Quotes & Notes
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John Wesley Notes:
And he took bread-Namely, some time after, when supper was
ended, wherein they had eaten the paschal lamb.
This is my body-As he had just now celebrated the paschal supper, which
was called the passover, so in
like figurative language, he calls this bread his body. And this
circumstance of itself was sufficient to prevent any mistake, as if this
bread was his real body, any more than the paschal lamb was really the
passover.
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
The Lord's supper is a sign or memorial of Christ already come, who by
dying delivered us; his death is in special manner set before us in that
ordinance, by which we are reminded of it. The breaking of Christ's body
as a sacrifice for us, is therein brought to our remembrance by the
breaking of bread. Nothing can be more nourishing and satisfying to the
soul, than the doctrine of Christ's making atonement for sin, and the
assurance of an interest in that atonement. Therefore
we do this in remembrance of
what He did for us, when he died for us; and for a memorial of what we
do, in joining ourselves to him in an everlasting covenant. The
shedding of Christ's blood, by which the atonement was made, is
represented by the wine in the cup.
- Treasury of Scripture Knowledge:
* he took. Mt 26:26-28; Mr 14:22-24; 1Co 10:16; 11:23-29
* gave thanks. Lu 22:17; 24:30; Joh 6:23; 1Th 5:18
* is my. Lu 22:20; Ge 41:26,27; Eze 37:11; Da 2:38; 4:22-24; Zec 5:7,8;
1Co 10:4 Ga 4:25
* given. Joh 6:51; Ga 1:4; Eph 5:2; Tit 2:14; 1Pe 2:24
* this do. Ps 78:4-6; 111:4; Song 1:4; 1Co 11:24
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Adam Clarke Commentary:
That the Jews, in eating the passover, did it to represent
the sufferings of the Messiah, as evident from the tract Pesachim, fol.
119, quoted by Schoettgen. Why do we call this the great hallel? (i.e.
the hymn composed of several psalms, which they sung after the paschal
supper.) Ans. Because in it these five things are contained: 1. The
exodus from Egypt. 2. The dividing of the Red Sea. 3. The promulgation
of the law. 4. The resurrection of the dead. And, 5. The sufferings of
the Messiah. The first is referred to, Ps 114:1, When Israel went out of
Egypt, &c. The second in Ps 114:3, The sea saw it and fled. The third in
Ps 114:4, The mountains skipped like rams, &c. The fourth in Ps 116:9, I
will walk before the Lord in the land of the living. The fifth in Ps
115:1, Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory;
for thy mercy and thy truth's sake. See ACC for Mt 26:30.
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Geneva Bible Notes:
Here is a double use of metonymy: for
first, the vessel is taken for
that which is contained in the vessel, as the cup is spoken of
for the wine which is within the cup.
Second, the wine is called the
covenant or testament, whereas in reality it is but the sign of
the testament, or rather of the blood of Christ by which the testament
was made: neither is it a vain sign, although it is not the same as the
thing that it represents. (h) This word "the" shows the excellency of
the testament, and corresponds to Jer 31:31 where the new testament is
promised.
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