Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leaven; neither shall the sacrifice of the feast of the passover be left unto the morning.
You must not offer the blood of my sacrifice along with anything that contains yeast. And don't let any of the Passover sacrifice remain until morning.
God is giving specific instructions about how to properly offer sacrifices, emphasizing that they must be pure and completely consumed as an act of reverence.
📚 Historical Context
This command was given to Moses on Mount Sinai as part of the renewed covenant after the golden calf incident. It relates to the Passover celebration, which commemorated Israel's deliverance from Egypt when the angel of death 'passed over' homes marked with lamb's blood. Leaven (yeast) was forbidden during Passover because the Israelites had to leave Egypt so quickly they couldn't wait for bread to rise.
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