Passover

Passover

John Small

REL/134 World Religious Traditions II

Oct 11, 2010

Rudy Marrow

Passover

History shows that the Jewish people have been tormented since the beginning of their existence. These people eventually escaped the persecution and fled to many countries for survival. Even the pharaoh of Egypt put a claim on them. He tortured them, killed them, and held them in bondage. The pharaoh, not having the slightest intention of freeing them, kept Jewish people as the slaves of Egypt. It took a person named Moses to come back to Egypt and force pharaoh to let the people go. It took famines, pestilences, plagues, and finally, the first born male children of Egypt to be killed to convince pharaoh to free the Jewish people. Imagine, millions of first born male Egyptian children being killed on the night that “Passover” takes center stage to millions of people in the Jewish society.

It was said, when God’s slaying was to begin, one must put lambs blood over the doorway to pass over the house of the Jews (Rich, 2008). When everything was completed, one could see the stress pharaoh experienced. On one hand, millions of Egyptians killed and on the other hand millions of Jewish people were freed. After they were freed, they wandered throughout the land until they were brought to the place they would finally call their own. What a price to pay for freedom.

Passover today commemorates the exodus of the Jewish people from Egypt. The celebration lasts for seven to eight days starting on the night of the full moon in April. This celebration overlaps with Easter and can occasionally occur after Easter (Molly, 2010).

The most continuous topic among true worshipers with the time of year is the Yahweh’s calendar, especially when it is applied to Passover. Observing the Passover in the correct month will ensure that all other annual events will fall properly on the correct day throughout the year.

Passover is practiced to some extent by...