We went through the Passover Seder this weekend. A mini version at a brunch on Sunday, and then some of the symbolism of it at church. I think what struck me was how it informed the way I understand what Jesus was getting at. Because the items He was referring to were loaded with so much symbolism, I don't think it was just the items themselves that He was talking about. The bread was a certain bread, which had a foreshadowing element of Christ and His death and resurrection. It wasn't just any old "bread" that was His body, but that particular bread, the one that now would make sense in light of what was going to happen to Jesus. It wasn't any old cup of wine that is symbolic of Jesus' blood, but that particular cup.
It makes more sense to me. It's like if I were to give something meaningful to my wife that was only meaningful because of what it meant to us. To anyone else, it just wouldn't mean anything, or at least nothing near what it would mean to her. And so it's the same here. Bread and wine aren't really that meaningful, but that particular bread and that particular cup were meaningful, and those are the ones Jesus is referring to. I wouldn't do a good job with all of the details of the seder, so if you're interested, you're better off looking into it yourself.
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