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1 | Unleavened Bread Prior to Passover? | Matt 26:17 | jdpindynet | 32063 | ||
In Leviticus the Lord's Passover is said to be the 14th day of the first month, and is followed by the 7 day long Feast of Unleavened Bread beginning on the 15th day of the first month. In Matt 26:17, the disciples ask Jesus where He wants them to prepare for the Passover meal, but it is already the first day of Unleavened Bread. How can this be? It seems the feast days are in the wrong order. Thank you in advance for your reply. |
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2 | Unleavened Bread Prior to Passover? | Matt 26:17 | wordoer | 32096 | ||
Luke 22:7 confirms the statement in Matthew 26:17 as both accounts match. Exodus and Leviticus both confirm that the Passover started on the 14th day of Abib and was also the first day of unleavened bread. Exodus 12:17-18. You may be getting confused because it says "following with 7 days" - while the first day is included with Passover. Hope this clears it up. wordoer |
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3 | Is the word 'twilight' confusing? | Matt 26:17 | jdpindynet | 32117 | ||
Let me be more specific. The reference in Leviticus is: Lev 23:5 'In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight is the LORD'S Passover. Lev 23:6 'Then on the fifteenth day of the same month there is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the LORD; for seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. This certainly implies that first the Passover occurs, and then the Feast of Unleavened Bread follows. The only thing that makes me question this is the 'twilight' reference. If a westerner says "I will meet you at midnight Tuesday," it leaves some doubt about whether he is talking about Tuesday night / Wednesday morning, or Monday night / Tuesday morning. Can the same be said about "the fourteenth day of the month at twilight?" |
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4 | Is the word 'twilight' confusing? | Matt 26:17 | jg8ball | 32202 | ||
Twilight is defined as the point in time when the sun drops below the horizon (sunset) which generally occurs much before midnight. I don't see any way this passage could be confused as to the day. To estimate the hour though, that would depende where in the world you were at. Twilight arrives on the east coast of the US approx 3 hours before the west coast (although it's still the same time relative to the people living on each coast) | ||||||
5 | Is the word 'twilight' confusing? | Matt 26:17 | jdpindynet | 32246 | ||
In modern times, civil twilight is defined as the period of time starting at sunset and ending when the center of the sun is (geometrically) six degrees below the horizon. During this time period, many outdoor events can proceed without artificial light even though the sun has set. A similar situation occurs in the morning prior to sunrise, and this time period is also called civil twilight. I do not know if that definition bears any resemblance to the definition that would have aplied during old testament or new testament times. Applying the modern definition to the passage in Leviticus, I conclude that the Lord's Passover begins at the very beginning of the 14th day of the first month, and the Passover meal was to be finished by the following morning, which would still be the 14th day. The Feast of Unleavened Bread would then begin the following day on the 15th. This still leaves the original question, why did the apostles ask Jesus where he would have them prepare for the Passover on the first day of unleavened bread? IMHO, the best explanation offered so far is that since they were commanded to eat unleavened bread at the Passover meal, the Passover came to be called the "first day of unleavened bread." The cited passage in Matthew does not say it was the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is how I originally interpreted it. Thank you to all who have responded. jdpindynet |
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