Unleavened Bread 2026
Are you preparing for Unleavened Bread? It is time to begin getting ready! We have almost arrived at the time to celebrate Unleavened Bread in 2026. If you are keeping God’s Spring Holy Days, The 7 Days of Unleavened Bread are important to understand. Right in the middle of these days is a day called Yom HaBikkurim. Have you discovered that the meaning of Yom HaBikkurim is The Resurrection of Yeshua?
Let’s dive into that thought today.
SOME WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND
I have friends who do not understand why we keep Passover, observe the first day of Unleavened Bread (Chag HaMatzot) and Early First Fruits (HaBikkurim, three days after Passover) then continue to observe The Feast of Unleavened Bread for 7 days total, calling the last and 7th day of Unleavened Bread Yom HaBikkurim. Here are the comments I accidentally overheard as a few of my friends were discussing the matter among themselves:
“I don’t get it. They love to celebrate the Passover, which is simply about Moses and the Old Testament. Yes, I see it could be symbolic of the death of Christ and the crucifixion, but it is all about death. Our Easter services are all about life. We talk more about the Resurrection, and isn’t that the whole point? Resurrection is the great miracle. They don’t even have a day for celebration of the Resurrection!”
Their words clanged inside my ears. Oh dear, did they have us wrong!
RESURRECTION CELEBRATED FOR EIGHT WHOLE DAYS
To myself only, I pondered how the Passover story speaks of Resurrection and New Life. I thought of how the people following God out of Egypt were saved from slavery and brought into freedom. That was certainly a type of resurrection. They passed through the waters of the Red Sea and walked to the other side safely. Now that too was a type of resurrection, symbolic of how we rise from the waters after Baptism, as a whole new person.
Yes, of course we cover the crucifixion of Christ in our believer’s Passover celebrations. You can’t attain a resurrection until you first experience a crucifixion. The crucifixion is the beginning of this very important story we all share with God. There are several spiritual levels we can see. As Yeshua died for us, we too have to learn how to die to ourselves. He plants the seed of God’s Holy Spirit into us which grows into rebirth and creates a whole new person. That is how we too will one day experience resurrection. He was the firstfruits of all the resurrected.
PASSOVER
Does the matzoh we eat all week not symbolize his broken body, pierced and stripped for us? But we add the charoset and taste the sweet along with the bitter. Did Yeshua not overcome all the bitterness and suffering? Has He not helped us to endure until the end? Is this not showing how our lives have been made sweet from the bitterness caused by sin?
FIRSTFRUITS
Did He not resurrect on that third day and declare us free of the bondage of sin? Could we not still see the piercings of his hands as He hung on the cross? Even the Resurrected body of Yeshua showed evidence of how He died for us. He will always be the evidence of our salvation. Passover tells that story along with the related themes of the Exodus. It is all about the miracles of resurrection and a journey into new life.
And we come to Chag HaMatzot, the first day of the seven days of Unleavened Bread. Is this offering of the first fruits of our labors not symbolic of Yeshua AFTER the Resurrection, as He stands before the Father in Heaven and offers his pure unblemished blood on our behalf? Do our priests and/or the heads of our households not wave this offering of our first and our best as we aspire to imitate Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ? Isn’t the whole point to follow Him, in life, death and resurrection?
UNLEAVENED BREAD
All week long (in the 7 Days following Passover) we celebrate the Unleavened Bread. Are we not honoring and celebrating Jesus when we do this? He was the One who had no leaven, no sin could be found in him. Unleavened Bread is our reminder to let our lives reflect on His ways and to always follow Him as The Resurrected Lord. The physical removal of the leaven from our homes indicates the spiritual desires of our hearts to be like Him. Removing the leaven is like a prayer saying “I want to be like you.”
SERVING YESHUA
Another friend commented that we “leave Jesus out of everything and only worship God as the Jewish people do. “ What? Every single feast and festival we celebrate honors Yeshua.
Each moedim shows and teaches how Yeshua showed us to live. Yes, we definitely worship The Father too. We believe The Father and The Son are One. Do we not say the Shema several times a day? Hopefully the words sink into our spirits and we live them out. The Holy Spirit of God guides us to see Yeshua in every feast and festival, but especially in the days of Passover, Firstfruits and Unleavened Bread.
On the last and seventh day of the feast of Unleavened Bread, we worship God for giving us Yeshua and for bringing us to a place where we can know how to draw closer to Him and The Kingdom of Heaven. We remember the Resurrection of Yeshua and know we will one day be resurrected too.
DIFFERENT FROM THE WORLD
All of the things we have carried out symbolically in our homes for all eight days of Passover and Unleavened Bread speak of the miracle of God’s love for us and how Yeshua gave His life for us. The whole seven days after Passover focus on one constant lesson of the Resurrection of Jesus. It proves to us that He is the living Son of God. He and He alone has the power to save us from ourselves. We die to ourselves (putting out the leaven) and we live for Him (eating more Matzoh.)
Annually we continue setting aside a whole week of worship and observances concerning Yeshua and the Resurrection. As we do these observances the rest of the world observes death and the grave on Good Friday (not the correct day of the crucifixion.) Families dye and hide eggs immitating the rituals of ancient pagan religions. They tell lies to their children about bunnies leaving baskets on Easter Sunday. (Sunday was not the day Yeshua rose from the grave. It was late into Saturday night, because the day after on Sunday the women found the tomb empty. If it was empty early on the first day of the week (Sunday) that would have made the resurrection happen late on a Saturday in the early morning hours. Remember Jewish days begin and end at sunset.
DO NOT BE DECEIVED
I don’t fret about these misconceptions of my friends concerning how my family choses to observe Passover and Unleavened Bread, but I do continue to pray for God to open their eyes to the truth. I ask that ALL come to understand the great miracles of this sacred season. My ears cringe each time my grandchildren are exposed to all of the wrong things in the name of God. Is this not taking God’s name in vain? It hurts my heart that the children are the most deceived.
Silently, I let God do the work. I take any concerns to Him in prayer. He is the Master of the Universe. I know Yeshua will return soon to set things in perfect order. My job is to concentrate on what I need to change in my own life. I’m sure there are many things I still need to focus upon instead of the misconceptions of my friends and relatives who sincerely mean well, but honestly do not understand.
It is my work to be merciful and forgiving just as Yeshua was to us. I do not address them or discuss it unless they ask directly and are sincerely seeking answers. I am always hopeful when they do ask that God is showing them the truth.
MOURNING INTO JOY
So whenever these differences make me sad, I get busy preparing my home to be ready for the upcoming season. These spring Holy Days should always be a time of deep reflection, joy and thanksgiving. I set my mind upon worship. Laying aside the distractions of the world, I make out my grocery list and clean. I think of sweet seasonal things that will not clash or upset my neighbors. There are things that we all CAN understand together. I focus on those things.
Maybe I will make an empty tomb planting for the grandchildren to ponder. There are plenty of foods that are leaven-free which I can share with those who haven’t yet decided to eat clean for Unleavened Bread. I share those treats with those that I love. Sometimes I invent fun games for the counting of the omer and give them out at Passover. It all works like a springtime advent calendar counting up till Pentecost. I fill my house with the beauty of springtime. This lifts my spirits as well as anyone who comes to visit. I send cards to all praising God for the miracle of Resurrection.
FOCUS ON THE RESURRECTION
One thing is common to all of us. The Resurrection of Yeshua is the most important part of any celebration, anytime. This is something we all can agree upon. Everyone can see and appreciate this great miracle, though we might celebrate a bit differently.
I continue to prepare for the season with a heart full of praise and thanksgiving. Why? Because He is risen! He is risen indeed!
The two most important commandments prevail through every springtime season; to love God, and to love one another. Love. It is all about love, no matter where you are on this journey. Imitating God’s chesed love is what we need to do the most. The miracle of Resurrection happened because God is Love. This will carry us through until Yeshua returns. May it be soon!
PRAYER: Lord I pray you prepare your people for your second coming. Help us to grow together and transition into the people that you wish to call your Bride. Make us ready and fill our hearts with love and praise for your mighty Kingdom. Please give us wisdom and understanding and help us to learn to love one another as you have taught us. Amen.
Very informative and it amazes me how much detail you give to help everyone understand the festivals and feasts always point to Jesus! Love this! (Also, the bread in the picture sure does look good!)
Love your interest in understanding God’s ways Sandi. So glad to share with you. I will try to find the recipe for that bread. I think it actually has meat on top, but originally I thought it was charroset. Looks like apples, nuts and honey to me.