The Feast of Unleavened Bread
The Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month, according to the sacred calendar, is the feast that commemorates Christ's suffering on the cross (Lev. 23:6). The Church of God celebrates the Feast of Unleavened Bread on the fifteenth day of the first month by the sacred calendar, following the teachings of Second Coming Christ Ahnsahnghong.
Origin
This feast originated from the Israelites' suffering, from all the trials that they had experienced from the time they had kept the Passover and left Egypt, until the time they had crossed the Red Sea.
Pharaoh, king of Egypt, released the Israelites from their Egyptian bondage, but immediately changed his mind.
He sent all the chariots of Egypt to chase after them—including six hundred of the country's best chariots—to capture the Israelites and bring them back to Egypt.
As Pharaoh's army approached, the Israelites were terrified and cried out to the LORD.
At that moment, the LORD God divided the Red Sea by Moses' staff, revealing dry ground between the two walls of water.
It is written that God allowed six-hundred thousand men to safely cross the Red Sea.
Then, how many women and children do you think were among them?
God protected the Israelites from the Egyptian army by a pillar of cloud and a pillar of fire, delaying the Egyptians' ability to chase after God's people.
We can only assume how hasty and nervous the fugitives' hearts were at that time.
All of the difficulties and hardships that the Israelites endured during this time period became the origin of the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Ex. 14:1-31).
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