Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.
For seven days you must eat bread made without yeast. On the very first day, you must remove all yeast from your houses. Anyone who eats bread with yeast during those seven days will be expelled from the community of Israel.
God is commanding the Israelites to eat only unleavened bread for seven days and completely remove yeast from their homes, with serious consequences for disobedience.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Exodus, God is delivering the Israelites from slavery in Egypt through a series of plagues, with the Passover marking the final plague that led to their freedom. During this event, the Israelites were instructed to eat unleavened bread as a symbol of their hurried departure, since they had to leave so quickly that their bread dough could not rise. This command was given to ensure the observance of the Feast of Unleavened Bread as a lasting memorial of God's redemption.
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