\u00deessum miklu vorh\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0um tveimur sl\u00f3gu Gy\u00f0ingar saman \u00ed eina l\u00f6ngu \u00e1\u00f0ur en Jes\u00fas f\u00e6ddist. P\u00e1skar voru haldnir til minningar um brottf\u00f6r \u00cdsraelsmanna \u00far \u00fer\u00e6lah\u00fasinu \u00ed Egyptalandi (2M\u00f3s 12.13). \u00de\u00e1 bar upp \u00e1 14. n\u00edsan, sem var fyrsti m\u00e1nu\u00f0ur \u00e1rsins \u2013 fr\u00e1 mi\u00f0jum mars til mi\u00f0biks apr\u00edlm\u00e1na\u00f0ar \u00e1 dagatali okkar n\u00fat\u00edmamanna. P\u00e1skar gengu \u00ed gar\u00f0 um s\u00f3lsetur. H\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 \u00f3s\u00fdru brau\u00f0anna h\u00f3fst svo n\u00e6sta dag, 15. hins fyrsta m\u00e1na\u00f0ar, og st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00ed sj\u00f6 daga (3M\u00f3s 23.4-8; 4M\u00f3s 28.17-25).<\/p>\n
\u00c1 p\u00e1skum var p\u00e1skalambinu sl\u00e1tra\u00f0, \u00fea\u00f0 steikt yfir eldi og eti\u00f0. Bl\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00far \u00fev\u00ed \u00e1tti a\u00f0 minna \u00e1 bl\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 sem \u00cdsraelsmenn ru\u00f0u \u00e1 dyrastafi s\u00edna \u00e1\u00f0ur en Gu\u00f0 sendi Egyptum s\u00ed\u00f0ustu pl\u00e1guna. Engill dau\u00f0ans „g\u00e9kk fram hj\u00e1“ h\u00fasum \u00cdsraelsmanna, sem merkt voru me\u00f0 bl\u00f3\u00f0inu, en deyddi frumbur\u00f0i Egypta (2M\u00f3s 12.1-27). Flata brau\u00f0sins (hins \u00f3s\u00fdr\u00f0a) skyldi neytt \u00e1 p\u00e1skum og dagana sj\u00f6 \u00fear \u00e1 eftir til minningar um \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 l\u00fd\u00f0urinn yfirgaf Egyptaland \u00ed fl\u00fdti. Enginn t\u00edmi var til \u00feess a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta deigi\u00f0 lyftast og \u00fev\u00ed var brau\u00f0i\u00f0 baka\u00f0 \u00e1n gers.<\/p>\n
H\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 \u00f3s\u00fdr\u00f0u brau\u00f0anna var\u00f0 og tilefni til \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00feakka Gu\u00f0i fyrir hveituppskeruna. Seinna runnu \u00feessar h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0ar saman og voru b\u00e6\u00f0i haldnar \u00ed musterinu \u00ed Jer\u00fasalem og \u00e1 heimilum f\u00f3lks. Gy\u00f0ingar komu til Jer\u00fasalem hva\u00f0an\u00e6va a\u00f0 \u00far heiminum til \u00feess a\u00f0 taka \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed hinu \u00e1rlega h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0arhaldi. Me\u00f0 \u00feakkl\u00e6ti var minnst velgj\u00f6r\u00f0a Gu\u00f0s \u00ed fort\u00ed\u00f0, en einnig var gla\u00f0st yfir \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0l\u00edfi og fj\u00f6lskyldub\u00f6ndum \u00e1 yfirstandandi t\u00ed\u00f0. \u00c1 d\u00f6gum Jes\u00fa samanst\u00f3\u00f0 p\u00e1skam\u00e1lt\u00ed\u00f0in af kj\u00f6ti, brau\u00f0i og v\u00edni. Merking hennar var vandlega \u00fatsk\u00fdr\u00f0 fyrir b\u00f6rnunum. Og enn \u00ed dag neyta Gy\u00f0ingar \u00feessarar helgu m\u00e1lt\u00ed\u00f0ar hvar \u00ed heiminum sem \u00feeir b\u00faa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"