The Day of the Unleavened Bread
Rev. Arturo Mendez
Sermon Text: Lev. 23:4-8 Matt: 26:17:29
Sermon Theme: the Day of Unleavened Bread
Lev:23:4-8 4 “These are the appointed feasts of the Lord, the holy convocations, which you shall proclaim at the time appointed for them. 5 In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight,[a] is the Lord's Passover. 6 And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the Lord; for seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. 7 On the first day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall not do any ordinary work.8 But you shall present a food offering to the Lord for seven days. On the seventh day is a holy convocation; you shall not do any ordinary work.”
23:4–8 This passage and its parallel in Num 28:16–25 provide further regulations for Passover, which was instituted in Exod 12 (compare Deut 16:1–8). Passover is an annual commemoration of events leading up to the exodus from Egypt (Exod 12–13), when the feast was first established.
Like I mention before These are the regulations for the Lord’s holy days, beginning with the weekly Sabbath day (23:1–3) and continuing with the spring festivals (March–June). The first is the week of Passover and Unleavened Bread (23:4–8). Then comes the presentation of the early firstfruits of the grain harvest (23:9–14), followed seven weeks later by the Festival of Weeks, after they have finished the grain harvest (23:15–22). The fall festivals (September–October) include the New Year Feast of Trumpets (23:23–25), the Day of Atonement (23:26–32; really a solemn day, not a feast), and the seven-day Feast of Tabernacles (23:33–44).
5 In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight,[a] is the Lord's Passover. 6 And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the Lord; for seven days you shall eat unleavened bread.
The leavened bread are prohibited during the Passover when the people of the Lord escape from Egypt, because of the rush to escape and the time to cook they have to eat the unleavened bread, the Lord was very Specific how to proceed in the Passover, When the Angel of the death is going to Passover the Land, of Egypt, the people of the Lord has to shed blood of the sacrificed lamb into the door and after the Passover the people of Israel has to eat for seven day Days the unleavened Bread this events are a propitiation of what’s is coming with our Messiah the Christ our Lamb of God. Jesus is our Paschal Lamb that takes away the sins of the World.
7 On the first day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall not do any ordinary work.8 But you shall present a food offering to the Lord for seven days. On the seventh day is a holy convocation; you shall not do any ordinary work.”
In the Seventh day is holy and you shall not do any ordinary work, God rest in the seventh day and he blees that day after his Creation of the world, and the Lord give the law, to Moses and to the Levites to perform the festivities, do we should rest? as the Jewish people do? Jesus Christ is our sabbath day because He has already fulfill the law for us, and He is our Rest because he has given to us the rest of our souls, and our sins that condemns us he has come to die in the cross to give us his life as a ramson from all our transgression to the Lord our Father, Thanks be to His Son Jesus Christ that He Fulfill for us the law, and that we no longer to sacrifice any bull or ox or a lamb, He is our perfect lamb from God that takes away our sins He is our perfect sacrifice, and we rest in Him in His sacrificial life in the cross.
Matthew 26: 17 Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where will you have us prepare for you to eat the Passover?” 18 He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.’” 19 And the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they prepared the Passover. 26:17 The disciples realize that they need to prepare for the Passover meal, but are not sure where Jesus wants to eat the meal.
26:18 Jesus responds to the disciples’ question in the previous verse, instructing the disciples to go into the city and find a certain man. Like the entry into Jerusalem, Jesus has already made plans (21:2–3). The man who offers the accommodation remains unnamed, though Joseph of Arimathea is a likely candidate (27:57). 26:19 The paragraph concludes by stating that the disciples followed Jesus’ instructions and prepared the Passover meal. Jesus Christ was already Know what’s going to happen with His life, He knew that He is going to be ready to give his life in the cross for our atonement, and became our eternal paschal meal, that give us eternal life in heaven,
20 When it was evening, he reclined at table with the twelve.[a] 21 And as they were eating, he said, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” 22 And they were very sorrowful and began to say to him one after another, “Is it I, Lord?” 23 He answered, “He who has dipped his hand in the dish with me will betray me. 24 The Son of Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.” 25 Judas, who would betray him, answered, “Is it I, Rabbi?” He said to him, “You have said so.”
During the evening Passover meal, Jesus reveals that one of the Twelve is going to betray him. All the disciples are shocked and saddened by this statement, and each one insists that he will not betray Jesus. However, Jesus indicates that the one who will betray him has dipped his hand into the bowl with Jesus, and that this act of betrayal will end poorly for the betrayer. Judas speaks up and asks whether Jesus is talking about him. Jesus responds that Judas has already committed to betraying Jesus.
26:20–21 It is now evening, and Jesus is reclining around the table with his disciples. This is an intimate setting and time, since Jesus has already told his disciples that he will soon be crucified. In the midst of the meal, Jesus makes the announcement that one of them will betray him. The significance of what has been said is indicated by the phrase “truly I say to you,” which is used many times by Jesus throughout the Gospel, drawing extra attention to the importance of what is said. Jesus has already indicated his prior knowledge of the upcoming betrayal to his disciples.
26:22 The disciples are greatly distressed by Jesus’ announcement in the previous verse. In response, they each begin to state their allegiance to Jesus in the form of a question. The text emphatically places an interrogative particle that expects a negative reply at the beginning of the disciples’ question. They each ask “Surely, not I, Lord?” 26:23 Jesus responds to the gesture of allegiance in the previous verse by affirming his previous statement. Yes, one of the Twelve who has dipped his hand in the dish with Jesus at this very meal will betray him.
26:24 Jesus continues his response. The fate of the Son of Man will be just as the Scriptures indicate. Here Jesus is not referring to one specific text, but the testimony of the Scriptures as a whole to the fate of the Son of Man. Jesus issues a woe statement to the one who will betray the Son of Man, which calls to mind in Jesus’ woe statements about the Pharisees and scribes (Matt 23). And as well with the earlier discussion about stumbling blocks (18:7), Jesus recognizes that his betrayal is part of the divine plan, but the betrayer is nonetheless responsible for his freely chosen action. 26:25 Judas now asks Jesus, saying “Surely not I, Rabbi.” He uses the same interrogative which expects a negative answer, as all the disciples used before. The one difference is the address used for Jesus. The other disciples address Jesus as “Lord” and have never called Jesus “Rabbi.” This address for Jesus is used exclusively by Judas (also at 26:49).
When He was delivered to the chief priest, Jesus Christ is knowing that this is going to happen He is God, and because of that and His love to all people He is given His life to paid our debt of all our transgressions. Jesus death in the cross is for everyone and specialy for those who has being already repent of their Sins and being believe in Him as His Lord and Savior, His death and his resurrection is now being given to us by Faith in Christ. He has given us His Pardon and now he is being open to us the most precious gift that we can ever have, life eternal trough His Sacrificial Life in the cross as a ramson to us.
26 Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” 27 And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, 28 for this is my blood of the[b] covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. 29 I tell you I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.”
26:26 While still eating the Passover meal, Jesus takes the bread and gives thanks for it. Then he breaks it and gives it to his disciples to eat and explains that the bread is his body. The sequence of verbs here is the same as the sequence of verbs at both miraculous feeding miracles (14:17–20; 15:34–37). As it is in the loaves and Fishes, the Lord Feed us with Spiritual Feeding His Word and his Holy Sacraments, as a gift He is Going to the cross for our atonement, and when we eat the bread we are eating the body of the Lord consecrated by the Words of the Institution, miraculously Happen and we Christians Believe This by the Gift of Faith.
26:27–28 Next Jesus takes the cup and again gives thanks. He gives the cup to the disciples and tells all of them to drink from it. He identifies the cup with his blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. Thus, Jesus is taking the traditional Passover meal and using it to explain the significance of his impending death.
26:29 Jesus’ words are brought into focus by the comment “I tell you.” He indicates that he will not drink from the fruit of the vine again until he drinks with his disciples in his Father’s kingdom. These words indicate that his death is imminent, but also make a sharp shift in focus from his death to the future kingdom of God. Jesus Christ is our Savior and Lord. And His sacrifice in the Cross make us participants of His Grace and life everlasting in his Kingdom, He has open to all of us Believers the Path of Life in Heaven, by Faith in Him alone as our lord and Savior, by His eternal sacrifice we can partake of this meal as well and in this meal our Paschal Lamb is Crist Jesus, He is our sacrificial Lamb to all, for the forgiveness of our sins, thanks be to God the Father that he has given to us that promises to our fathers Adam & Eve, and to Abraham and David Lineage the Son of God will be born for our atonement, today we celebrate the unleavened bread , and the preparation of Our Lord Christ Jesus to the cross, so we do to we preparate ourselves with contrite hearts, and thanksgiving we give Honor and Glory to Jesus Christ our perfect Lamb, that He takes away the sin of the World, as we prepare to eat and drink of his body and his blood to strengthen us in Faith and Pardon until the Lord came again for His church and we are partaking the bread and the wine in Heaven in the Everlasting life with all His Glory in Jesus Christ our Lord and savior Amen!!
May the peace of God that surpasses all understanding keep your heart and soul for the life everlasting Amen!!
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