These two events are both important so we must deal with them both on this day.
The first event is the passover meal that Jesus has with his disciples, it has been famously called the Last Supper. In this mean Jesus institutes the Lord’s Supper or Communion which connects him directly to the passover lamb. This is because Jesus will shortly become the passover lamb where in because of his sacrifice the wrath of God will passover those who believe in him.
The second event is the garden of Gethsemane. This should all momentarily take us back to another garden. The garden of eden where Adam does exactly what God told him not do. Here we see the exact opposite from Jesus who says in vs 39: “And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.” Jesus agonized over his coming death, but he did the will of the father. Jesus succeeded where Adam failed. We all fail like Adam, but Jesus succeed and lived the righteous life for our sakes and this is proven by his statement “not as I will, but as you will.”
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