Luke 22
What is going on in the dark of this Holy Night?
It is Passover, a Sabbath Day, a day to remember when the Angel of Death passed over the children of Israel as they were captive in Egypt. The marking of lamb's blood on the door post would save the household.
On this holy night of remembrance, Jesus was arrested, tried and beaten. It was done in secret because the religious leaders feared the crowds. They spent so much time criticizing Jesus for his good works on the Sabbath; now they were secretly conducting a trial to find Jesus guilty and have him crucified.
The plot to kill Jesus and the process they used to bring it about was dark and full of deception. If Jesus had done anything deserving of arrest and execution, they would have done it in the open. They didn't. This is important because his innocence is important.
The Passover worked for the religious rulers to do their deed while the public was in their homes and unaware of what was taking place.
It also worked for God as he showed his Son as the sacrificial lamb that would give life to save us all.
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