First lesson of a series on the Lord's Supper. Some ideas taken from the book Come To The Table by John Mark Hicks

1. The Lord’s
Table
Lesson 1: Old Testament ceremonial meals
November 28, 2012
University Church of Christ
Abilene, TX

2. Exodus 24
“…they saw God, and they ate and drank.” (v. 11)
“This is the blood of the covenant…” (v. 8)
Matthew 26:28 Luke 22:20
Mark 14:24 1 Corinthians 11:25

3. Meals & covenants
Genesis 26:28-31
Genesis 31:45-55
“cut a covenant” (Genesis 15)

4. Types of sacrifices
• Burnt offering (Leviticus 1; 6:8-13; 8:18-21;
16:24)
• Grain offering (Leviticus 2; 6:14-23)
• Sin offering (Leviticus 4:1-5:13; 6:24-30;
8:14-17; 16:3-22)
• Guilt offering (Leviticus 5:14-6:7; 7:1-6)
• Fellowship offering (Leviticus 3; 7:11-34)

5. Fellowship offerings
• Leviticus 3:1-17 and 7:11-38
• Deuteronomy 12:6-7; 27:7
• Psalm 50:14,23; 56:12; 107:22; 116:13-19
(27:6)

6. Sacrifices & Celebration
‣ Covenant renewal at Mt. ‣ Covenant renewal under
Ebal (Deuteronomy 27:1-8; Asa (2 Chronicles 15:8-15)
Joshua 8:30-35) ‣ Purification of
‣ Coronation of Saul (1 Hezekiah's temple (2
Samuel 11:15) Chronicles 29:27-36)
‣ Movement of the Ark to ‣ Hezekiah's Passover (2
David's tent (1 Chronicles Chronicles 30:22-27)
16:1-3), ‣ Dedication of
‣ Dedication of the altar (2 Mannaseh's altar (2
Sam. 24:25; 1 Chronicles Chronicles 33:16)
21:27-22:1)
‣ Consecration of the
‣ Dedication of Solomon's walls of Jerusalem
temple (2 Chronicles (Nehemiah 12:35-43)
7:1-10)

7. 1 Corinthians 10:16-21
Paul relates the Lord’s Supper to these
community sacrifices and meals

8. Holy feasts (Lev. 23)
• Passover/ • Purim (Esther)
Unleavened
Bread / Firstfruits • Feast of Lights
• Pentecost
• Tabernacles
(Trumpets,
Atonement)
Exodus 34:23-24

9. Summary
‣ Worship in the Old Testament was
built around a structure of “holy
meals”
‣ These meals were a time of
community rejoicing in the
presence of the Lord
‣ The Lord’s Supper is related to the
table of the sacrifice, not the altar
‣ The Supper is a time of covenant
affirmation