Thirteenth of Nisan 2 days until Passover
BIBLICAL LAW: To remove all yeast and leaven out of the home before Passover and to eat Matzah
everyday from Passover, and for the week following called the Feast of Unleavened Bread - Exodus 12:15, 18-20
In obedience to this teaching in the Bible, Traditional Judaism has declared that all leaven be removed from the home by tonight. All week long, women have been cleaning their
homes from top to bottom to rid the place of any crumb of bread, and speck of leaven. Guess where ‘Spring Cleaning came from? Plus, they have begun preparations
for the Passover Seder coming up tomorrow night. There’s the horseradish, the matzah, food for the meal and so much more to get ready.
Note: Leaven is anything that produces bubbles in dough or batter, causing baked goods to rise. Most breads rise because of yeast, which works by fermenting sugar,
which in turn produces carbon dioxide. Baking soda and baking powder are used to leaven quick breads, cookies, and muffins.
Pari's Note: If you are 'new' to this subject, then I'd suggest you begin with just becoming aware of all of the food products that have leaven in them. You will be amazed!
The other thing you can do is to try not to eat any products with yeast or leaven in them, but, DO eat matzah everyday, that is, unleavened bread. There are a lot of recipes
for cakes, cookies, 'breads' and such that don't use leaven.
Try the internet for the recipes. My homemade matzah is r-e-a-l-l-y good.
(See recipe)
Picking up the story of Yeshua's last week with His disciples before His crucification.
What did Yeshua do?
Today, Yeshua predicts that in two days he will be handed over to be crucified. And, sure enough, the spiritual leaders begin to plot
how to have Him killed. Matthew 26: 1-5
Meanwhile, we find Yeshua and Co' at Bethany once again, but in the home of Simon the leper. A woman comes to Yeshua and pours perfume on Him to prepare Him for burial.
Wow….what a shock that must have been to the disciples. Yes, He had been telling his followers what was going to happen to Him, but still…being prepared for burial while He
is still alive?? It was enough to push one in the group over the edge. Judas Iscariot decides that he will help Him with His ‘death wish' and make a little money in the
process. He goes to the religious leaders and makes a deal with them. Mat 26:6-16
I believe that not only did this fulfill prophecy, but that Judas did it because he got disillusioned....
his idea of the Messiah was someone who would come, defeat the Romans,
take back their country and become King of Israel. Now, he saw his 'picture' of the Messiah was dashed.
I wonder how many of us have had the wrong ideas about the Messiah? Its not WWJD (What would Jesus do?) but WDJD: What DID Jesus do? Just think: He celebrated Passover
every year since He was born here on earth...as a child, a teen and a grown man.
Leaven in the Bible, for the most part, is not a good thing. It is a picture of sin. Leaven in our lives is not a good thing, either. As we approach this season
of Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread ask the Lord to reveal to each of us leaven in our lives.