The Table of the Lamb: Passover, the Last Supper, and the Kingdom

As the sun sets and the Passover season begins, Jewish families all over the world will gather at tables tonight to retell the story of deliverance—a night when the blood of a lamb covered their homes, when Egypt lost its grip, and when the people of God stepped into a promise that would take generations to unfold.

But long after that first exodus, another table was set—this time in an upper room in Jerusalem.

It was Jesus’ final Passover, but He wasn’t just looking back. He was setting the pattern for what we now call The Table of Communion.

And just like the first table in Egypt…
This table marked a turning point.

A Table Between Two Realms

Luke 22 says:

“Jesus knew that the time had come for Him to suffer and complete His mission. With great desire, He said to His disciples, ‘I have longed with passion and desire to eat this Passover lamb with you before I endure my suffering.’”
—Luke 22:15 TPT

Jesus wasn’t just eating a meal—He was marking the fulfillment of everything the first Passover pointed to. The lamb they had eaten in Egypt was now sitting in front of them, ready to be broken and poured out.

This was the final moment of the old covenant and the first course of the new.

And what did He choose to do in that holy moment?

He set a table.

From Exodus to Communion: The Transfer

In the original Passover, the table was a place of covering:

• Blood on the doorposts
• Bitter herbs of bondage
• A meal eaten in haste, with shoes on, ready to move

But at the Last Supper, Jesus shifted the meaning:

“He lifted up a loaf, and after praying a prayer of thanksgiving to God, He gave each of His apostles a piece of bread, saying, ‘This loaf is My body, which is now being offered to you. Always eat it to remember Me.’”
—Luke 22:19 TPT

This wasn’t a lamb to be eaten in flight.
It was the Lamb of God, inviting them to sit and receive Him into themselves.

The exodus had been about deliverance from slavery in Egypt.
Now, through this table, He was offering deliverance from the slavery of sin, shame, and self.

The Table Was Never Meant to Be Rushed

Jesus didn’t rush through this meal. He lingered. He washed feet. He prophesied. He handed out bread. He passed the cup.

He embodied what the Table is all about in our Table, Tribe, Team, Tent framework:
Union. Transformation. Alignment. Commissioning.

This Table didn’t just look back to Egypt.
It looked forward to a cross.
It looked further still to a resurrection.
And even further to a table in Revelation, where the Marriage Supper of the Lamb will be served to the nations.

Why the Table Still Matters This Passover

If Jesus chose the table as the place to reveal His covenant, then we must return to the table as our starting point.

You can’t walk in the promises of the Kingdom without first eating the Lamb.

You can’t build with others in Tribe if you haven’t first let your story die and be rewritten at Table.

You can’t serve effectively on Team if you haven’t exchanged striving for surrendered communion.

You won’t carry His presence in the Tent until you’ve hosted Him at the table of your heart.

Tonight, Let the Table Preach Again

This Passover, whether you observe a Seder or simply reflect on the meaning behind it, let this truth settle deep in your spirit:

The Lamb has already been slain.
The table is already set.
And the blood still speaks a better word.

Come eat. Come remember. Come receive.

Let the Lamb be enough.
Let the meal change you.
Let this table be the doorway into the greater exodus—
The exodus from self into union with Christ.

The table is not only historical—it’s prophetic.
It points back to deliverance and forward to destiny.

And the Host?
He’s still waiting.