Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.
Then came the day of unleavened bread, when it was time to sacrifice the Passover lamb.
It was time for the most important meal of the year, and Jesus knew what was coming.
📚 Historical Context
In the first century AD, the Jewish people observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread as part of the Passover celebration, which commemorated their hasty escape from slavery in Egypt as described in the Old Testament. This festival required eating bread without yeast to symbolize purity and urgency, and it included the sacrifice of a lamb, all of which were central to Jewish religious life. In Luke's Gospel, this sets the stage for Jesus' final days in Jerusalem, leading directly to the Last Supper and his arrest.
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