YOU ARE UNLEAVENED!

“Therefore, cleanse out the old leaven, so that you are a new lump, as you are unleavened. For also Messiah, our Pěsacḥ, was sacrificed for us. So then let us celebrate the Feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of evil and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.”
— Qorintiyim Aleph (1 Corinthians) 5:7–8, TS2009

The Feast of Matzah — Our Identity in Mashiach

“For seven days you are to eat matzah, and the seventh day is to be a festival for YHVH.
Matzah is to be eaten throughout the seven days; neither hametz nor leavening agents are to be seen with you throughout your territory.”
— Shemoth (Exodus) 13:6–7, CJB

The Feast of Matzah (Unleavened Bread) reveals who we are in Mashiach — a redeemed people, delivered from sin, just as Yisrael was delivered from Mitzrayim (Egypt).

Through the shed blood of Y’hoshua HaMashiach, our Pěsacḥ Lamb, we have been set free.

“And it shall be as a sign to you on your hand and as a reminder between your eyes, that the Torah of יהוה is to be in your mouth, for with a strong hand יהוה has brought you out of Mitsrayim.”
— Shemoth (Exodus) 13:9, TS2009

The first Pesach marked Yisrael’s redemption from physical bondage;
Y’hoshua’s Pesach marks our redemption from spiritual bondage — the slavery of sin and death.

Marked by the Blood of the Lamb

At the first Passover, the blood of the lamb was placed on the doorposts of Yisrael’s homes, and Y’hovah’s judgment passed over them.
In the same way, the blood of Y’hoshua, our Pesach, now marks the doorpost of our hearts.
We have passed from death into life; the penalty of sin has been covered.

“For Messiah our Pěsacḥ was sacrificed for us.” — 1 Corinthians 5:7

Because of this, our debt is paid in full — we are free from the grave and alive in Him.

Leaven — A Symbol of Sin and Corruption

Throughout Scripture, leaven (hametz) represents sin, hypocrisy, and corruption that permeates and spreads through the heart if left unchecked.
When Sha’ul writes, “cleanse out the old leaven,” he reminds us that sin is not to be managed, but removed.

Leaven in the ancient world symbolized decay — an agent that ferments and puffs up.
So too does sin: it inflates pride and destroys purity.
Y’hoshua warned His talmidim,

“Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
— Mattityahu (Matthew) 16:6, CJB

To be unleavened is to be purified by His truth — to live in emet (truth) and yashar (uprightness).

Our New Reality — Redeemed and Righteous

Many believers, though redeemed, still allow leaven to remain — tolerating sinful patterns or thoughts. But Scripture declares something greater:
“You are unleavened.”

Once you have repented (teshuvah), been immersed in water, and filled with the Ruach HaKodesh, you are no longer a sinner by identity — you are the righteousness of Elohim in Mashiach.

“For sin shall not have mastery over you, for you are not under law but under grace.”
— Romiyim (Romans) 6:14, TS2009

This grace does not excuse sin; it empowers obedience.
Our Abba calls us to walk as a new lump — a new creation purified from within.

“If anyone is in Messiah, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, behold, all things have become new.”
— Qorintiyim Bĕt (2 Corinthians) 5:17

Living as the Unleavened Bread of Sincerity and Truth

During Chag HaMatzot, Yisrael removed all leaven from their homes. Likewise, Y’hovah calls us to cleanse the house of our hearts.
Every thought, word, or action that resists His Torah must be cast out.

“Let us celebrate the Feast… with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.”
— 1 Corinthians 5:8, TS2009

To live “unleavened” is to walk honestly before Y’hovah — pure in motive, humble in heart, and steadfast in truth.
It is to walk in the WAY that Y’hoshua Himself walked.

A Prayer of Reflection

Abba,
Teach us what it means to be unleavened and without sin.
Thank You for setting us free by the blood of our Pesach, Y’hoshua HaMashiach.
Cleanse our hearts from pride, bitterness, and hidden leaven.
Help us to live in the newness of life, walking the WAY of righteousness and truth.
Let our lives reflect the purity of Your Kingdom — holy, sincere, and filled with love.
Amein.

By Rabbi Francisco Arbas
📧 franciscoarbas.yisrael@gmail.com
Following His ‘WAY’ — Netzari Mashiach Judaism