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Unleavened Bread, Passover included in
that? Why would he even want to wait until
after Easter, as the word is placed in here?
In our text in verse 5, we see that the church
is praying for Peter, and the angel comes
and releases Peter. It's not the same text,
but in Mark chapter 14, verses 1 and 2, they
were fearful of even putting Christ to death
at a certain time because of the uprising of
the Jews. Well, why would Herod even
consider waiting until after the Days of
Unleavened Bread or after Passover or after
Easter, as the word is used here? Political
expediency. This is a holy week. Passover
began on the 14th and the holy week went
through the 21st with the Unleavened
Bread. It’s a holy week for the nation of
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