Discover why the Feast of Unleavened Bread lasts seven days. Explore its connection to the Exodus, holiness, remembrance, and God’s pattern of complete redemption.

Understanding Passover allows Christians to read the New Testament with greater clarity. The Gospel story did not emerge in isolation. It unfolded within Israel’s sacred calendar, covenant history, and centuries of remembered deliverance.

Scripture does not present the resurrection as a miracle floating free from Israel’s story, disconnected from God’s appointed times, or detached from the covenant rhythms that shaped the people of Israel.

Elizabeth Shulam Yeshua. Our Passover lamb. Each year, as Passover approaches, Jewish homes begin to prepare. Tables are set with intention. The story of the Exodus is not simply recalled; it is retold as if we ourselves walked out of Egypt. Scripture does not frame this as distant history. It invites participation. In Exodus 12, the instructions are given with remarkable precision. A lamb without blemish is selected, kept, and then slaughtered at twilight. Its blood is place

Yet the New Testament does not treat Passover as a discarded framework. It leans into it, draws from it, and assumes its meaning continues to shape the life of believers.