Feast of Unleavened Bread

Leaven is used to symbolize a number of things, both good and bad. In relation to this festival it is a negative symbol, representing sin (1 Cor. 5:6–8). The putting out of leaven from one’s house pictures ridding one’s life of sin as a continual process. It also represents the action of the new convert in attempting to leave the world (symbolized by ancient Egypt) and in removing sin from his life. Conversely, the positive act of eating unleavened bread represents our conscious desire to actively seek a sinless way of life in following God’s laws by spiritually manifesting “Christ in us,” which consuming unleavened bread symbolically portrays.