The Feast of Unleavened Bread

Suggested Reading – 6th Day (4th Omer)

Torah:
Bamidbar —Numbers 9:1-14
Bamidbar —Numbers 28:19-25

Ketuvim:
Tehillim —Psalm 119:25-32 (Omer Reading)

Brit Cha-Dashah:
Mattityahu —Matthew 16:5-12

Torah —Teachings

Bamidbar —Numbers 9:1-14 (LSB)
Thus Yahweh spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying, “Now, let the sons of Israel observe the Passover at its appointed time. On the fourteenth day of this month, at twilight, you shall observe it at its appointed time; you shall observe it according to all its statutes and according to all its judgments.” So Moses told the sons of Israel to celebrate the Passover. And they celebrated the Passover in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, at twilight, in the wilderness of Sinai; according to all that Yahweh had commanded Moses, so the sons of Israel did. But there were some men who were unclean because of a dead person, so that they could not celebrate Passover on that day; so they came near before Moses and Aaron on that day. And those men said to him, “We are unclean because of a dead person. But why are we restrained from bringing near the offering of Yahweh at its appointed time among the sons of Israel?” Moses therefore said to them, “Wait, and I will listen to what Yahweh will command concerning you.” Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘If any one of you or of your generations becomes unclean because of a dead person, or is on a distant journey, he may, however, celebrate the Passover to Yahweh. In the second month on the fourteenth day at twilight, they shall observe it; they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. They shall leave none of it until morning nor break a bone of it; according to all the statute of the Passover they shall celebrate it. But the man who is clean and is not on a journey, and yet neglects to celebrate the Passover, that person shall then be cut off from his people, for he did not bring near the offering of Yahweh at its appointed time. That man will bear his sin. If a sojourner sojourns among you and celebrates the Passover to Yahweh, according to the statute of the Passover and according to its judgment, so he shall do; you shall have one statute, both for the sojourner and for the native of the land.’”

Bamidbar —Numbers 28:19-25 (LSB)
And you shall bring near an offering by fire, a burnt offering to Yahweh: two bulls from the herd and one ram and seven male lambs one year old; they shall be for you without blemish. Now as for their grain offering, you shall offer fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an ephah for a bull and two-tenths for the ram. A tenth of an ephah you shall offer for each of the seven lambs; and one male goat for a sin offering to make atonement for you. You shall offer these besides the burnt offering of the morning, which is for a continual burnt offering. After this manner you shall offer daily, for seven days, the food of the offering by fire, of a soothing aroma to Yahweh; it shall be offered with its drink offering in addition to the continual burnt offering. Now on the seventh day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work.

Ketuvim —Writtings

Tehillim —Psalm 119:25-32 (LSB)
My soul clings to the dust; Revive me according to Your word. I have recounted my ways, and You have answered me; Teach me Your statutes. Make me understand the way of Your precepts, So I will muse on Your wondrous deeds. My soul weeps because of grief; Raise me up according to Your word. Remove the false way from me, And graciously grant me Your law. I have chosen the faithful way; I have placed Your judgments before me. I cling to Your testimonies; O Yahweh, do not put me to shame! I shall run the way of Your commandments, For You will enlarge my heart.

Brit Cha-Dashah —New Covenant

Mattityahu —Matthew 16:5-12 LSB
And coming to the other side of the sea, the disciples had forgotten to bring bread. And Jesus said to them, “Watch out and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” Now they began to discuss this among themselves, saying, “He said that because we did not bring bread.” But Jesus, aware of this, said, “You men of little faith, why do you discuss among yourselves that you have no bread? Do you not yet understand or remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets full you picked up? Or the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many large baskets full you picked up? How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” Then they understood that He did not say to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.