Passover and Unleavened Bread

 
   March 25, 2017 : Passover (Leviticus 23:5) (ie Sundown 25th to Sundown 26th)

    March 25-March 31, 2017: Feast of Unleavened Bread (Exodus 12:1) March 25th Sundown – March 31st Sundown, 2017 (First Day observe as Sabbath: (ie Sundown 25th to Sundown 31st) -Last Day observe as Sabbath: (Sundown 31st to Sundown 1st))

Passover is a time of newness and reflection. The Most High was about to do a new thing for the nation of Israel. He was about to take them out of captivity. He was about to bring them into a freedom that they were not quite ready for: but there was a sacrifice that had to be made first. They had to sacrifice the lamb, they had to cover their door post with the blood they had to focus all their time effort and energy on The Most High and what He had asked of them BEFORE he could take them out of their captivity BEFORE he could deliver them from Egypt.

Now in this day and age because of the sacrifice that Christ has made for us, we do not have to sacrifice a lamb. He was our final sacrifice, but metaphorically we do. We have to recognize the Passover. Recognize the sacrifice of his life that he gave for us, and put ourselves under his control and under his order and have our focus, our time, effort, and our energy on The Most High and his order, his way! This is also the time of unleavened bread it is a time where we put aside the leaven which is representative of sin. Are you putting aside the sin in your life or have you fallen into Old bad habits? Are you taking part in things that you used to do that you had at one point put away? This is a time to clean out, to clean up, Let Go and move forward with The Most High. Only then can he deliver you. Only then can he set you free! Only then can he return and break Yasharahlas captivity for eternity

noun: leaven

1. 1.

   a substance, typically yeast, that is added to dough to make it ferment and rise.

   • dough that is reserved from an earlier batch in order to start a later one fermenting.
2. 2.

   a pervasive influence that modifies something or transforms it for the better.

   
   

   "they acted as an intellectual leaven to the warriors who dominated the city"

verb

verb: leaven; 3rd person present: leavens; past tense: leavened; past participle: leavened; gerund or present participle: leavening; gerund or present participle: leavenning; past tense: leavenned; past participle: leavenned

1.

cause (dough or bread) to ferment and rise by adding leaven.

"leavened breads are forbidden during Passover"

Though this passage comes from the Old Testament, these same days were observed by the New Testament Church. More than 20 years after the death and resurrection of Christ, the apostle Paul instructed the gentile congregation at Corinth to keep the Days of Unleavened Bread. He then explained their spiritual application to New Testament Christians (1 Corinthians 5:6-8).

synonyms: raise, make rise, puff up, expand "yeast leavens the bread" Leavening includes yeast and chemical leavening agents, such as baking powder, baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) and potassium bicarbonate. (Other ingredients that are sometimes confused with leaven include brewer’s yeast, yeast extract, torula yeast, autolyzed yeast, cream of tartar and cornstarch. These are not leavening agents.)