Guidebook
From Exodus to the Cross is your complete
guide for hosting a Passover Dinner known
as a Seder. In these pages you will find
everything that you will need to know about
preparing your home, your table and all of the
food for the meal.

Step-by-step instructions will lead you
through the actual dinner celebration.

Included are detailed explanations about
Jewish Passover traditions and how they span
the centuries to bridge the gap from the
exodus of Egypt to Jesus at the Last Supper.

Using this Guidebook helps to make the entire
process simple. These dinners can be
educational and spiritual as well as fun.

The Christian Passover Celebration is an
incredible experience. Most Christians find it
amazing to see God's plan come  together
during the Seder. It makes a great tradition to
celebrate this dinner every year with family
and friends.
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Preparing to Host a Passover Seder

Preparing to host a Passover celebration is not difficult. The most time consuming task will
be the food preparation.

It is important to ensure that you have all of the symbolic foods that will be used in the actual
dinner ceremony. Everything you need to know to prepare is included in the guidebook.

The Passover dinner celebration is known as a Seder. These dinners can be educational and
spiritual as well as fun. If you conduct the Passover Seder in its entirety using our guidebook,
it will take approximately three hours. It is recommended that the person leading the Seder
familiarize themselves with the contents of the guidebook and the flow of the celebration. If
you are a person who is well versed in the teachings of the Bible, you can easily expand your
explanation of any topic from the Jews exodus from Egypt to the Last Supper.

Topics for preparation that are covered in the guidebook:

  • Preparing your Home or Church

  • Preparing for Your Guests

  • Preparing the Seder Table

  • Preparing a Seder Plate

  • Suggested Dinner Menu

  • Recipes

  • Ceremonial Product Information


Additional preparations that are discussed in the guidebook.

It is important to have a Haggadah Guidebook for each person so that they can follow along
during the dinner and read their parts.

You should have a pillow for everyone to lean back on when they sit in their chairs. You also
can have everyone bring a pillow to the Seder or just the leader can use one.

You can also have a yarmulke, which is the Jewish skull cap, for each male at the Seder.

Have a small gift to give to the child who finds the Afikoman. If you are conducting a Seder
for a large group with many tables, have a small gift available for each table.

The Seder table should be set with a typical formal place setting for each person. Additionally,
your Seder table should include the following:

  •        A drinking glass for water or soft drinks for each person

  •        A wineglass for wine or grape juice for each person

  •        A Haggadah Guidebook for each person

  •        A Seder Plate

  •        Two candles (and something to light them with)

  •        A bowl of salt water (or ceremonial cup)

  •        A bowl of parsley

  •        A bowl of horseradish

  •        A bowl of haroset (See recipe section)

  •        A bowl of chopped eggs

  •        A plate containing three matzah, one on top of the other and covered with a
       cloth   napkin or ceremonial matzah cover

  •        A plate or ceremonial matzah box with a stack of matzah

  •        A separate cloth napkin or ceremonial bag for the Afikoman

  •        An extra empty wine glass or ceremonial cup for Elijah’s cup

  •       For the hand washing ceremony, a cup with water and a hand towel
     (You can also use a ceremonial washing cup)

None of the ceremonial items mentioned are required for the Seder; you can use normal
household plates, bowls, cups and glasses in their place. If you make the Passover celebration
an annual event, many people enjoy using the ceremonial items to make an authentic looking
Seder table.
From Exodus to the Cross
         A Christian Passover Celebration Guidebook
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The Order of the Passover Dinner Celebration

The guidebook, "From Exodus to the Cross" will lead you every step of the
way through the entire Passover Seder. Listed below are the topics covered
during the dinner celebration.

1. Recite the opening prayer
2. Lighting of the candles
3. Explanation of the Seder table
4. The Four Cups of Wine
5. The First Cup – The Cup of Blessing
6. Washing of the hands
7. Eat a green vegetable
8. Breaking the middle matzah
9. The Four Questions
10. The blessing for the matzah
11. The bitter herbs
12. Dipping our herbs twice
13. The Four Children
14. The Second Cup – The Cup of Plagues
15. The Passover Story
16. The Ten Plagues
17. The Passover Lamb
18. The Roasted Egg
19. The Passover Symbols
20. Deliverance Through Faith
21. Dayenu – It would have been enough
22. Wash the hands before the meal
23. Grace before the meal
24. Serve the festival meal
25. The Afikoman
26. The Third Cup – The Cup of Redemption
27. The Last Supper
28. The Fourth Cup – The Cup of Praise
29. Recite the Psalms of Praise
30. Elijah the Prophet
31. Conclude the Seder
32. Sing the song, One Little Goat
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