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As in #141, the original metaphor is taken from the Exodus of Israel which begins in Exodus 12:1-42 and continues throughout the Pentateuch.
Stanza 3 – the reference to the table is found in the Passover Table in Exodus 12, and also the Lord’s Table in Matthew 26:26-29 (and parallel passages) and I Corinthians 11:23-26. Both the table and the washing of the disciples feet is found in John 13:1-17, and the “last night” is found in Matthew 26 and parallel passages.
Stanza 3 is a reminder of the table of the Lord; in the same way, Belgic Confession, Article 35 professes Christ as the “living bread,” “the true food and drink of our souls for eternal life” (Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 29, Question and Answer 79).