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Should Passover Be Observed for Seven Days?
CGG Weekly by David C. GrabbeIn the scriptural instructions regarding annual festivals, the Feast of Unleavened Bread is clearly defined as lasting seven days, concluding on Abib/Nisan 21. This is evident in multiple passages such as Exodus 12:1-20, Leviticus 23:5-6, 8, and Numbers 28:16-25, which establish that the Feast of Unleavened Bread begins on Abib/Nisan 15 and extends until Abib/Nisan 21, marking a total of seven days during which unleavened bread must be eaten.
How Often Should We Partake of the Lord's Supper?
Herbert W. Armstrong BookletThe 21st of Abib, also known as Nisan, holds significance as a holy feast day within the context of the Days of Unleavened Bread. It is the seventh day of these observances, marked as an annual Sabbath and referred to as a high day, a term still used by Jewish people today. This day concludes the seven days of eating unleavened bread, which begin on the 15th of Abib, following the Passover on the 14th of Abib.
The First Day of Unleavened Bread (Part One)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe seventh day of Unleavened Bread, falling on Abib/Nisan 21, holds significant importance as a designated holy convocation. Scripture explicitly states that on this day, no servile work is to be done, strongly indicating that it is a Sabbath festival. According to Exodus 12:18, the eating of unleavened bread continues until the evening of the 21st, marked by the term ba erev, which denotes the end of the day. This sets the boundary for the Days of Unleavened Bread, spanning from the end of the 14th to the end of the 21st, encompassing the full seven days without including the 14th Passover. The use of ba erev in this context, as a general term for evening or night, contrasts with the more specific ben ha arbayim, ensuring clarity that the period of Unleavened Bread concludes at the close of Abib/Nisan 21.
Go Forward
Sermon by Mark SchindlerAre we ready to sacrifice as was Moses, realizing that our precious calling is far more than the imaginary quest of Don Quixote?
Passover (Part Eight)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe temple Passover commanded by Hezekiah was a very unusual circumstance in which the king centralized worship to keep Baalism from defiling the Passover.
He Lives, We Live
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughRedemption is useless to mortal beings without God's gift of eternal life (I Corinthians 15:19), which God made possible through Christ's resurrection.
Psalms: Book One (Part Two)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughBecause Jesus is God's Son, we can avoid the rod of His anger by paying respect with worshipful awe. We must know both His instruction and Him personally.
Completing Sanctification
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughAn emphasis on hyper-grace is wrong-headed, denying any need for repentance and overcoming, and totally at odds with the teachings of Jesus Christ.
The Faith of Israel
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeNot only did Israel cross the Red Sea on the Last Day of Unleavened Bread, but it was also when Jericho's walls fell and when Jesus healed the lame man.
Pentecost, Consistency, and Honesty
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughBecause Pentecost does not have a specific date, God commands us to count from the day after the weekly Sabbath falling within the Days of Unleavened Bread.
Counting to Pentecost: A Simple Approach
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughAccording to the Scripture, the count to Pentecost must begin on the day after the Sabbath in the Days of Unleavened Bread, even in 'anomalous' years.