Why is the Passover relevant to the Lord's Table?

The Passover is profoundly relevant to the Lord's Table, as it illustrates God's redemptive work and foreshadows Christ's ultimate sacrifice. In the original Passover, observed by the Israelites in Egypt, the lamb without blemish was sacrificed, and its blood was applied to the doorposts to save the firstborn from death (Exodus 12). This act of deliverance points to Jesus being our Passover Lamb, as Paul states in 1 Corinthians 5:7, 'Christ, our Passover, is sacrificed for us.' The Lord's Table serves as a fulfillment of the Passover, enabling believers to remember the perfect Lamb of God whose blood has secured their salvation and deliverance from sin. Through the elements of bread and wine, they connect both the historical significance of the Passover and its fulfillment in Christ.