The Passover Meal: What Did it Include?

 

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I am referencing the next two foods in the Sedar meal because there wasn't as much information about them to be given separately without a deeper dive which you can do if you are interested. 

The next one mentioned after Karpas is Bitter Herbs. And this is what is said about them on gotquestions.org:

Bitter Herbs (Maror) – The eating of “bitter herbs” is commanded in Exodus 12:8. In modern times, this is usually horseradish, one of the bitterest herbs. The maror reminds the Jews that they were unable to offer sacrifice and worship to God, and that was bitterer than the slavery of Egypt.

And then after that is something called Charoset (pictured above) which is a mixture of apples, nuts, wine, and spices. It represents the mortar the Israelites used in the constructing buildings during their slavery to the Egyptians. Of all the elements of the Seder, charoset alone is sweet, and this is a reminder of the hope of redemption.

Underneath the picture of it on Pinterest, it is said to be 'Traditional Charoset for Passover'.

However, there are quite a few recipes given there using these fruits etc, that you can look at, if you choose to. I wonder if modern day Jews that celebrate, use it the traditional way, or do they use a recipe? 

You might notice as I did, that there is no Biblical reference to the Charoset. So, I did a bit of digging and this is what I found:

• Charoset is the only element of the Seder plate that is not mentioned in the Torah; it is from the Talmud, where the link between charoset and mortar is established. Additionally, R. Jacob gives detailed instructions on how to make charoset properly in Hilchot Pesach. Of course, this is not the required prescription (as evidenced by the plethora of charoset recipes accessible on this website). (Credit: jamiegeller/holiday)

Looking at the foods that God's people ate at that time, makes me wonder about what life had been like for them. They were fleeing their enemy after all those years of being held captive. God had promised them they would be released after some 400 hundred years. Can we even imagine that? No doubt they had prayed for an "early release program" and yet God held off until as he promised, the day came that they would be free. 

Sometimes, we get so upset with God, that He does not answer or our prayers or deliver us from the situations that we find ourselves in. But when things do not happen the way we think they should, we raise our fists to him and some walk out on Him. 

But there are always reasons for what He does and how He does them. And He calls us to just trust Him because He will always bring good to whatever we are going through. Romans 8:28

And we can take Him at His Word!!!!

Thanks for stopping by today, Friends. Have a glorious evening. I hope the winter weather is giving way to spring wherever you are. God bless!