Catholic Biblical Typology
The Eucharist the new Passover lamb
1 Corinthians 10:16-18 The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread. Consider the people of Israel: are not those who eat the sacrifices participants in the altar?
Passover lamb | The Eucharist | |
Sacrificed for people to escape slavery | for the Israelites to escape slavery in Egypt (Ex 12:6) | Jesus the new Passover lamb for us to escape the slavery of sin (Mt 26:26-28) |
Eaten by the people to participate in the sacrifice | the Israelites ate the flesh of the lamb, with bread (Ex 12:8) | Jesus gives us his body, the consecrated bread, to eat (Mt 26:26; 1 Cor 10:16-18) |
Life-giving food | the angel of death passed over the Israelites homes during the tenth plague in Egypt (Ex 12:12-13) | the bread of eternal life (Jn 6:51) |
Eaten only by the covenant people | the circumcised (Ex 12:48) | the baptised who are in communion with the Church (1 Cor 10:16-18) |
Memorial to God | Passover day (Ex 12:14) | Jesus's pascal sacrifice (Lk 22:19) |