The night was the same as every annual Passover meal that had preceded it for generations… but SO much different! 

Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, 

saying, “Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out 

for many for the forgiveness of sins.” Matthew 26:27-28 (NIV)

Passover began when God rescued the Israelites from Egyptian slavery as He birthed His people into a nation. With instructions to use a lamb’s blood to cover their doorposts, the Hebrew households were saved from the destroyer who “passed over them,” while first born Egyptians were killed.