Leaven (yeast)

For bread Ex 12:34,39; Ho 7:4; Mt 13:33

Leavened bread used

• With a peace-offering Le 7:13; Am 4:5
• With a wave-offering Le 23:15-17

Leavened bread forbidden

• With meat offerings Le 2:11; 6:17; 10:12; Ex 23:18; 34:25
• At the Passover meal Ex 12:19,20; 13:3,4,7; 23:18
• With blood Ex 23:18; 34:25

A symbol for sin 1Co 5:6-8

FIGURATIVE

• Of the hypocrisy of the Pharisees Mt 16:6-12; Mr 8:15; Lu 12:1
• Of other evils 1Co 5:6-8; Ga 5:9
• Parable of Mt 13:33; Lu 13:21