Divine Deliverance

Unleavened Bread

Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even 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. And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you. And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever. 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. Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land. Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread. Exodus:12.15-20

When Israel migrated to Egypt as God’s Chosen People, they did prosper and increase in number according to God’s faithful blessing. However, Pharaoh fearfully misinterpreted robustness of God’s people as a threat to Egypt, fearing they might take over the land or join forces with enemies of Egypt (Exodus:1.8-10). The prosperity example set by God’s Lambs should have evoked Egyptian interest in the God of Israel instrumental to their well-being, patterned themselves after His ways, and experienced similar blessing. The feast of unleavened bread was a reminder to Jews that they had not accomplished their God-given purpose to bring the glory of God to Egypt and eventually all of Africa. Their numbers were kept from rising, and their God was hidden behind the cloak of slavery, physical abuse, and murder schemes of the Pharaoh. Unleavened bread also was a reminder that Jews had to do without, that they were forced to bear heavy burdens for early evincing God-abundant living. Perhaps a lesson interwoven with the unleavened bread remembrance is that God’s People should have been careful to do good to ALL in Egypt, somewhat restraining their own reward, and sharing a bit of their God-given grace with host Egyptians. Early, more bearable self-sacrifice might have preserved their presence in Egypt and retained God’s agenda to save and prosper both Egypt and Africa with His blessed presence (Luke:6.35,38; Galatians:6.10; Philippeans:2.3-4; James:2.8). Lessons of moderation (Philippeans:4.5) and sharing of blessings (Galatians:6.10) learned in Egypt would echo throughout the world as progeny of the first Son of God, Adam, filled and tamed the Earth.

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