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Israelite families gather in an Israelite house with unleavened bread and household items associated with removing leaven, representing the commanded festival in Exodus 12:14–20.

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Remembering with Unleavened Bread

Exodus 12:1-32

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Remembering God’s rescue can help families respond with grateful hearts and careful obedience to his instructions.

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The Bible Story

The First Passover

In Exodus 12:14–20, the LORD commands Israel to remember the day as a festival and to observe seven days of unleavened bread. Unleavened bread is bread made without leaven. The people are told to remove leaven from their houses. The passage also gives appointed instructions for gathering and worship on the first and seventh days. These commands belong to the Passover instructions given through Moses and Aaron while Israel was in Egypt. The festival helped Israel remember the LORD’s rescue and his protection of the marked Israelite homes. The instructions are presented as something Israelite families were to observe carefully, without adding practices beyond these verses.

Themes

Obedience to God’s instructionsPassover remembrancePharaoh’s command to leave EgyptProtection of marked householdsRescue from oppression

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The Bible moment

In Exodus 12:14–20, the LORD commands Israel to remember the day as a festival and to observe seven days of unleavened bread. Unleavened bread is bread made without leaven. The people are told to remove leaven from their houses. The passage also gives appointed instructions for gathering and worship on the first and seventh days. These commands belong to the Passover instructions given through Moses and Aaron while Israel was in Egypt. The festival helped Israel remember the LORD’s rescue and his protection of the marked Israelite homes. The instructions are presented as something Israelite families were to observe carefully, without adding practices beyond these verses.

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What children can notice

Israelite families gather in a home with flat unleavened bread and an orderly household prepared to remove leaven. A simple worshipful arrangement can suggest the commanded festival without adding later traditions or practices.

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Talk about it

  • Why were the Israelites told to remove leaven from their houses?
  • How can remembering God’s care shape the way we obey?

For families, church, and class

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Use this page with Exodus 12:14–20 when teaching older children about Passover remembrance and unleavened bread. Invite children to notice the bread and household preparation, then explain that the illustration shows only the instructions supplied in this passage. Avoid adding later customs or practices.

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Exodus 12:14-20 · Passover

Israelite families gather in a home with flat unleavened bread and an orderly household prepared to remove leaven. A simple worshipful arrangement can suggest the commanded festival without adding later traditions or practices.

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The First Passover

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