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Appointments With God Discussions Firstfruits Pentecost/Shavuot Shabbat Torah Unleavened Bread

Leviticus 23–24 Explained: Feasts of the Lord, Shabbat, and the Power of God’s Name

The 23rd chapter of Leviticus is a relatively obvious passage. The explanations are simple and self-explanatory, except for questions about the biblical timing of Firstfruits and Pentecost.

The 24th chapter is a bit unusual and not so simple to decipher. When you read the book of Leviticus and you find the phrase “the LORD spoke to…” pay attention to whom is supposed to hear the message. There were some messages for the sons of Aaron but some messages were for the people of Israel. Each group had their own duties and responsibilities, and it’s God Himself Who decides.

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Apostolic Writings Discussions Torah

Journey to the 10 — First day of Feast of Unleavened Bread and the meaning of ‘leaven’

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Today is the 15th day of the first month of God’s year (Exodus 12). We are continuing our “Journey To the 10” which is the retelling of the journey from Egypt to Sinai. This discussion explores the meaning of leaven that God wants believers to remove from their lives.

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Appointments With God Discussions Unleavened Bread

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

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.

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Appointments With God Discussions Unleavened Bread

Feast of Unleavened Bread — Purge out malice and wickedness

A basket of leavened bread sits engulfed in flames against a black background, symbolizing purification. Bold, vintage-style yellow and red text above the flames reads: "Feast of Unleavened Bread — Purge out malice and wickedness." The lower-left corner features the website name "hallel.info" with a stylized Hebrew letter.

The apostle Paul uses the object lesson of purging leaven out of the home for the Feast of Unleavened Bread in one of his most shocking statements on discipline for immorality in the congregation in Corinth — purge out “malice” and “wickedness.”

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Appointments With God Passover Unleavened Bread

Feast of Unleavened Bread: Get the leaven out

A paint of a Roman era Jewish family of wife, husband, son and daughter sweep bread off the floor and throwing it into a trash can. The title "Get the Leaven OUT!" appeared in the upper left corner of the picture.

Why does God tell us to remove leaven — “yeast” in the NIV translation — from our mouths, homes and community during the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the seven days right after Passover? Why does God tell us then to put leaven in our mouths at Shavu’ot (Pentecost) a short time later? What does this have to do with Messiah? The connection is startling.

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Apostolic Writings Discussions Pentecost/Shavuot Unleavened Bread

From Self-Sufficiency to Spiritual Transformation: Lessons from Matthew 16

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Yeast is commonly seen as a symbol for pride, something bad. Why does God command us to not eat leavened bread for seven days after Passover then at Shavuot (Pentecost) command that He be offered two loaves of leavened bread? How is the answer to this paradox found in Yeshua’s cryptic instruction to His disciples to beware of the “yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees”?