Exodus

Exodus 6:28-7:13:
This passage recounts God instructing Moses to speak to Pharaoh and demand the release of the Israelites from Egypt. Moses expresses his concern about his eloquence, but God reassures him, assigning Aaron as his spokesman. God tells Moses and Aaron to perform signs before Pharaoh, which includes Aaron casting down his staff before Pharaoh, which turns into a serpent. However, Pharaoh's heart remains hardened, and his magicians replicate this sign with their own enchantments, leading Pharaoh to dismiss Moses and Aaron's demands.
Psalm 77:16-20:
The psalmist describes God's mighty power as demonstrated through natural phenomena. He speaks of the waters seeing God and being afraid, and the depths trembling. Thunder, lightning, and earthquakes are depicted as manifestations of God’s power. The psalmist vividly describes God’s path through the waters and His unseen footsteps, emphasizing that despite the mighty display, God's ways can be mysterious and hidden from human understanding.
Proverbs 26:1:
This proverb states that honor is not fitting for a fool, just as snow in summer and rain in harvest are inappropriate. It emphasizes the incongruity and inappropriateness of giving honor to those who are foolish, as it is contrary to the natural order of things.
Matthew 26:26-29; Mark 14:22-25; Luke 22:19-20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26:
These passages describe the institution of the Lord's Supper or Communion during the Last Supper. Jesus, while eating with His disciples, takes bread, gives thanks, breaks it, and gives it to His disciples, saying it is His body given for them; He then takes a cup, gives thanks, and says it is His blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. He tells them to do this in remembrance of Him. Jesus also mentions that He will not drink of the fruit of the vine until He drinks it new in His Father’s kingdom, pointing to the future consummation of the Kingdom. Paul’s account in 1 Corinthians reiterates these actions and words of Jesus, emphasizing their significance for Christian practice and theology as a perpetual remembrance and proclamation of the Lord’s death until He comes.