Then King Josiah gave a command to all the people. He said, “Celebrate Passover for the Lord your God. Do this just like it is written in the book of the Agreement.”
Deuteronomy 16:2 - Easy To Read Version You must go to the place the Lord will choose to be his special house. There you must offer the Passover sacrifice to honor the Lord. You must offer the cows and goats. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the LORD thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the LORD shall choose to place his name there. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You shall offer the Passover sacrifice to the Lord your God from the flock or the herd in the place where the Lord will choose to make His Name [and His Presence] dwell. American Standard Version (1901) And thou shalt sacrifice the passover unto Jehovah thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which Jehovah shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there. Common English Bible Offer a Passover sacrifice from the flock or herd to the LORD your God at the location the LORD selects for his name to reside. Catholic Public Domain Version And you shall immolate the Passover to the Lord your God, from sheep and from oxen, in the place which the Lord your God will choose, so that his name may dwell there. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And thou shalt sacrifice the phase to the Lord thy God, of sheep, and of oxen, in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, that his name may dwell there. |
Then King Josiah gave a command to all the people. He said, “Celebrate Passover for the Lord your God. Do this just like it is written in the book of the Agreement.”
Josiah gave the people of Israel 30,000 sheep and goats to kill for the Passover {\cf2\super [444]} sacrifices. He also gave 3,000 cattle to the people. All these animals were from King Josiah’s own animals.
On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, {\cf2\super [399]} the followers came to Jesus. The followers said, “We will prepare everything for you to eat the Passover {\cf2\super [400]} meal. Where do you want us to have the meal?”
“You know that the day after tomorrow is Passover. {\cf2\super [391]} On that day the Son of Man {\cf2\super [392]} will be given \{to his enemies\} to be killed on a cross.”
It was now the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread. {\cf2\super [197]} This was the day when the Jews killed the lambs for the Passover. {\cf2\super [198]} Jesus’ followers came to him. They said, “We will go and prepare everything for you to eat the Passover meal. Where do you want us to have the meal?”
Jesus said to them, “I wanted very much to eat this Passover meal with you before I die.
Jesus said to Peter and John, “Go and prepare the Passover meal for us to eat.”
Take out all the old yeast (sin), so that you will be a new batch of dough. You really are Passover bread {\cf2\super [30]} without yeast. Yes, Christ, our Passover lamb, {\cf2\super [31]} has already been killed.
Then the Lord will choose a place to be his special house. The Lord will put his name there. And you must bring all the things I command you to that place. Bring your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, one tenth of your crops and animals, [75] your special gifts, any gifts you promised to the Lord, and the first animals born in your herd and flock.
The Lord will choose his special place among your family groups. Offer your burnt offerings and do all the other things I told you only in that place.
You must eat those offerings only at the place where the Lord your God will be together with you—the special place that the Lord your God will choose. You must go there and eat together with your sons, your daughters, all your servants, and the Levites [79] living in your towns. Enjoy yourselves there with the Lord your God. Enjoy the things you have worked for.
“If you decide to give something special to God, then you must go to the special place that the Lord your God will choose. And if you make a special promise, then you must go to that place to give that gift to God.
The Lord your God will choose a special place among your family groups. The Lord will put his name there. That will be his special house. You must go to that place to worship him.
Every year you must take those animals to the place the Lord your God will choose. There with the Lord, you and your family will eat those animals.
“Remember the month of Abib. [97] At that time, you must celebrate Passover [98] to honor the Lord your God. Why? Because in that month the Lord your God brought you out from Egypt by night.
Don’t eat bread that has yeast in it with this sacrifice. You must eat unleavened bread [99] for seven days. This bread is called ‘Bread of Trouble.’ It will help you remember the troubles you had in Egypt. Remember how quickly you had to leave that country! You must remember that day as long as you live.