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Apostolic Writings Appointments With God Discussions Passover Prophets and Writings Torah Unleavened Bread

Who is Israel? Uniting native, grafted, chosen in God’s kingdom (Exodus 12; Jeremiah 46; 1Corinthians 5; Colossians 1)

A vibrant oil painting depicts a radiant white lamb standing on a table adorned with bread, a goblet, and plates of food, surrounded by a group of figures in colorful robes. A large tree with lush green leaves extends from the left side, while a warm golden light emanates from the lamb, illuminating the scene. In the upper right corner, a text overlay reads: "Who is Israel? Uniting native, grafted, chosen in God's kingdom." In the lower right corner, another text overlay states: "Exodus 12; Jeremiah 46; 1Corinthians 5; Colossians 1." A watermark "hallel.info" logo is visible in the lower left corner.

Amid resurgent anti-Semitism — sadly even among believers in Yeshua (Jesus) as the Messiah (Christ) — it’s more important than ever to revisit the New Testament teaching that Christ is the Passover Lamb for all Israel — native (Jew) and adopted/grafted (Gentile). Apostle Paul’s Passover teaching about “sincerity and truth” (unleavened bread) in our lives by removing “malice and wickedness” (leaven), with his olive tree metaphor, teaches unity in God’s family. It’s part of lessons from the beginning of the Bible to the end on distinguishing light from darkness, staying humble and embracing God’s correction as an expression of love.

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Appointments With God Unleavened Bread

What did Apostle Paul mean by ‘you are unleavened’?

Being “unleavened” during God’s Festival of Unleavened Bread (חג מצות Khag Matzot) is not about being a “holier than thou.” It’s not about overpowering or dominating others. We need to have humility, mercy, kindness and gentleness that comes from God. We need to keep ourselves low, not higher than one another. It’s foolish to measure yourself against someone else.

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Deuteronomy 19-20: Cities of refuge; malicious witnesses; how to clean up the Land; genocide of the original inhabitants

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Laws on the cities of refuge discouraged vigilantism and encouraged respect for the legal system to decide guilt or innocence. There was a serious penalty against “malicious witnesses” in criminal cases. God gave rules for the war to clean the Land, including discharge from service for the distracted and annihilation of certain existing peoples.

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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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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.”