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The Jewish festival remembering when God rescued Israel from Egypt
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57 mentions across 19 books
An annual celebration of the Exodus, when God 'passed over' Israelite homes marked with lamb's blood and struck down Egypt's firstborn. Jesus was crucified during Passover — He became the ultimate Passover Lamb.
Passover is invoked here as the backdrop for understanding why the Lamb of God title carries such weight — generations of annual sacrifice were the foreshadowing John is now saying has arrived in person.
The Countdown Begins ⏳John 11:54-57Passover is the approaching festival that draws pilgrims from across the country to Jerusalem, creating the massive public context into which Jesus will soon walk — and in which his arrest and death will unfold.
The Week Everything ChangedPassover marks the charged deadline looming over the chapter — the festival of Israel's rescue from death is, with deep irony, the week Jesus will walk into his own.
The Night Everything ChangedPassover marks the precise timing of this final supper — the very feast celebrating Israel's deliverance from death becomes the backdrop for Jesus preparing to become the ultimate Passover sacrifice.
The Irony They Couldn't SeeJohn 18:28-30The Passover meal is what the religious leaders are protecting their eligibility for — the festival commemorating Israel's deliverance is about to be overshadowed by the crucifixion of the one it always pointed to.
When the Crowd Chose CaesarJohn 19:12-16Passover is the timing anchor here — it is the day of Preparation, around noon, when the Passover lambs are being slaughtered in the temple, a detail John records to signal Jesus as the true Passover lamb.
The Day Jesus Flipped TablesJohn 2:13-17Passover is the reason Jesus and crowds of pilgrims are in Jerusalem — the festival brought worshippers who needed sacrificial animals, creating the commercial market Jesus is about to disrupt.
The Prophet ProblemJohn 4:43-45Passover is the festival context for the Jerusalem miracles the Galileans witnessed — their faith is built on spectacular public signs from that visit, not on personal encounter, which is exactly the contrast Jesus is drawing.
A Kid's Lunch and Five Thousand PeopleJohn 6:5-15Passover is imminent at this moment in the story, providing crucial backstory: the crowd is primed to think about God feeding Israel in the wilderness, which shapes how they interpret the miracle Jesus is about to perform.
Passover is invoked here as the future memorial these events are building toward — God explicitly says the signs performed in Egypt will become the story retold at every Passover table.
Who Gets a Seat at This TableExodus 12:43-51The Passover is being codified here with precise participation rules for all future generations — including the striking detail that no bones of the lamb may be broken, a detail that will echo centuries later.
Bread from the SkyThe Passover is referenced here as a timestamp — it's been exactly one month since that night of rescue, making Israel's complaints about wanting to return to Egypt all the more striking.
Three Times a Year, Show UpExodus 23:14-19Passover anchors the first of three required annual festivals here — the Feast of Unleavened Bread is tied directly to the Exodus event, ensuring Israel regularly returns to the memory of their rescue.
Passover is being deliberately rescheduled here — moved to the second month because the priests and people weren't ready — showing Hezekiah's pragmatic determination to celebrate even imperfectly rather than not at all.
The Cleanup Nobody Had to Be Told to Do2 Chronicles 31:1The Passover celebration is identified as the immediate trigger for the people's spontaneous idol-smashing — their encounter with God at the feast made coexisting with idols back home unthinkable.
The King Who Got the Details Right2 Chronicles 35:1-6The Passover is being formally launched here on its prescribed date — Josiah's meticulous scheduling on the fourteenth day of the first month shows his commitment to honoring the exact requirements of the Law.
Passover is the annual pilgrimage festival that brings Jesus' family to Jerusalem every year — this particular visit becomes the occasion for his first recorded words and first demonstration of his unique self-awareness.
The Deal Nobody Saw ComingLuke 22:1-6Passover is the festival providing both the backdrop and the pressure for the plot — the crowded city and the priests' fear of riot explain why Judas's offer of a quiet, private arrest was so valuable.
The Ruler Who Wanted a ShowLuke 23:6-12Passover is why Herod happens to be in Jerusalem at this moment — the festival has brought key power players together, setting the stage for the political maneuvering around Jesus' trial.
Passover is the context that explains why tombs were whitewashed — they were painted white before the festival so pilgrims wouldn't accidentally touch them and become ceremonially impure, the very image Jesus turns into a metaphor for the Pharisees.
The Meal That Changed EverythingMatthew 26:26-30The Crowd Chose ViolenceMatthew 27:15-26The Passover festival creates the custom of releasing a prisoner — the very feast celebrating Israel's rescue from death is now the occasion on which Israel's Messiah is condemned to die.
Passover is referenced here as one of the great pilgrimage feasts that packed Jerusalem with worshippers and animals — used as a vivid comparison to illustrate the scale of the human repopulation God is promising for Israel's empty cities.
The Feasts That RememberEzekiel 45:21-25Passover opens the restored festival calendar as the foundational act of remembrance — the prince himself provides the Sin Offering for this feast, leading his people in recalling that God rescued them when they were completely powerless.
Passover is the reason Jerusalem is packed with pilgrims and tensions are running high — the religious leaders are deliberately timing their arrest plot around it, fearing a riot if they act during the festival.
The Crowd Chose a MurdererMark 15:6-15The Passover season is the setting that creates the prisoner-release custom — the festival commemorating Israel's deliverance from death now becomes the occasion when death is demanded for Jesus.
Passover is presented here primarily as a liturgical event requiring specific sacrifices — God specifies a full seven-day offering schedule that layers on top of the regular daily burnt offering.
The First AnniversaryNumbers 9:1-5The Passover is observed here for the first time as a formal anniversary, transforming from a desperate escape ritual into a deliberate act of communal remembrance.
Passover is the annual Jewish feast commemorating the Exodus from Egypt, and it's the liturgical home of this psalm — the Hallel collection was sung as part of the Passover meal, connecting praise to God's greatest act of deliverance.
When Nature RanPassover is the liturgical home of this psalm, situating it within a collection Jewish families have sung at the Seder table for millennia as a poetic retelling of the Exodus story.