“And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the Lord: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread.”
On the fifteenth day of that month the Lord's Festival of Unleavened Bread begins; for seven days you must eat bread made without yeast. The Festival of Unleavened Bread begins on the fifteenth — the day after the Passover — and continues for seven days. The Passover (one night) and the Festival of Unleavened Bread (seven days) together constitute the first major festival season of the covenant calendar. The seven days of unleavened bread that begin the year communicate the covenant's cleansing character: the year begins with the removal of leaven — the symbol of corruption and the old life in Egypt.
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