Tag: Israelites

The seventh day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread — death to a ‘sour’ spirit; life in ‘sincerity and truth’

Post author By Richard
Post date April 17, 2009

Biblical-style painting of Jesus and his disciples standing and kneeling in a river surrounded by palm trees and desert hills, with ancient buildings in the background. Overlaid text reads: 'The seventh day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread — death to a ‘sour’ spirit; life in ‘sincerity and truth

God commands His people to observe the seventh and last day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread with a “holy convocation.” The day has connections to Israel’s crossing of the Red Sea after the Exodus and baptism in the name of Messiah Yeshua.

Tags baptism, Egypt, Exodus 13, firstborn, Israelites, leaven, matzah, Messiah, Parashat Beshalach, Passover, purge out the old leaven, Red Sea crossing, sanctification, sin, unleavened

Discussions Prophets and Writings

The Silence of the Righteous: Moral Failure in the Face of Evil (Judges 19-20)

Post author By Daniel
Post date June 28, 2008

Judges 19-20 is a disturbing account of a Levite, from the tribe God picked to be His closest ambassadors to Israel and the world, who not only had a concubine but also callously let her get raped to death by a Sodom-like mob. The Bible’s detractors and defenders of liberal morality hold this account up as a key exhibit, but what does God really want us to learn in this no-holds-barred account?