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Exodus 12 - significance of unleavend bread - 8/23/2008 9:50:23 AM
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Fledgling
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What is the significance of eating only unleavened bread. Is it a test of whether Gods commands will be followed? Or is it symbolic of something else? It seems like it must be important because it is mentioned over and over.
Exo 12:15 Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; howbeit the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses; for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.
Exo 12:16 And in the first day there shall be to you a holy convocation, and in the seventh day a holy convocation; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done by you.
Exo 12:17 And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt; therefore shall ye observe this day throughout your generations by an ordinance for ever.
Exo 12:18 In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.
Exo 12:19 Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses; for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a sojourner, or one that is born in the land.
Exo 12:20 Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.'
Exo 12:21 Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them: 'Draw out, and take you lambs according to your families, and kill the passover lamb.
Exo 12:22 And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and strike the lintel and the two side-posts with the blood that is in the basin; and none of you shall go out of the door of his house until the morning.
Exo 12:23 For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when He seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side-posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.
Exo 12:24 And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.
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RE: Exodus 12 - significance of unleavend bread - 8/23/2008 11:09:59 AM
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Szaftoo
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Leaven is the agent that you add and then wait for the bread to rise. There was no waiting, the children of Israel were instructed to get their things ready and leave immediately.
I have also heard leaven causes bread to be "puffed up" which is self-explanatory.
I go with the first.
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RE: Exodus 12 - significance of unleavend bread - 8/23/2008 11:35:09 AM
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Leaven is also a type of sin. In 1 Corinthian 5:1-8, when Sha'ul (Paul) is speaking of the man fornicating with his father's wife, he speaks of Pesach being observed with the "unleavened matzah (bread) of sincerity and truth."
Leaven in verse 8 is referred to as malice and wickedness. This is the spiritual truth behind the literal observation.
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RE: Exodus 12 - significance of unleavend bread - 8/25/2008 10:08:43 PM
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quote:
ORIGINAL: LBolt
Leaven is also a type of sin. In 1 Corinthian 5:1-8, when Sha'ul (Paul) is speaking of the man fornicating with his father's wife, he speaks of Pesach being observed with the "unleavened matzah (bread) of sincerity and truth."
Leaven in verse 8 is referred to as malice and wickedness. This is the spiritual truth behind the literal observation.
I like the way you observe.
8 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
But I think that 'malice and wickedness' is just one type of leaven. The problem I have in accepting it as THE definition is that the Kingdom of Heaven is likened to leaven in Luke 13
20 And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?
21 It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
I think that 'teaching' fits all the occurrences. And that unleavened bread celebrates the day when :
Heb 8:11 And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.
But then, what do I know...
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RE: Exodus 12 - significance of unleavend bread - 8/26/2008 1:48:17 PM
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Leaven was symbolic of Egypt itself.
The process of leavening bread was discovered there around the time that Joseph was sold into slavery, or perhaps somewhat earlier. The way they did it there was to leave a bowl of wet ground grain in the open air for a couple of days and it started to rise. This was then mixed in with more flour and made into loaves for baking. Later they found out that you could reduce the time by keeping back a small portion of dough to leaven the next set of loaves. That is what we refer to as "sourdough."
The command to rid your house of all leven for a week is symbolic of coming out of Egypt and also getting Egypt out of you. Please note this is NOT a permanent command. The grain offerings on Shavuot (pentecost) were to be offered WITH leaven.
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RE: Exodus 12 - significance of unleavend bread - 8/26/2008 2:21:09 PM
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I guess it is all in the context of scripture. In another case Yahshua tells His disciples to beware of the leaven of the pharisees. This was referring to false doctrine. It's very nteresting. DaveW, thanks for the background info!
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RE: Exodus 12 - significance of unleavend bread - 8/26/2008 6:28:19 PM
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It is interesting how we first go to various symbolic interpretations. The Scriptures themselves give us the primary reason. Ex 12:39 - "With the dough they had brought from Egypt, they baked cakes of unleavened bread. The dough was without yeast because they had been driven out of Egypt and did not have time to prepare food for themselves." The first reason for the Feast of unleavened bread is to remind us that we escaped by the skin of our teeth, or more accurately, the hand of Adonai.
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RE: Exodus 12 - significance of unleavend bread - 8/29/2008 10:47:49 AM
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i like how bluethread put it.
at the exodus, there was an urgency and a sense of commitment in the face of discomfort. 'leaven' is yeast, making bread rise, and making it wonderful, enjoyable, and that nice fragrance.
but there was a higher priority at the time that could not even wait to make bread the right way.
so, i think the lesson is: take God seriously, even if it forces you into some unpleasantness.
this urgency or priority should have been addressed when the israelites were in the desert, eating manna: some started griping about how good things were back in egypt, and maybe they should go back. then, similar to the necessity of following God despite some inconvenience or unpleasantness, God did send some meat - the birds that ended up making them sick.
so, the leaven/exodus issue kind of means: be happy with what you ARE being provided, even though you might want more, and recognize that following God is a priority before your tastes, preferences, and comforts. when Jesus comes back, we won't be expecting him - so don't be expecting at that time to be able to 'let your bread leaven,' so to speak - don't be waiting til then to start your repenting! Get ready!
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RE: Exodus 12 - significance of unleavend bread - 8/30/2008 6:04:01 AM
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Leaven signifies malice and wickedness, while unleaven signifies sincerity and truth; and spiritually, a little leaven(ie: wrong or corrupt doctrine) leaveneth the whole lump(ie: contaminates the entire lesson).
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