Luke 22:7 Meaning and Explanation
“Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does Luke 22:7 Mean?
On this day leaven was cleared from every house, and in the afternoon the Passover lambs were slain in the temple courts, to be eaten that evening. Luke's wording is exact: the lamb 'must' be killed - the law of Moses required it (Exodus 12).
That little word 'must' is weighty in Luke: the Son of man 'must suffer many things' (Luke 9:22). The schedule of heaven and the calendar of Israel converge - as lambs were led to the altar, the Lamb of God sat down to his last Passover. The Baptist's words hover over the day: 'Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world' (John 1:29).
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What does Luke 22:7 mean?
The day arrives when the Passover lamb must be sacrificed.