What is the meaning of Luke 22:7? Then came • Luke sets the scene with a simple time-marker: “Then came…” (Luke 22:7). Everything about Jesus’ life unfolds at exactly the right moment (Galatians 4:4). • The phrase ties this verse to the flow of chapter 22, where the plot to arrest Jesus is already under way (Luke 22:1-6). In spite of human schemes, God’s redemptive plan moves forward (Acts 2:23). • Mark’s parallel, “On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was being sacrificed” (Mark 14:12), confirms the Gospel harmony. the day of Unleavened Bread • The Feast of Unleavened Bread started on the 14th of Nisan and lasted seven days (Exodus 12:17-20; Leviticus 23:6-8). No yeast meant no corruption—symbolizing a life cleansed from sin (1 Corinthians 5:7-8). • By Jesus’ day the term “Unleavened Bread” commonly included the Passover itself (Luke 22:1). That overlap explains why the disciples speak of preparing the Passover meal during this feast (Luke 22:8-13). • God used an existing festival that celebrated deliverance from Egypt to spotlight the ultimate deliverance Christ would accomplish (Colossians 2:16-17). on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed • According to Exodus 12:6, the lamb was slain “at twilight.” That very evening Jesus would recline with His disciples, identifying the bread and cup with His own body and blood (Luke 22:19-20). • John the Baptist had already proclaimed, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29). Luke 22:7 shows the calendar catching up with that declaration. • The substitutionary nature of the original Passover—blood shielding households from judgment (Exodus 12:13)—foreshadows Christ’s once-for-all sacrifice (Hebrews 9:22; 1 Peter 1:18-19). • Jesus was crucified the next afternoon, still within Passover time, perfectly fulfilling “Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed” (1 Corinthians 5:7). summary Luke 22:7 anchors the Last Supper—and ultimately the cross—in God’s prophetic timetable. The day itself, the feast, and the sacrificial lamb all converge to declare that Jesus is the true Passover Lamb whose blood secures eternal deliverance for all who trust Him. |
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