Leviticus 23 & 24, Mark 15: 33-47, Psalm 41: 7-13
Leviticus 23: 5-6 (ESV)
“In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at
twilight, is the Lord's Passover. And on the fifteenth day of the same month is
the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the Lord; for seven days you shall eat
unleavened bread.”
In verses 5 and 6 from Leviticus 23, God tells Moses that
the people need to celebrate Passover, which a feast to commemorate God
delivering the people of Israel from slavery in Egypt. God then tells Moses
that they need to celebrate the Feast of the Unleavened Bread. The Feast of the
Unleavened Bread happens the day after Passover, which is to commemorate how quickly
the people of Israel had to flee Egypt. Because they had to leave in a hurry there
was no time for bread to rise so it could be baked. So the people made bread
that was made without rising, which they call unleavened bread.
One of the Biblical commentaries I read noted that Christ
was crucified on the day that the people would have celebrated Passover. The
last supper took place on the night before the Passover feast. Christ was buried
the next day, which is on day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Christ would
have also been resurrected during the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Christ was the
Passover lamb for the people when he was crucified. In 2025 Easter falls on the
last day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and I love how we will be celebrating
both feasts that God commanded in Leviticus.
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