Passover Psalms at the Last Supper
In Mark 14, we’re told that Jesus and his disciples celebrated Passover and sang a hymn before going out to the garden of Gethsemane. So what hymn did they sing? Rabbinic tradition going back to the time of Jesus records that during Passover, Jewish people sang Psalm 113-118, a collection of songs known as the Passover Hallel. In this episode, Jon and Tim explore these six psalms’ references to the Exodus story and what they might have meant to Jesus on the night of the last supper.
Passover Psalms at the Last Supper
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Episode Chapters
Scripture References
Matthew 26:17-30Mark 14:26Psalms 113-118Psalms 113:1-4Exodus 7-11Psalms 113:4-9Exodus 19:6Genesis 16Genesis 29-301 Samuel 1-21 Samuel 1:61 Samuel 2Psalms 114:1-3Exodus 14:15-31Joshua 3:1Psalms 114:4-8Psalms 1151-8Exodus 2Exodus 34:6-7Psalms 115:9-11Exodus 2:23-25Psalms 115:12-18Exodus 15Psalms 116Psalms 117Psalms 118Deuteronomy 8:7Psalms 118:10-14
Referenced Resources
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Show Music
- “Small Town Palm Trees” by Mama Aiuto - Topic
- “Penpals Perhaps” by Sleepy Fish & Coa
- “Where the Streets Are Cold & Lonely” by Mama Aiuto
- BibleProject theme song by TENTS
Show Credits
Production of today’s episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer, and Cooper Peltz, managing producer. Tyler Bailey is our supervising engineer. Frank Garza and Aaron Olsen edited today’s episode. Aaron Olsen and Tyler Bailey provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty does our show notes, and Hannah Woo provides the annotations for our app. Our host and creative director is Jon Collins, and our lead scholar is Tim Mackie. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.