Playlist: Passover, Changed by Man (topic)
Passover (Part Nine)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughDuring the reigns of Hezekiah and Josiah, righteous kings of Judah, the observance of Passover underwent significant changes from God's original commands as given in Exodus 12, Numbers 9, and Leviticus 23. These changes were enforced by the kings themselves, who personally supervised the rituals to prevent a return to pagan …
Passover (Part Ten)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe instructions in Deuteronomy 16, as originally given by God, were for Unleavened Bread and not Passover. The word Passover was inserted into the text at a later time, likely after the Jews returned from Babylonian captivity, when both feasts were commonly referred to as Passover. This editing created the appearance of a 15th …
Passover (Part Six)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughSome believe in a late-14th Passover on the basis of II Chronicles 35:10-11, but this overlooks the context. The Passover was originally a home-based observance.
Passover (Part Eight)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe temple Passover commanded by Hezekiah was a very unusual circumstance in which the king centralized worship to keep Baalism from defiling the Passover.
Passover (Part Seven)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughMajor reinterpretations have significantly distorted the meaning of Passover and Unleavened Bread, blurring the distinction between the two events.
Passover (Part Two)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Passover is to be kept on the twilight of the 14th, while the Feast of Unleavened Bread begins on the 15th. The Word of God supersedes tradition and heritage.
Government (Part Two)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughGod is establishing a spiritual kingdom, with Christ as King, installed at the seventh trump when He will unleash the power of His Kingdom against the world.