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Apostolic Writings Appointments With God Discussions Unleavened Bread

Those who trust the Messiah become sincerely, truly ‘unleavened’

A digital graphic design featuring a symbolic scene inspired by the Feast of Unleavened Bread. The image includes a glowing loaf of unleavened bread, illuminated by soft golden light, symbolizing sincerity and truth. In the background, and a brown cross behind it. To the right the words "The Feast of Unleavened Bread: Sincerity and truth."

Is the Feast of Unleavened Bread all about “getting sin of your life”? Is that the only message here? I’d submit to you that there’s much more. It is where the Father, the Creator, has placed you. He has placed you in the world, in the place where He wants you to be. It’s not just the “bread of affliction” but also the “bread of hope.”

We are to be “unleavened” — clear, transparent and easy to see, i.e., not “actors” a.k.a. hypocrites. And the community we worship in is also supposed to be clear, transparent and easy to understand in all matters of our lives.

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Appointments With God Discussions Lamb Selection Day Passover Prophets and Writings

Psalm 113-118: The Hallel and the Passover

Every day is a good day to sing Hallelujah but Passover is an especially relevant time to sing this praise. (Banner by Freeimages.com/Billy Alexander)

As we prepare ourselves for the Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread, let’s focus our attention on the group of Psalms that are called “The Egyptian Hallel.” The phrase “Hallelu Yah” — praise the Lord — shows up frequently in these Psalms. That is why they are nicknamed “the Hallel.” These are the Psalms that Jews in New Testament times commonly sang during the Passover seder and we see in the Scriptures that Yeshua and the Apostles sang “The Egyptian Hallel” with Him for the last time before His death.

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Apostolic Writings Appointments With God Discussions Lamb Selection Day Passover

A Lamb Led to the Cross: Foretold by a Prophet, Fulfilled by a King

An artistic depiction of a lamb walking toward a cross on a hilltop, guided by a robed man and flanked by armored guards. The scene is bathed in golden light from a setting sun, evoking a solemn, divine atmosphere. The text on the image reads: “A Lamb Led to the Cross: Foretold by a Prophet, Fulfilled by a King.” The website hallel.info is displayed in the bottom right corner.

The Apostle John tells us that John the Baptist was the first one who proclaimed the primary purpose of Yeshua’s mission. “Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.” (Jn. 1:29, 36) But this Lamb did not show up the way the experts wanted and when Yeshua refused to fulfill the violent desires of the religious experts, they inflicted grave violence on Yeshua, but Yeshua expected that, and so did John the Baptist, even though he didn’t live to see it.

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Discussions Prophets and Writings

1st Kings 22: End of Ahab’s life

Daniel Agee

In 1st Kings 22, we read about the final events that lead up to Ahab’s death. For those of us who are trying to walk a righteous life, the mistake and foibles of the unrighteous can still provide us powerful lessons, including the danger of making promises in haste and only listening to part of God’s instruction rather than all of it, but probably the most important lesson from this final chapter of Ahab’s life is that God does not need 400 voices to teach you His truth. He only needs one.

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Discussions Torah

Exodus 20: Ten Commandments

Richard Agee

There are so many sermons, books and testimonies out there about practical application of the 10 Commandments. In one way, there isn’t much that hasn’t already been said, but in another way, there’s so much here that there isn’t enough time in the universe to dwell upon all the applications and ramifications of these simple commandments. This simple list of 10 basic commandments give us insight into how God views us, our political institutions and our families.

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Apostolic Writings Appointments With God Atonement Discussions Lamb Selection Day Passover Prophets and Writings Torah

Of Lamb and Goats: God’s salvation memorialized in Passover Lamb Selection Day and Day of Atonement

Newborn spring lamb (Petr Kratochvil / PublicDomainPictures.net)
Newborn spring lamb (Petr Kratochvil / PublicDomainPictures.net)

Lamb Selection Day is closely connected with Yom haKippurim (Day of Atonement). Both occur on the 10th day of their respective months: first month for Lamb selection day and seventh month of Yom Kippur.

And the words of the herald for the Mashiakh (Messiah), Yokhanan the Immerser (John the Baptist), that Yeshua was “the Lamb of God Who takes away the sins of the world” (Jn. 1:29) further connects these two memorials of God’s salvation plan.

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Exodus 18-19: God introduces Himself to Yisra’el

Richard Agee

When Moshe was on this mountain with the burning bush, which didn’t actually burn, he had to ask God who He was. Now he is back at this same mountain, but this time God has set the entire mountain on fire with smoke. This was not just for Moshe and Aaron, but it’s for all the people to see and respect.