Ep 130 (S7E15) Beware OR Be Aware of the Yeast

References:

• The Passover is a time when Jewish households do a thourough cleaning of the home to be sure all leaven is removed.
  • Deep Cleaning: Homes are thoroughly cleaned, including searching for and removing all crumbs of chametz.
  • Symbolism: This process represents cleaning out the spiritual "leaven" (pride or sin) from within.
  • Bedikat Chametz: A ritual search for the remaining leaven occurs on the night before Passover, followed by burning the collected items.
• Jesus told his disciples to “beware the yeast of the Pharisees and Saducees.”
  • Matthew 16:1-12 - v 6: προσέχω (pros-ekh'-o)
    • to bring to, bring near
      • to turn the mind to, attend to be attentive
      • give attention to, take heed
      • to devote thought and effort to
  • 1 Corinthians 5:6-8 - ζύμη (dzoo'-may)
    • leaven
    • metaph. of inveterate mental and moral corruption, viewed in its tendency to infect others
    • See also Gal 5:2-10
• Jesus also used ζύμη to teach about the Kingdom of heaven (God). Matthew 13:33 & Luke 13:20-21
  • The Kingdom is like… a simile (yeast in dough) 
  • Only used here in Mt and Lk σάτον (sat'-on) - measure
    • a kind of dry measure, 3 gallons (14 litres)
    • 14 liters of all-purpose flour is approximately equal to 16.33 pounds.
    • 50 lbs of flour!!! Jesus is making a point here.
  • Think: the dough is our world represented by the 50 lbs of flour, and God’s Kingdom spreads through it all as represented by the leaven. 
• So, beware, but be aware.