The bread and wine date to before there even were Jews.
It is the blessing that the MelekZedek bestowed upon Abraham. That is what is meant when it says the “he blessed it...”
“Blessed be Yehova Elohim, King of the Universe, who brings forth bread and wine from the Earth.”
The bread and wine date to before there even were Jews.
It is the blessing that the MelekZedek bestowed upon Abraham. That is what is meant when it says the “he blessed it...”
“Blessed be Yehova Elohim, King of the Universe, who brings forth bread and wine from the Earth.”
Yes, but the significance of what Christ was asking them to do by taking the cup is reflected in the Jewish rite of betrothal, when the groom sets a cup before his bride, fills it with wine, and asks her to drink from it. If she does, they are betrothed to be joined in marriage. If she refuses the cup, they are not.
This motif is repeated throughout the New Testament in Paul’s letters as well as Revelation.