I imagine my ancestors scurrying about with oil lamps and brooms, removing all traces of yeast from their homes in preparation for the Passover week.
Every Spring, a number of Jews and Christians observe Passover as a reminder of their ancestors’ exodus from Egypt.
In celebrating this annual holiday, one of the instructions outlined in Chapter 12 of the Book of Exodus is to rid our homes of all yeast for the duration of the week-long festival.
I consider myself an Hebraic Roots Christian, so we’ve been observing Passover Around My Home for several years now.
Each year I seek to find and get rid of all the yeast products and each year I inevitably miss something. In the freezer. The pantry. Even my son’s diaper bag.
I begin to take inventory of our food items about a month prior to Passover, in an effort to consume what we can beforehand. While clearing our home of yeast products, I’m always surprised to find yeast (also known as leavening) in products I didn’t expect to. I even discovered it in one of our favorite barbecue sauces one year!
Barbecue sauce?
The annual lesson for me is how hard it is to both find and get rid of the yeast. In Scripture, yeast symbolizes sin.
It’s hard to identify, spreads easily, is difficult to get rid of, and too often tastes delicious!
Sound familiar?
Around My Home 