The Korban Pesach

There were many details given in the Torah regarding the offering of the Korban Pesach. A lamb was taken on the tenth day of Nissan and was tied to the bed posts. It was an act of defiance as it was a declaration to the Egyptians that the animal they worshipped, would be slaughtered four days later, and would be eaten at the Seder on the night of the fifteenth.

There would be groupings of families who would gather together at their Seder and partake of the roasted meat of this sacrifice. It was eaten together with bitter herbs, to show that it was being consumed for the sake of the Mitzva, and not for pleasure.

It was also accompanied with the obligation to tell the Pesach story.

We were to acknowledge the way that we were redeemed, after suffering the humiliation of being slaves in Egypt. Now we were free men and fulfilling the Mitzva of eating of the flesh of the Korban Pesach.

This Mitzva was observed throughout all of the years that the Mishkan or Temple were standing. Its fulfillment represented that we understood our unique role in the world, of teaching all that is right and sacred in the eyes of G-d. The Korban Pesach carried this message, which made it the most unique of all of the sacrifices.