The Feast of Unleavened Bread (between January 15 and 21) follows immediately after Passover (Leviticus 23:6-8).

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In the celebration of Holy Communion we too are reminded of what Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 5:7: “ Put away the old leaven, that ye may be new, unleavened dough. For we have a Passover lamb sacrificed for us: This is Christ!

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The Feast of Unleavened Bread points to the sinless life and burial of Messiah, making Him the perfect sacrifice for our sins. Jesus' body was in the tomb in the early days of that feast like a grain of wheat planted waiting to spring forth as the bread of life. The historical background is the exodus from Egypt (Lev 23:6-8), the messianic fulfillment of Jesus' sinless life and his burial ( John 6:47-51 , Acts 2:29-32 , Rom 6:4 , 1Cor 5 :8 ).

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Sourdough is a fermentation process that puffs the dough. The leaven of the Pharisees (Mt 16:6-12) dealt with the evil teachings, their hypocritical ways and their external legalism. The Sadducees (Mt 16:6) do not believe in the supernatural. They don't believe in visions, dreams, miracles, etc. This is what we mean by the leaven of the Sadducees. We are to beware of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.  But we are also to beware of Herod's leaven (Mark 8:15). Its leaven was laced with worldliness and lust.

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From the 15th of the first month the seven-day festival of unleavened bread to the LORD takes place. On the first day there should be a holy assembly and no one should do weekday work. As Christians we remember that Jesus is the unleavened bread of life without pride or ambition. (John 6:35 and 51) In a spiritual sense, this means that ever since we were saved, we are to eat of the bread (Jesus) continually - pondering the pure, unadulterated Word of God throughout our lives. (Joshua 1:8) We must separate ourselves from all that constitutes leaven (1 Cor. 5:6-8) and live in integrity and in truth.