The second of God’s annual Holy Feasts is the Days of Unleavened Bread (Ex.12:15-20, Lev.23:5-6). Not only do we see Christ and His disciples keeping these days, but also Paul kept this feast, and taught the Gentile churches to keep it as he traveled on his evangelistic tours (Acts 20:6, 1 Cor.5:8). During these seven days, we put all leavening out of our homes, and eat only unleavened bread (Ex.12:19), as leavening pictures sin and vanity, while unleavened bread symbolizes a humble and repentant heart toward God, and of coming out of sin to live a new life – God’s way (Matt.16:6-12, 1 Cor.5:8). God’s people understood the symbolism of these days as annual reminders to separate from the sins of the world, and as a way to draw closer to God (Ezra 6:21-22). God tells His people to come out of the world, to avoid her punishments, right to the very end (Rev.18:4). (There’s much more on this instructional Statute of God coming soon.)
