Exodus 12:15

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 12:15

15. Seven days Through the sacred cycle of days they were to learn the lessons taught by the “bread of affliction . ” That soul shall be cut off Excommunicated from the sacred body, since such a soul cast off God’s covenant with the covenant sign . The modern Jews make the unleavened bread in thin dry biscuits . They are exceedingly scrupulous to cleanse, at this time, the whole house, searching every dark corner with candles lest a crumb of leavened bread should anywhere be found when... read more