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You shall observe the feast of unleavened bread. Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you, at the time appointed in the month Abib (for in it you came out from Egypt), and no one shall appear before me empty.

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Worship as Remembrance

Commentators emphasize that the Feast of Unleavened Bread was a powerful, annual reminder. It was commanded specifically because 'in [that month] you came out from Egypt.' The feast served as a national act of thanksgiving, cementing the memory of God's miraculous deliverance as a core part of Israel's identity.

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Exodus

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Exodus 23:14–17

18th Century

Theologian

This is the first mention of the three great Yearly Festivals. The Feast of Unleavened Bread, in its connection with the Paschal Lamb, is spoken of…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Exodus 23:14–17

19th Century

Bishop

The first great festival—the Passover festival—had already been instituted (Exodus 12:3–20; Exodus 13:3–10). It pleased the…

John Gill

John Gill

On Exodus 23:15

17th Century

Pastor

You shall keep the feast of unleavened bread
Which began on the fourteenth of the month Abib or Nisan, and lasted se…

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Exodus 23:10–19

17th Century

Minister

Every seventh year the land was to rest. They must not plow or sow it; what the earth produced of itself was to be eaten and not stored up. This la…