Why did passover include 4 cups of wine?

Answer 1

There is an obligation to drink four cups of wine during the Seder. The Mishnah says (Pes. 10:1) that even the poor are obliged to drink the four cups. Each cup is imbibed at a specific point in the Seder. The first is for Kiddush (קידוש), the second is for 'Maggid' (מגיד), the third is for Birkat Hamazon (ברכת המזון) and the fourth is for Hallel (הלל).

The Four Cups represent the four expressions of deliverance promised by God Exodus 6:6-7: "I will bring out," "I will deliver," "I will redeem," and "I will take."

Answer 2

The red wine at the Seder symbolises HaShem's four statements of redemption in the Torah:

1. "I took you out"

2. "I rescued you"

3. "I liberated you"

4. "I took you to Me for a people"

The wine represents redemption while the colour of the red wine reminds us of the blood of the children killed for the Pharaoh.

Answer 3

The 4 glasses of red wine that are drunk during the seder symbolise HaShem's four statements of redemption in the Torah:

1. "I took you out"

2. "I rescued you"

3. "I liberated you"

4. "I took you to Me for a people"

The wine represents redemption while the colour of the red wine reminds us of the blood of the children killed for the Pharaoh.

Answer 4

The four cups of wine, as they are known, represent "I will bring out," "I will deliver," "I will redeem," and "I will take," the four promises of deliverance made by G-d to the Hebrews in Exodus 6:6-7. They are consumed at various points during the Seder. The first cup is for Kiddush, a blessing said to sanctify Shabbat, a bar/mat mitzvah and any Jewish holiday; the second for Maggid, in honour of scholars and rabbis; the third for Birkat Hamazon, the blessing given in thanks after eating bread or matzah; and the fourth for Hallel, praise and thanks given during a Jewish holiday.

Answer 5

The four cups of wine at the Passover Seder symbolize the four deliverances promised by God. The four deliverances are "I will take", I will bring out", "I will deliver", and "I will redeem." The Seder has four points, also represented by four cups of wine. They are Kiddush, Maggid, Birkat Hamazon, and Hallel.

Answer 6

There are different sets of symbolism behind the 4 cups of wine: HaShem used 4 terms to describe our redemption from Egyptian slavery, we were liberated from the Pharaoh's 4 decrees, our freedom for our 4 exiles.

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Answer 7

The red wine at the seder symbolises HaShem's four statements of redemption in the Torah:

1. "I took you out"

2. "I rescued you"

3. "I liberated you"

4. "I took you to Me for a people"

The wine represents redemption while the colour of the red wine reminds us of the blood of the children killed for the Pharaoh.

Answer 8

The four cups of wine represent the four expressions of God's redemption of the Israelites (Exodus ch.6).