Matthew 13:33 – Some Helpful Questions
Leaven plays a significant symbolic roll in the scriptures. This is a bit less of a commentary, and more to provoke some actual thinking on this verse.
Leaven plays a significant symbolic roll in the scriptures. This is a bit less of a commentary, and more to provoke some actual thinking on this verse.
“Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed”. 1 Corinthians 5:7 ESV As there is an “old leaven”, is there a “new leaven”? What is a “new lump”? Understanding the actual properties of leaven can help us to better understand its meaning in our lives.
If leaven represents sin, where do we find sin in the “Shadow” of God’s Ceremonial Feast system and the “Example” of Israel?
Does leaven represent sin? Are you sure? Have you proven it? Or have you just had this idea repeated to you so frequently that it is difficult for you to consider an alternative meaning? What does leaven actually symbolize in The Bible?