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Explain the history and the symbolism of the festival of Passover
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The Festival of Pesach a) Explain the history and the symbolism of the festival of Passover (24 marks) Around 3000 years ago, the Israelites who lived in Egypt were blamed for all of the troubles of the country. They were enslaved by the Pharaoh and forced to labour constantly under the whip to build palaces and buildings for him. This continued for years until one day, when King Herod threw all the Israelite babies into the river, for fear of being overthrown, one baby survived. He floated in a wicker basket down the Nile to the palace of the Pharaoh himself. Moses, for this was the baby's name, grew up as a high class Egyptian but was always aware of his roots. When he saw a slave driver whipping an Israelite, he killed the man and ran away to become a shepherd far away. One day, Moses saw a burning bush...
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