The Sadducees' sins are not listed, but elsewhere we find they at least denied the supernatural and the resurrection of the dead (Acts 23:8). God warns that evil will reach out, spread and afflict unborn generations. The "three measures of meal" represents the church's teachings. Some church members, in their zeal to please God, have taken deleavening to extremes. The priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits as a wave offering before the LORD, with the two lambs. Your glorying is not good. The Kingdom is supposed to be glorious and pure, and Jesus is telling us that the Kingdom is full of leaven. As has often been said, this is not the Feast of Unleavened Beer. Most of the time, commentators interpret this parable just as they interpret the Parable of the Mustard Seed—that the Kingdom would grow big and eventually encompass the whole earth, and everything would be great. If the leadership fell to an Ahab or Manasseh, the country degenerated quickly. As for the offering of the firstfruits, you shall offer them to the LORD, but they shall not be burned on the altar for a sweet aroma. (3) In Teaching. Jesus says, ". The Passover Feast started with the removal of leaven, bread baked with yeast, from the home (Exodus 12:14-20). In the New Testament, leaven and yeast were often a symbol of sin. Are we sure? Amos mentions "leaven" in verse 5. The meal offering represents the offerer's service and loyalty to his fellow man and is typified in how Jesus Christ offered Himself in service to mankind (Matthew 20:25-28). Leaven is a symbol of both death and life in that it smells like death and yet produces the growth of the bread or the beer or the wine. Yeast is also the leaven in bread that causes bread to rise. Leaven is also a symbol of sin, and the way sin spreads through its host, affecting the entire organism. He should not have to explain every single detail for long-time members of His church. You shall bring from your dwellings two wave loaves of two-tenths of an ephah. This sounds somewhat like Elijah's sarcastic comments in I Kings 18:27. Leaven The Corinthian church's coddling of this perversion gave the people of Corinth the appearance that God's people would allow this sin—a sin even unbelievers would never tolerate! Although household dust does contain yeast spores, God does not expect us to make our homes completely antiseptic! This "first day" is the first holy day of God's annual holy day season. The symbolism of putting sin out of our lives will not be completely fulfilled until we are born into the Kingdom of God and become like Him who cannot sin (I John 3:9). Is it full of sin? How can this be? Both testaments use leaven as a symbol of sin because of what it does to a lump of bread dough. Copyright © JesusAlive.cc All rights reserved. The woman in the Parable of the Leaven is interesting because in all the other parables a man is the main character. "Getting the leaven out" is the most negative, "growing" is the most general, and "producing fruit" is the most specific. Removing sin is hard work! This does not mean we are clean forever—we still sin after we are cleaned. She is an opponent of Christ and infuses His church with corrupting ideas. Do we care what we pass on to our children? For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. . Even the most bread-gorging family on this earth would not eat eleven loaves each day. Throughout the year we hear frequent exhortations to produce fruit and grow in the grace and the knowledge of Jesus Christ. With Egypt virtually destroyed, the Egyptians urged the Israelites to leave lest further devastation occur. Jesus warns us in Luke 12:1 about leaven: "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy." The commentators are uncomfortable with the idea that the Kingdom of God in its present form can have leaven in it, that it could be full of sin. Just like the expulsion of spiritual leaven from our lives, we must be doing our part and working hard at it. Paul uses leavening as a type of sin in its development (I Corinthians 5:6-8). (The Book of Amos) (Part Two), The Parables of Matthew 13 (Part Five): The Parable of the Leaven. Leaven was a symbol of sin (1 Corinthians 5:8); so unleavened bread, bread without yeast, was symbolic of a sinless life. However, since they had allowed leaven to return into their lives, they needed to get rid of it. In the fourth, Jesus said, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees which is hypocrisy” (sin) (Lk 12:1). Have groceries been carried in the trunk? In the area of personal relationships. The idea of leaven is to make sure that it is in the entire batch you’re cooking. We are one body, and what each part does and how he does it affects the efficiency, effectiveness, and purity of the whole. Verses 18 and 19 make this even clearer. Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. We should permit no leaven on our property until after the sunset that closes Abib 21, which is the Last Day of Unleavened Bread. What the woman does and how she acts determines what belief system she is representing. All human-based belief systems go contrary to God because "the carnal mind is enmity against God" (Romans 8:7). And the woman succeeds! No manner of work shall be done on them; but that which everyone must eat—that only may be prepared by you.". All of these are part of the meal offering—our service and devotion to each other. As James points out, if we break one commandment, we are guilty of breaking the whole law. In Matthew 16:6, Jesus warns of the leaven of the Sadducees. In Galatians 5:7-9, Paul calls leaven a "persuasion [that] does not come from Him who calls you," one that hinders us from obeying the truth. Because leaven is a powerful spiritual symbol. In Galations 4:21-31, Paul uses "women" to symbolize the Old Covenant and the New Covenant. There is a verse that tells us what sin is. No matter how much oil—the Holy Spirit—is poured out on us, it cannot completely counteract the corrupting effect of the leaven. That of the Sadducees was skepticism. The Israelites, when God freed them from captivity in Egypt, had no time to spare, so, in their haste, they baked and ate flat (unleavened) bread for their … And we are right! Enkrupto is used only this way here. 1 Corinthians 5:6-8. Here, "three measures of meal" is used in the context of a fellowship meal—giving hospitality, in this case, to God—so it has a spiritual connotation. (Gal 5:9) describes this saying, “a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.”. Genesis 18 contains the first biblical usage of "three measures of meal." Remember, it will very likely increase. Others believe that it is negatively speaking of evil doctrine working its way into the kingdom. The New Testament makes it abundantly clear that God expects Christians to keep this festival. The Bereans "received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so" (Acts 17:10-11). Three seahs made up of about three omers equal one ephah. For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find. An equally important reason is to show that the nation reflected its leadership. Once yeast enters the dough, it immediately begins to spread by breaking down in reaction to the dough's sugars and producing a gas that puffs the bread up. It is to this property of leaven that our Savior points when he speaks of the “leaven (that is, the corrupt doctrine) of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees,” Mat_16:6 and Paul, when he speaks of the “old leaven.” 1Co_5:7. If a person has young children, of course, there can be no guarantees! John W. Ritenbaugh As it rotted or fermented, yeast (a fungus) from the air would land on and breed in the dough. Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. Sin defiles and can permanently destroy relationships with God and man. In the Old Testament, it is generally symbolic of sin and evil. She is a bad lady, a bad system. And no leavened bread shall be seen among you, nor shall leaven be seen among you in all your quarters." (I also love to study women of the Bible!). Herod had leaven, too, and his was basically secularism or the use of religion for political purposes. Then, in Matthew 16:5-6, 11, Jesus clearly says that the leaven He spoke about was the doctrine of the Pharisees and the Sadducees. In the Old Testament, it is generally symbolic of sin and evil. (The Book of Amos) (Part Two). Why does Paul issue this warning? Is the Kingdom evil? This feast, called the “Feast of Unleavened Bread” followed the Passover day (the 14th day of the 1st month on the Jewish calendar). Jesus, then, is probably speaking of a special occasion. In verse 7, Paul says, in essence, "You are supposed to be pure. Even a quick glance at modern religious practices reveals how thoughtlessly people accept the doctrines and traditions they have learned—without proving them. No matter how long we vacuum and how hard we scrub, it is physically impossible to get rid of every single bit of leaven from our homes. John O. Reid (1930-2016) Whenever we find the symbol of a woman in the Bible, she represents a system of beliefs and practices that influence other people. We must get along with one another as God intends, or we might not be around to enter His Kingdom. Leaven is a common ingredient in things like bread and cake that produces fermentation and causes dough to expand and rise. A natural reason for leaven's negative symbolism is the idea that fermentation implies a process of corruption. In other words, it is sin. (3) In Teaching. One reason is that each king reflected the attitudes and conduct of the entire nation, so He can describe the whole nation in microcosm. Putting these three verses together, this is how he defines leaven, as "a persuasion that does not come from God." Should we deleaven them? None of them, it seems, understood how his sin was having a damaging effect upon them! In addition, a “blood sacrifice” (the blood also represented Jesus in the Old Testament: Heb 9:11-28, Heb 10:11-25) was not to be offered with leavened bread (Ex 23:18)(Ex 34:25). An average loaf of bread contains about three cups of flour. The Bible uses a variety of symbols, or word pictures, to … They "truly are unleavened," he says, in the sense that they had repented and been justified through faith in the sacrifice of Christ. Nevertheless, we must continually strive to conform to the image of Jesus Christ, that is, to be a truly perfect human being (Philippians 3:12-14). The figurative uses of leaven in the New Testament, no less than with the rabbins, reflect the ancient view of it as "corrupt and corrupting," in parts at least, e.g. Something good had been corrupted. Where do our "quarters" end? This world as a whole has a system of beliefs and practices that go contrary to God. the Church). Physically, leaven is a lump of old dough in a high state of fermentation, or a substance that causes dough to rise (yeast). See what over 145,000 subscribers are already receiving each day. Two gallons of meal, which is the equivalent of about eight quarts or thirty-two cups, would make nearly eleven loaves! "If you bring your tithes every three days (NKJV, AMP) instead of every three years," he says, "maybe your god, Baal, will respond." The Exodus involved a great deal of urgency and haste. False doctrine causes us to think more highly of ourselves than we ought. In (1 Cor 5:8), Paul also gives us a great contrast between leavened (sin) and unleavened (sin free) bread, comparing leaven with “malice and wickedness” and unleavened bread with “sincerity and truth.”. ", Exodus 13:7 expands on this: "Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days. Another quality in leaven is noticed in the Bible, namely, its unseen penetrating and diffusive power causing expansion. Sobering, is it not? However, we often fail to think of the effect of example. For I, the LORD you God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me" (Exodus 20:5). Abraham gave three seahs, three measures. Many centuries ago Galileo wrote, "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." Removing yeast from the house has become symbolic of removing sin. Why We Must Put Out Leaven. During Passover and the Days of Unleavened Bread, we give special emphasis to "getting the leaven out." . Jesus tells him in verse 5, "Go ahead and make a meal." The text does not say which connotation is correct here. In the Bible, leaven is almost always symbolic of sin. The figurative uses of leaven in the New Testament, no less than with the rabbins, reflect the ancient view of it as "corrupt and corrupting," in parts at least, e.g. He saw that the people would be full of leaven, and they would always be, until they were changed to spirit. Satan would try to corrupt the word, the teaching, so that church members would not treat each other well, offend one another, and maybe some would lose their salvation. For what I will to do, that I do not practice; but what I hate, that I do. Jesus gave us the first 4 symbolic examples of leaven in the New Testament. It will lunge directly at the church's jugular—how we treat one another. The wafer was made with no leaven in it, because leaven is a symbol of sin. In discussing the danger of sin spreading, Paul uses the phrase "a little leaven leavens the whole lump" on two separate occasions (I Corinthians 5:6; Galatians 5:9). Hence, this woman is surreptitiously placing the leaven of false doctrine in the church. The smallest unit of measure is an omer. "So Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah and said, 'Quickly, make ready three measures of fine meal'" (Genesis 18:6). What are leavening agents and leavened products? In the Old Testament, it is generally symbolic of sin and evil. Just as most things in the Old Testament point to Jesus, the “unleavened bread” does as well. When leaven is understood as an influence (teaching in Matt. This is the heart of why we are still required to put leaven out of our homes. Earl L. Henn (1934-1997) However, the object lesson of deleavening our homes still has great meaning and purpose for us. That verse is 1 John 3:4 which says, “Sin is the transgression of the law.” Messiah Yahshua never called leaven sin, but he did give us some examples of how he viewed the symbol of leaven. This daily newsletter provides a starting point for personal study, and gives valuable insight into the verses that make up the Word of God. Leaven was not allowed to be in any sacrifice: "No grain offering which you bring to the LORD shall be made with leaven, for you shall burn no leaven nor any honey in any offering to the LORD made by fire" (Leviticus 2:11). Our time at this period of the year is so valuable. In the second instance, Jesus compared the false teaching (sin) of the Pharisees and Sadducees with leaven (Mt 16:6-12). Why? . Get that sin out, so you can repent." What was "three measures of meal"? We should be thorough without be fanatical in our cleaning. Rabbinical writers regularly use leaven as a symbol of evil (Lightfoot). 1 Corinthians 5:6-8; Galatians 5:9), especially insidious evil, as it is for the most part also in the Rabbinical writers. But we need to remember that Jesus was seeing what would happen between the time He died and the time He returned. Physically, leaven is a lump of old dough in a high state of fermentation, or a substance that causes dough to rise (yeast). Herod was involved in a great deal of lying in his political wheeling and dealing, abusing the power of his office, adultery, and general all-around worldliness. All leaven must be off our property by the sunset that closes Abib/Nisan 14. The English phrases, "from your houses" (Exodus 12:15) and "in your houses," (verse 19) derive from a single Hebrew word, bayith, which can also mean "homes," "households," or "families. Obviously, this includes our homes, but what about our cars, garages, yards, and workspaces? The law of grain offerings in Numbers 15:8-9 provides some instruction. God is showing that there is a ripple effect within the nation; the moral and spiritual quality of its leadership radiates out toward the people (Proverbs 29:2). Jesus warns His disciples to "beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees." Here is a brief review: There are two main Hebrew words for "leaven" in Exodus 12 and 13: seor means "leaven" or "swelling by fermentation"; chamets can mean "leaven," "leavened bread," "the thing leavened," "fermented,"and—interestingly, in regard to leaven's symbolism—"cruel," "grieved," "sour," "embittered," "oppress," and "ruthless.". I Samuel 1:24 tells of Hannah's thank offering. Jesus warns in this parable that false doctrines would be infused by stealth into the church, and these evil beliefs would corrupt, erode, and destroy relationships. In Luke 12:1, Jesus says that the leaven of the Pharisees is hypocrisy—hypocrisy in religion. Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. If the false doctrines are allowed to grow, affection and loving concern in service to one another are thwarted. He uses it to refer to the evil doctrine of the Pharisees, the Sadducees, and Herod (Matthew 16:6-12; Mark 8:15), and this could easily apply to later corruptions of doctrine by those who place more importance on the traditions of men than on the Word of God. Leaven has always been a Biblical sign or symbol of corruption or evil influence. Verse 16 clarifies what He means: "On the first day there shall be a holy convocation, and on the seventh day there shall be a holy convocation for you. It had to be of fine flour. 16:11-12) it becomes clearer why they left the leavening or influence of Egypt behind (Ex. Carrying this out to sin, it can be said that “a little sin can wind up destroying the whole body.” This body can be symbolic of our individual body or the larger body of Christ (i.e. . the leaven of the Pharisees] Leaven in Scripture, with the single exception of the Parable (Matthew 13:33; Luke 13:20-21), is always a symbol of evil (comp. Did the fornicator think that his singular actions were affecting the whole congregation? However, cleansing our lives of sin is a lifetime process that will not be completely fulfilled until we are resurrected and transformed into spirit. Parables of Matthew 13 (Part 2): Leaven. With deleavening, as with most other areas of our Christian lives, we must strive for proper balance. They shall be holy to the LORD for the priest. If Jesus told us that the Kingdom of God was like leaven in bread, what would we think? In the first, Jesus compares the Kingdom of Heaven/God to leaven ( Mt 13:33 ) ( Lk 13:20-21 ). Even a small amount of leaven is sufficient to affect an entire lump of dough, and likewise, a little sin will affect an entire church, nation, or the whole of a person's life (Galatians 5:9). In like manner, Jesus tells us to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees (Matthew 16:6-12), that is, of their doctrine and their traditions. These three actions are all parts of the same process. It was sin. As with several other parables, Jesus does not directly explain the meaning of this parable. In this parable leaven symbolizes sin that corrupts and spreads. God expects him to take steps to ensure that these actions will occur in his life. It simply was not done! Leaven/yeast is basically old, fermented dough that is placed in new dough to make it rise. A church or religion is a system of beliefs and practices. They shall be of fine flour; they shall be baked with leaven. Rabbinical writers regularly use leaven as a symbol of evil (Lightfoot). Throughout the New Testament, God uses leaven as a symbol of sin. It is almost unthinkable that the Kingdom of God would be full of leaven throughout. 1.1. For what I am doing, I do not understand. Biblically, leaven represents sin. The apostle warns them that, just as a pinch of leaven will puff up a whole loaf of bread—or as one rotten apple will corrupt a whole barrel of them—so this sin, if allowed to continue, would ruin the entire church. (Leviticus 2:11-12). In these areas we need to focus our greatest attention, overcoming how we treat each other, growing in our devotion and service. It does not make sense for a God who is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8). With both physical and spiritual deleavening, if we do our best, God's grace will make up for the difference. . In verse 8, Paul defines leaven as "malice and wickedness." 1. In addition, they were not to eat any bread which contained leaven for the whole week. Brewers' yeast and drinks containing it are permissible and may remain in our homes. As long as we are still flesh and blood, we will never be absolutely perfect—we will never free ourselves completely and totally of sin. It portrays the second great commandment of Matthew 22:36-39: love of our fellow human beings. Here, Amos' sarcasm continues. Thus, in the New Testament leaven signifies wickedness and malice in contrast to sincerity and truth. Ralph Waldo Emerson writes, "An institution is the lengthened shadow of one man." In every instance that leaven appears in the Bible, it represents evil; the only exception, some say, is Jesus' use … In Galatians 5:7-9, its diffusive quality describes the harmful effects of false doctrine. Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible. Answer: The Bible mentions leaven, or yeast, in several contexts. Jesus describes a woman putting leaven into three measures of meal, “until the whole was leavened.” While some commentaries interpret this parable as depicting the spreading influence of the gospel, such explanations go against Jesus' use of this symbol. Amos is speaking sarcastically when he suggests that the people sacrifice and tithe more often. . Paul plainly instructs that the purpose of keeping the Days of Unleavened Bread is to remind us of our need to remove sin from our lives. This constant struggle to overcome human nature and put on God's nature is called sanctification. A person enslaved by habitual sin will have a difficult time growing in the grace and the knowledge of Jesus Christ because of sin's corrupting influence. Why waste any of it? A little bit of yeast in the dough will make the whole thing rise because the yeast ferments and spreads throughout the entire lump of dough, making it all rise. Leaven must still be negative here. 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