All the preparations were in hand for the Passover meal. The details are very precise, with a man with a water jar meeting them. It is so vital that we understand that the cross was not an accident, it was not dependent upon men taking certain actions. It was something that God had planned would happen, and the details of which He planned precisely. As mentioned in the previous post, this does not mean the men were automatons, they still took their own decisions, but everything was going to plan. The cross was not subject to chance.
The Passover meal was something that the people were to take every year in memory of the nations release from Egypt. The Lord's Supper would replace this Passover.
The Passover was to be taken in remembrance of that night in Egypt. The Lord's Supper is taken in remembrance of Jesus' death and resurrection. A new covenant was being made, and covenant sealed by the blood of Jesus. Note how strange this must have all seemed to the disciples. Jesus talking about His suffering, being told they were drinking (figuratively) His blood. Under the Law taking of meat with the blood in it was forbidden.
Then Jesus gives a lesson, and the lesson is to serve one another. In the kingdom of God the greatest is the one who serves. Jesus is the supreme servant. We must not adopt worldly ways in the church, for they have no part in God's kingdom. Notice also that Jesus says He confers on them a kingdom, and that the apostles will sit in thrones in judgement. 1 Corinthians 6:2 would seem to imply that this has a wider application.
Then Jesus tells Peter that he will deny Jesus. He also tells them that they will need to make provision for themselves.
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