Elijah's Cup

Why do we pour a cup for Elijah at the Seder meal?

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D. T. Lancaster

D. T. Lancaster

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Why do we pour a cup for Elijah at the Seder meal? It's not just a quaint tradtion, it's the most Messianic moment in Passover Seder meal. This teaching explores the history of the tradition and the pouring out of God's wrath upon the nations, revealing the coming of the Messiah and the Day of the LORD in the course of the Seder Meal. 

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