Bread and Wine

Mark 14:22-25

During the Passover meal, the Jews break bread and they drink wine. They often do that at meals. Jesus told the disciples that these things meant something.

The bread meant Jesus‘ body. Jesus broke it. So he showed the disciples that he would die. Then Jesus gave a piece to each disciple. They all ate it. Jesus had broken the bread so that they would all eat. Soon, Jesus would die on behalf of them all.

Then Jesus took the cup. He asked all the disciples to drink a little wine. That wine was red, like blood. The blood meant Jesus‘ life. He would lose his life; in other words, he would die. And because of that, God had made a promise to many people. He would be their king; and they would be his people.

When God ruled his people‘s lives, Jesus would be with them again. They would not always be sad, because God was doing something new. That good thing was like the first wine that comes from a new garden. People are very happy when they taste it. It is fresh and new. And it is the beginning of something good.

Verse 26

This song was from the Book of Psalms. Bible students think that it was, perhaps, Psalms 113 to 118. The Jews sing those Psalms at the Passover.