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By Lakella Davenport
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The Bible is a book of the History of God’s people. It is a historical account of his love, mercy, kindness, and devotion to mankind. History is a recollection of things, events, and ideals from the past. All mankind has a history. America as a country has a history. We as individuals have our own personal history that is unique from everyone else. As a member of a particular race or ethnicity, we have a racial or ethnic history. Just like the children of Israel had a history of being in bondage to the Egyptians during the lifetime of Moses, I and my African American people have a racial history of slavery or bondage spanning from the 1500s to the mid 1800s in America, under the rule of the Caucasian race.
Slavery was abolished in 1865 with the Thirteenth amendment. For 430 years, the Israelites were in bondage in Egypt according to Exodus 12 verse 40. After God brought the children of Israel out of Egypt, under the leadership of Moses and his brother Aaron, he commanded that they remember the event for generations to come, as the Passover (Exodus 12: 43). “And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of the hand of the Lord brought you out from this place: there shall no unleavened bread be eaten,” (Exodus 13:3). “This day came ye out in the month of Abib,” (Exodus 13:4). “Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the Lord,” (Exodus 13:6). “And thou shalt shew thy son in that day saying, This is done because of that which the Lord did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt,” (Exodus 13:8). “Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season from year to year,” (Exodus 13:10).
God commanded the Israelites to observe the Passover every year and to pass down the tradition of observing the history of the Passover to their children from generation to generation. The Passover remembers how God passed over the first born of the Israelites as he killed all the first born of the Egyptians, during the leadership of Moses. A lot of Gentiles do not celebrate the Passover, by eating unleavened bread, for seven days. But we do however, remember the Passover and we pass down the telling of the history of the Passover from one generation to the next generation as Christian believers. We do however, put into remembrance the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Jesus commanded us and his disciples to eat and drink communion as a way of remembering his birth, life, death, and resurrection. This first communion took place during the Passover supper between Jesus and his disciples before he was betrayed and crucified (Luke 22:19) (Luke 22:15). “And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them saying, This is my body which is given for you, this do in remembrance of me,” (Luke 22:19). This is called The Lord’s Supper, which was celebrated during the Passover.
Today, we remember the history of Jesus’ birth on a holiday we call Christmas. We remember the history of the Passover, and Jesus’ life, death and resurrection on a holiday we call Easter or Resurrection Sunday.
It is important to remember our History. Remembering our History helps us better serve our God and honor our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. If we don’t’ pass down our Christian history to the next generation, they may go astray from God’s word because they lack the knowledge of his word and his commandments and ordinances. For the Bible says, “My people perish for lack of knowledge,” (Hosea 4:6). Remembering the past that God has brought us through, helps us better appreciate and revere our God.
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