The Last Supper

The New Exodus

Scripture: Luke 22:1–23

“This cup is the new covenant in my blood, 

which is poured out for you.” 

Luke 22:20

This week, we step onto sacred ground as we reflect on the Last Supper—the final meal Jesus shared with His disciples before the cross. Found in Luke 22:1–23, this moment unfolds during the Feast of Unleavened Bread, a time when Jewish families gathered to remember God’s deliverance from slavery in Egypt.

At a traditional Passover, the focus is on the lamb whose blood marked the doors of God’s people, the escape from Pharaoh, and the mighty hand of God that led them to freedom. Every generation is called to retell that story—to remember that God rescues.

But on this night, Jesus does something new.

He takes the bread and says, “This is my body, given for you.”

He lifts the cup and declares, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, poured out for you.”

Jesus reinterprets the meal, pointing not only backward to Egypt, but forward to the cross. He becomes the Lamb. His death becomes the new exodus—not from Pharaoh, but from sin and death, into a life reconciled to God.

The disciples do not fully understand. There is confusion, tension, betrayal in the room. Yet in this quiet, intimate moment, Jesus plants the seeds of a new covenant. A covenant not built on law, but on love. One that invites not only remembrance—but participation.

As we continue through Lent, this passage calls us to come to the table—not as spectators, but as those who need to be delivered again. We come with our weakness, our weariness, our wondering hearts—and Jesus meets us there.

Prayer:

Lord Jesus,

You offered Yourself at the table before You offered Yourself on the cross. Thank You for becoming the Lamb, for giving Your body and blood to bring us into freedom. Help me to receive Your grace, and to walk in the new exodus You have made possible.

Amen.