Why is unleavened bread used in the Passover?
Leavened bread is the symbol of ceremonial pollution and unclearness, and the eating of unleavened bread during the Passover and the feast of the unleavened bread was suggested by the fact that the Israelites left Egypt in such haste that they had no time to leaven their bread. Some authorities suppose the Passover and the feast of unleavened bread were originally separate feasts and that they were later fused into one; but it seems more probable that the feast of unleavened bread was at first one ceremonial event during the feast of seven days now known as Passover. What is the significance of the Passover lamb? Mosaic law prescribed that the Passover lamb be a male yearling without blemish, roasted whole and eaten at one meal. It was eaten as a peace offering, its blood was sprinkled as in the ritual of atonement, and the remains were consumed as in burnt offerings. What is the significance of Passover for Christians? The Last Supper eaten together by Jesus and His disciples was in o
