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The Passover feast was established by God to the Israelites in the time of Moses. It was a symbol of the Lord's deliverance of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. The feast was celebrated each year to remember the Lord's faithfulness and provision. The Passover feast had a number of components, including the sacrificing of a lamb, the eating of unleavened bread, and the drinking of wine. All of these components had great symbolic meaning in the Passover feast. In the New Testament, Jesus Christ is seen as fulfilling each of these components of the Passover feast. Jesus is seen as the ultimate Passover Lamb, whose sacrificial death was the fulfillment of the Old Testament sacrificial system. In the Book of John, Jesus refers to himself as the "bread from heaven" and the "true bread of life." In doing so, he is referring to the unleavened bread that was part of the Passover feast. Jesus was referring to himself as the spiritual sustenance that his followers would need in order to survive in a hostile world. Finally, Jesus refers to himself as the "true vine" in the Book of John. In doing so, he is referring to the wine that was part of the Passover feast. Jesus was referring to himself as the source of spiritual sustenance for his followers, which would give them strength and courage to live for him. Jesus fulfilled the Passover feast in his life, death, and resurrection. In his life, he lived a perfect life of obedience to the Father and set an example for us to follow. In his death, he sacrificed his own life as the ultimate Passover Lamb, fulfilling the old sacrificial system. In his resurrection, he demonstrated victory over death and the promise of eternal life for all who believe in him. The Passover feast was established to remind the Israelites of the Lord's faithfulness and provision. In Jesus, the fullness of the Passover feast is seen and fulfilled. He is the ultimate Passover Lamb, the bread of life, and the true vine. Through him, we can experience the ultimate deliverance from slavery to sin, and have the hope of eternal life.

- [Jennifer] Welcome to the Marriage After God podcast.

- [Aaron] We're your hosts. I'm Aaron

- [Jennifer] And I'm Jennifer.

- [Aaron] We've been married for 14 years.

- [Jennifer] And we have five young children.

- [Aaron] We started blogging over 10 years ago sharing our marriage story in hopes of encouraging other husbands and wives to draw closer to God and closer to each other.

- [Jennifer] We have authored over 10 books together including our newest book "Marriage After God," the book that inspired us to start this podcast.

- [Aaron] "Marriage After God" has a message to remind all of us that God designed marriage with a purpose.

- [Jennifer] to reflect his love.

- [Aaron] To be a light in this world.

- [Jennifer] To work together as a team.

- [Aaron] Using what he has given us.

- [Jennifer] To build his kingdom.

- [Aaron] Our hope is to encourage you along your marriage journey.

- [Jennifer] As you boldly chase after God together.

- [Aaron] This is Marriage After God.

- [Aaron] Hey, welcome back to the final episode of season five. We're Aaron and Jennifer Smith.

- [Jennifer] Your host of Marriage After God.

- [Aaron] And we're glad to have you. I hope you've enjoyed this season. All the various episodes we've had. It's been awesome. And I know that even though this is the last episode of the season, we wanna let you know that we will be back. So this isn't the end. We've been trying to do, I mean, we have five kids now we're doing a lot of things on the other side of this microphone and we're just trying to give ourselves breaks between seasons so that yeah we can bring you the best content and we don't get burned out