyach, made atonement, Dai-eh-nu.
Chorus (x2)
All Participants
We praise the Elohiym of Abraham, Yitzchaq (Isaac) and Yaaqob (Jacob)
who kept his faith with his people Yisrael. Elohiyms promise of redemption in ancient days sustains me now because I know that his promise is
forever true.
Leader
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With this second cup we recall the second promise of redemption. As it is

written, I will deliver you from their bondage... no temptation will
confront you but YaHuWaH will provide a way out.
All raise their cups for the blessing.
All Participants
Blessed are you, O YaHuWaH our Elohiym, King of the universe, Creator
of the fruit of the vine.
All drink the Cup of the Remembrance of the Plagues.
All take a small piece of matzah from the plate - at least the size of an
olive.
All Participants
Blessed are you, O YaHuWaH our Elohiym, King of the universe, who
brings forth bread from the earth.
All eat the matzah
All take bitter herbs and make a sandwich with matzah.
All Participants
Blessed are you, O YaHuWaH our Elohiym, King of the universe, who
hallows our lives with your commandments, who has commanded us
regarding the eating of the bitter herb.
All eat the sandwich. All take bitter herbs and charoset and make a
sandwich with matzah.
Participant
We shall now eat the bitter herbs, combined with the charoset. Thus, we
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remember how bitter slavery is, yet the most bitter of labors is sweetened
by the promise of redemption.
All eat the sandwich.
The prayer before the meal:
All Participants
Blessed are you, O YaHuWaH our Elohiym, King of the universe, who
brings forth bread from the earth. Blessed are you, O YaHuWaH our
Elohiym, King of the universe, who creates the fruit of the vine.
The meal is now served!
Thanks after the Meal
All Participants
The name of YaHuWaH be blessed from now unto eternity. Let us bless
him, of whose gifts we have partaken. And by whose goodness we exist.
Blessed are you, O YaHuWaH our Elohiym, King of the universe, Let our
lips praise him, whose bounty we have tonight enjoyed. Let us praise his
name from now and for eternity. O YaHuWaH, our Elohiym, sustain and
protect us. Grant us strength to bear our burdens. Let us not depend on
men, but on you. Let us trust you so that we may never be put to shame.
Dear YaHuWaH, thank you for the food you have provided, the hands that
prepared it, and the good land that has brought it forth. Awmane.
The Afikomen and the Third Cup - The Cup of Redemption
Children find the Afikomen. The third Cup is filled. The host holds up the
Afikomen.
Leader
Words from Rabboni Yahuwshuwas teaching Seder have been preserved
in the Bible. After the meal, Yahuwshuwa blessed the bread and broke it
and said, This is my body, which is broken for you. Take and eat. The
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matzah for the Afikomen has been broken, wrapped in linen, and buried
for thousands of years. Each year it is brought back from its burial, just as
Yahuwshuwas body was once broken, wrapped in linen, buried and
brought back by the resurrection from the dead.
For the next seven days, when we eat unleavened bread, we are reminded
to fill ourselves with the words of Yahuwshuwa, which are the bread of
life, and remember His sacrifice. Let us welcome in the days of unleavened
bread by eating our dessert during the Passover (Pesakh) of YaHuWaH.
All Participants
Tehilliym (Psalm) 126 A Song of Ascents.
1 When YaHuWaH turned again the captivity of Tziyown (Zion), we were like
them that dream.
2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said
they among the heathen, YaHuWaH has done great things for them.
3 YaHuWaH has done great things for us; whereof we are glad.
4 Turn again our captivity, O YaHuWaH, as the streams in the south.
5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
6 He that goes forth and weeps, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again
with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
The Third Cup - The Cup of Redemption
All lift their cups.
All Participants

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I will lift up The Cup of Redemption and call

upon the name of YaHuWaH.
Praise and thanksgiving to the Elohiym of
Abraham, Yitzchaq (Isaac) and Yaaqob (Jacob)
who has provided the Lamb for my
redemption.
HalleluYah! Blessed are you, O YaHuWaH our
Elohiym, King of the universe, Creator of the
fruit of the vine. Awmane.
All drink the Cup of Redemption.
Opening of the Door
One of the children is chosen to open the door and look outside for
Eliyahuw (Elijah), then he comes back to report.
Leader
In the Book of Malachi, we are told that the Prophet Eliyahuw (Elijah) will
come as a forerunner to the Mashiyach. The coming of Eliyahuw (Elijah)
the prophet is supposed to precede the Mashiyach and announce his coming. This prophecy was fulfilled with the coming of Yahuwchanon (John)
the prophet, better known as John the Baptist, of whom was written:
All Participants
Yahuwchanon (John) 1:6-9, 29-31
There came a man sent from Elohiym, whose name was Yahuwchanon
(John). He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might
believe through him. He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the
Light. There was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens
every man. The next day he saw Yahuwshuwa coming to him and said,
Behold, the Lamb of Elohiym who takes away the sin of the world! This is He on
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behalf of whom I said, After me comes a Man who has a higher rank than I, for He
existed before me. I did not recognize Him, but so that He might be manifested to
Yisrael, I came baptizing in water.
Leader
Some set a place at the table for Eliyahuw (Elijah) the Prophet in the hope
of his coming. We set a place at the table in thankful remembrance of when
he was here. We will drink this final cup in gratitude for the freedom our
YaHuWaH has given us through His death on the stake and in thankfulness for His resurrection from the dead, which assures us of eternal life.
HalleluYah. Praise, O you servants of YaHuWaH, Praise the name of
YaHuWaH.
Sing: Eliyahuw the Prophet.
Eliyahuw the Prophet, Eliyahuw the Tishbite, Eliyahuw, Eliyahuw,
Eliyahuw the Gileadite.
Eliyahuw the Prophet, Eliyahuw the Tishbite, Eliyahuw, Eliyahuw,
Eliyahuw the Gileadite.
Very soon and in our days, may he come quickly, with Mashiyach
Dawiyds (Davids) son, with Mashiyach Dawiyds (Davids) son.
Eliyahuw the Prophet, Eliyahuw the Tishbite, Eliyahuw, Eliyahuw,
Eliyahuw the Gileadite.
The Fourth Cup The Cup of Praise
The fourth cup is filled. All rise and lift up the cup of praise.
Leader
In the Book of Malachi, we are told that the Prophet Eliyahuw (Elijah) will
come as a forerunner to the Mashiyach. The people asked Yahuwshuwa if
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Yahuwchanon (John) the Baptist was Eliyahuw (Elijah). Yahuwshuwa

replied, If you accept it, he came in the power and the spirit of him.
Some set a place for that prophet at the table in the hope of his coming. We
set a place at the table in thankful remembrance of when he was here. We
drink this final cup in gratitude for the freedom our YaHuWaH has given
us through His death on the stake and in thankfulness for His resurrection
from the dead, which assures us of eternal life. HalleluYah! Praise, O you
servants of YaHuWaH, Praise the Name of YaHuWaH!
All Participants
I will praise you, for you have answered me, and have become my salvation. The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This was YaHuWaHs doing; It is marvelous in our eyes. This is the
day YaHuWaH has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Blessed are you,
O YaHuWaH our Elohiym, King of the universe, Creator of the fruit of the
vine, who has chosen us from among all peoples.
All drink the Cup of Praise.
Conclusion
Leader
We have completed the Feast of the Passover (Pesakh), a night to be much
observed according to the Towrah. As we have lived to celebrate it, so may
we live to celebrate it again, and may we all celebrate it together in the life
to come. Pure One, who dwells in his habitation, O hasten to lead us, the
branches of the Olive Tree of Yisrael, to Tziyown (Zion) with song.
Remembering Zekaryahuw (Zechariah) 14:4-5, And his feet shall stand in
that day upon the Mount of Olives ... and YaHuWaH my Elohiym shall
come and all the saints with you.
The name Yerushalayim (Jerusalem) means city of peace. Peace, shalom,
is more than the absence of conflict; it is the seamless harmony of humanity
genuinely embracing a common vision. Jerusalem is a vision of Elohiym in
our lives, a metaphor of a perfected world. Jerusalem gives us hope to
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achieve what we must do to sanctify this world. In Mitzrayim (Egypt), we

did not absorb this lesson: we were too burned out from hard work
(Exodus 6:9) and had become immersed in the spiritual abyss of Egyptian
society. When we were redeemed, it happened so quickly we were unable
to grasp its full significance. Year after year, each successful Seder adds
meaning to the original events, and brings us closer to the final
redemption. As the Seder draws to a close, we sense the process of
redemption is still under way. We shout aloud
All Participants
NEXT YEAR IN YERUSHALAYIM (JERUSALEM)!
Leader
Were on our way back home.
Sing: Next Year in Yerushalayim (Jerusalem).
Next year in Yerushalayim, in Yerushalayim.
Next year in Yerushalayim, in Yerushalayim.
Next year in Yerushalayim, in Yerushalayim.
Next year in Yerushalayim, in Yerushalayim.

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*Note to the reader:

In all of my articles, I am quoting from the 1634 King James Version of the Bible,
(unless otherwise stated). However, I have updated archaic words such as thee,
thou, art, hitherto, thy, thine etc. I have also restored the sacred names of deity
as they have been removed 7,000 times from the original Hebrew Scriptures.
Instead of the LORD I use four English letters to represent the four Hebrew
letters in our Creators name: Yod, Hey, Waw (Vav), Hey as YHWH (called the
tetragrammaton). I have inserted lower case letters into YaHuWaH to aid in
pronunciation. The word God has been restored to the Hebrew Elohiym, and
the Messiahs name has been restored from Jesus to ancient Hebrew for Joshua
which is represented by six Hebrew Letters: Yod, Hey, Waw, Shin, Waw, Ayin
(YHWSWA). I spell the name of our Messiah in all capital letters with lower case
letters inserted to help aid in pronunciation as Yahuwshuwa. Also, for the title
Messiah I use the Hebrew word Mashiyach with all caps for the letters that
appear in the Hebrew text as: Mem, Shin, Yod, Chets and I also insert lower case
letters to help with pronunciation. Also, there are many names of patriarchs and
biblical personalities whose names contain the first three letters of our Fathers
name (called the trigrammaton). Examples of these names are: Yahuwceph
(Joseph), Yahuwshuwa (Joshua), Yahuwchanon (John), YaHuWnathan
(Jonathan), Eliyahuw (Elijah), YirmeYaHuW (Jeremiah), YeshaYaHuW (Isaiah),
have the first three letters to the Creators name in them. I have restored those
names where ever possible and I also include the Hebrew names for books of the
Bible with the English name in parenthesis. In Modern Hebrew, the Creators
name has been removed, from many of these names and they have been shortened
to: Yshua (Joshua), Yosef (Joseph), Yonathan (Jonathan) etc. The reason for this is
because in the Jewish Talmud there is a man-made law that enforces a ban on
pronouncing the sacred name of our Creator. This is against the scriptures, as we
are commanded not to add nor remove words from the original inspired
scriptures (see Deuteronomy 4:2, 12:32, Proverbs 4:6, Revelation 22:18-19). Why
should this matter? In Zephaniah 3:9 we read an important end-time prophecy
about how YaHuWaH is going to restore the human race back to a pure
language so that we may all call upon him with one consent. That pure
language is Ancient Hebrew as we find that our Creator actually created the
Hebrew Alphabet at Creation. Here is how it reads in the original Hebrew Old
Testament:
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning ALuWHiYM created( Alef & Taw) the
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heaven (shamayim) and ( Waw, Alef & Taw) the earth (erets).
The first and last letter of the Hebrew Alphabet is the Alef (A) and the Taw
(T). These are represented as the Red Heifer or the Ox Head and the two
sticks (cross)
In Revelation 1:8, 1:11, 21:6, 22:13, the Messiah is called the Alef & Taw
(Alpha & Omega) in Greek. The entire Hebrew Alphabet is a schematic of him!
Hence the reason why being restored to the Edenic Language from creation is part
of the restoration of all things (Acts 3:21).

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