I'll just admit it up front. Emma is practically in Matthew, and I'm sure Tiff is right on top of the reading too, but I'm not. We're supposed to do day 7 today, but I'm at more like 5...oh well, I'll catch up!
Anywho, I had a question. You know how the story of Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt, though the desert, and then into the promised land is a picture of Christ leading us out of the world, though our lives, and then into the "promised land?" So as I'm reading the story these spiritual pictures are popping up all over the place.
In lots of different places, but right now I've noticed it in chapter 13 especially, God (through Moses) talks about the unleavened bread. He really goes on about it quite a bit, so I'm thinking there has to be some spiritual picture there, but I'm not sure what it is. In Matthew 16:6 Jesus says "Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees."
So I'm just wondering, do any of you know what the spiritual picture is with the unleavened bread?
EDIT:
So as soon as I had this posted I thought "you dummy!" Why don't you go see if you can find anything else in the word? So besides a lot more about the feast of unleavened bread and such, I did find this verse in I Corinthians 5:8 "Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth."
I think this verse is another example of the "new law," if you will. The "law" of grace taking the place of the Old Testament law.
But I'm still not sure what the deal is with unleavened bread...
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Hmm...probably a question for Sadie! ;) :)
I don't really have an answer...it'd definitely be an interesting thing to look into, though.
And, Erika, I am WAY behind. I didn't do any reading yesterday, because we were out all day. And I haven't done any today! I hope I can read some before I go to bed tonight, but...yeah.
I'm finally on. :) But I'm sorry to say I'm farther behind than anyone. I have been reading everyday but I am still in Genesis... hang in there with me girls I'll catch up eventually! :)
Yay!! You did it!!! :D Of course we'll hang in there with ya! Keep it up, girl! :)
Hi Emilie! I'm so glad you're here!!!! I think we're all, except Emma, a bit or even a lot behind. But we'll catch up, I'm sure. :)
Oh, and btw, Tiff, my name is spelled with a 'c.'
hehe.
Oops! lol, I guess I've been talking to the other Erika on the forums too much!! :P Two friends with the same name but with different spellings is a little much! You'll have to excuse my error, Erica! :D
Love you!
Tiffany
Hey, I'm kinda close to where you are Erica! I think I'm on day 4 today. Don't feel bad about being behind. Remember, this isn't a race!
Hmm, your question was interesting. Do you think it would have anything to do with becoming "a new Creation?" I guess the "old leaven" sounds kind of like our sin nature, and the "new leaven" sounds like us after we accept Christ. That was just a random thought... :D
Note: Sorry I haven't been on here too much...... My mom wants me to take a partial break from the computer this week, so I hsve been on only about once a day or less. Sorry!
Anyway, about the unleavened bread....I really don't know! I always just thought that it symbolized the Passover and everything, but I could be looking in the wrong place. Good question! Oh, and Tiffany, please don't think that because I have a Jewish heritage I pretend to know everything about the Old Testament or anything....I really know patheticly little. :| I'd like to do more research into it sometime, though.
And Erica, don't feel bad that you are behind!! With all my getting ahead before, I'm barely keeping up now, sorry to say. Well, I guess I'll just have to do my daily reading when Cheyenne's here after all. ;)
Oh, and for Emilie and Anne: If you were confused at all, Sadie and Emma are the same person : me! Emma is my middle name (and my internet one) and Sadie is my actual name. I know it's wierd, sorry! ;)
~Sadie/Emma
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