Volume 5 11th Trailhead – 1st Trail – 2nd Track – 2nd Checkpoint – 1st Path

              We are on the first path of Exodus 12:16.

It is set in the context of the Feast of Unleavened Bread as stated in Exodus 12:14-22.  A point to note in the context passage is that whoever eats leavened bread shall be cut off.  This points to those falling from grace by seeking salvation other than in Christ crucified as recorded in Galatians 5:4.

When we were at the checkpoint of Mark 15:42, we saw that Jesus of Nazareth was buried on Preparation Day, the day before Sabbath.  To reiterate, we saw from John 19:14 that it was the day of Preparation for the Passover week.  And from the footnote to John 18:28 of the Amplified Bible, we gathered that the Passover week referred to the Feast of Unleavened Bread that lasted for seven days.  Again, from John 19:31 of the Amplified Bible, we are told that it was not the ordinary preparation day for the weekly Sabbath.  Rather, it was the Preparation Day for a high holy day.

The crux of Exodus 12:16 is the:

“Celebration of the Passover Week”.