Section 2
the night in which the Lord instituted His supper was a time of transition. A transition was taking place from the Old Testament Passover to the New Testament supper of the Lord. This matter is of great importance.
In Luke 22 we must see the distinction be tween the Passover and the Lord's table. Verses 7 through 18 are concerned with the Passover, and verses 19 and 20, with the Lord's instituting His supper so that the disciples may participate in His death. Verse 7 says, "And the day of Unleav ened Bread came, on which the Passover must be sacrificed." The feast of Unleavened Bread is a feast of seven days (Lev. 23:6). It is also called the Passover (Mark 14:1). Actually, the feast of the Passover was the first day of the feast of Unleavened Bread (Exo. 12:15-20).
Luke 22:7 speaks of the day on which the Passover was sacrificed. In the Jewish calendar, which was according to their Scripture, a day began with the evening (Gen. 1:5). In the night of the last Passover day, the Man-Savior first ate the Passover feast with His disciples and then instituted His supper for them. Following that, He went with the disciples to the Garden of Geth semane at the Mount of Olives. There He was arrested and brought to the high priest, where He