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Unleavened
What is leaven?
According to the American Heritage Dictionary;
1.
An agent, such as yeast, that causes batter or dough to rise, especially by fermentation.
2.
An element, influence, or agent that works subtly to lighten, enliven, or modify a whole
Leaven is used to make bread and dough rise
Leaven is an ordinary household product we eat most every day.
BACKGROUND
In the Old Testament we find the nation of Israel.
Do you remember how they ended up in Egypt and eventually became slaves.
Do you remember how they ended up in Egypt and eventually became slaves.
It all goes back to the brothers being jealous of Joseph and plotting to kill him but selling him off instead.
Joseph ends up in Egypt.
God warned Joseph of the famine that would be in the land so he stored up food.
Joseph’s brothers came to Egypt looking for food, they didn’t recognize their younger brother but he knew who they were.
He provided for them their basic needs and look out for them.
Eventually many years later they became the slaves to the Egyptians even though they were more in numbers and mightier than the Egyptians ().
Sin of their fathers brought the Israelites to Egypt.
One sin caused much pain and suffering to this nation.
When God finally delivered them from bondage, the Egyptians had to suffer through the plagues because of their king’s unwillingness to let God’s people go.
The tenth plague, last plague was the killing of the first born of all Egyptians.
gives the account of the institution of Passover.
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God delivered the children of Israel out of bondage.
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They were instructed to remember their deliverance by getting rid of all leaven for a week each year.
They were instructed to remember their deliverance by getting rid of all leaven for a week each year.
Leaven pictures sin.
Leaven pictures sin.
Israel leaving slavery in Egypt is symbolic of a an individual leaving the slavery of a sinful life.
Warning
Jesus would use things the people understood to help get a point across.
Here we find Him using leaven to get another point to His disciples.
Ro 16.16
Sometimes the point is slow about being understood though.
Matthew
Jesus is giving a warning to beware, to watch out for the false teachings of some religious leaders.
Take head, beware of, this is serious, warning, be cautious and alert to the dangers of, be on your guard, there are deceivers out there.
Watch out for the false teachers.
They will try to sell you a bill of goods you don’t want.
Listen, we have “churches” today doing the very same things.
These pharisees and Sadducee are not much different than the leaders of some churches today.
They want you to come to church and feel good.
They sugar coat sin so as not to offend people.
They are afraid of stepping on toes.
They come come to my church I will make you feel good about yourself.
If you are sinning, I’m not going to say anything about it, I don’t want to offend you.
Sin offends God!
If a preacher won’t take a stand against sin he needs to sit down.
We need to feel convicted over sin.
If we don’t feel convicted then we are going to keep sinning.
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There is only one gospel, there is only one way to eternal life.
Any other way preached is a lie.
Jesus said to keep aware of those false teachers.
Don’t give in to their feel good doctrine.
Sin should make us uncomfortable.
It is what nailed Jesus to the cross.
Leaven pictures sin.
What happens when we give in to one sin?
Another makes its way in and then another.
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Passover
Feast of unleavened bread ,
cleaning out leaven, purging
Gal 5.8
cleaning out leaven, purging
cleaning out leaven, purging
Watch out for the lies of Satan.
He will sneak in a little sin and it will grow.
Don’t be deceived.
Are you leavened?
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