The Key Components/Items of the Passover Meal (Passover Seder) Item The Meal How the Meal Spiritual Bible Component Component is Significance Passage or Administered Reference 1 Karpas: A It is dipped in salt The presence of Exodus 1: green water at the the green 7. “Karpas” vegetable, such beginning of the represents the as parsley. Passover Seder. growth and fertility of the Jewish people in Egypt. 2 Charoset: An This was as The Exodus 1: “Charoset” wine and the dessert. mixture represents 13 - 14 nut mixture. the mortar used by the Jewish slaves to in Egypt 3 Maror: A bitter Bitter herbs eaten The “Marror” Exodus 1: herb such as as step nine (9) in symbolizes the 13 - 14 horseradish. the Passover bitterness and Seder. harshness of slavery of the Israelites in 4 An This herb is The Exodus 1: Chazeret: “Chazeret” inedible bitter inedible because it represent the 15 - 22 herb (such as cannot be atrocity of horseradish swallowed just as infanticide (i.e. root). the murder of Pharaohs decree to Jewish baby boys murder the Jewish could not be baby boys). accepted. 5 Zero’a: A Symbolic The Exodus 12 “zero’a” roasted lamb or component, as the symbolizes the goat shank mighty hand of sacrificial lamb bone. God in delivering whose blood was the Israelites from put on the door post. The usual word for bone in Hebrew is “etzem” but zero’a means arm, as in outstretched arm (zero’a netuyah) referring to the arm of the LORD as evidenced in His mighty deliverance of the Jews from Egypt. 6 A It is part of the The Exodus 1: 7 Beitzah: “Beitzah” roasted egg meal as step 11 in symbolizes the
The Key Components/Items of the Passover Meal (Passover Seder) Item The Meal Component How the Meal Component is Administered Spiritual Significance Bible Passage or Reference 1 Karpas: A green vegetable, such as parsley. It is dipped in salt water at the beginning of the Passover Seder. The presence of the green “Karpas” represents the growth and fertility of the Jewish people in Egypt. Exodus 1: 7. 2 Charoset: An wine and nut mixture. This was as the dessert. The “Charoset” mixture represents the mortar used by the Jewish slaves to in Egypt Exodus 1: 13 - 14 3 Maror: A bitter herb such as horseradish. Bitter herbs eaten as step nine (9) in the Passover Seder. The “Marror” symbolizes the bitterness and harshness of slavery of the Israelites in Exodus 1: 13 - 14 4 Chazeret: An inedible bitter herb (such as horseradish root). This herb is inedible because it cannot be swallowed just as the murder of Jewish baby boys could not be accepted. The “Chazeret” represent the atrocity of infanticide (i.e. Pharaohs decree to murder the Jewish baby boys). Exodus 1: 15 - 22 5 Zero’a: A roasted lamb or goat shank bone. Symbolic component, as the mighty hand of God in delivering the Israelites from The “zero’a” symbolizes the sacrificial lamb whose blood was put on the door post. The usual word for bone in Hebrew is “etzem” but zero’a means arm, as in outstretched arm (zero’a netuyah) referring to the arm of the LORD as evidenced in His mighty deliverance of the Jews from Egypt. Exodus 12 6 Beitzah: A roasted egg It is part of the meal as step 11 in The “Beitzah” symbolizes the Exodus 1: 7