Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day shall be a solemn assembly to the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work therein.
For six days you must eat bread made without yeast, and on the seventh day there should be a special gathering to honor the LORD your God. You must not do any work on that day.
God is instructing His people to celebrate with unleavened bread for six days and then have a holy day of rest and worship on the seventh day.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of Moses' instructions about observing Passover, given to the Israelites before they entered the Promised Land. The eating of unleavened bread commemorated their hurried escape from Egypt when they didn't have time to let their bread rise. The solemn assembly on the seventh day marked the end of the Passover festival with corporate worship and rest.
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