Bo - Exodus 10:1-13:16
Here are some comments on the Torah Portion BO.
In the podcast I talk about the significance of the Passover. I speak on Christians leaving Egypt - comparing Egypt with sin and pagan influence.
I stress the importance of telling the story of Passover. Most of you are familiar with the Biblical importance that is stressed on telling the stories to our children, but here are the passages that I used to drive the point.
Deuteronomy 6:20-25; Exodus 10:2; 12:26ff; 13:8; Psalm 78:3-4
I talk about the fact that the Exodus is THE Event for which Yehovah became famous - the act of deliverance that made Him known to the whole world, but the Bible foretells that the future holds an event that makes this original Exodus pale in comparison (Jeremiah 16:14-15)
I share the idea that the plagues were aimed at Egypt’s Gods (Exodus 12:12).
The Bible talks about four very special sections of the Torah that are in the tephillin (Exodus 13:1-10; 11-16; Deuteronomy 6:4-9; 11:13-21). I discuss these texts in this week’s lesson.
I talk about the redemption of the firstborn and read from the siddur (Jewish Prayer Book) a section called the Pidyon HaBen.
I cover the “hardening of Pharaoh’s heart”. I had never noticed that three different Hebrew words are used to describe his heart - heavy, hard and strong. In relation to this subject I read Romans 9:14-24. This ends with the inclusion of Gentiles in God’s people - I mentioned the mixed multitude of the Exodus.
Something else I found interesting while studying this week’s lesson was the point that this week’s Torah portion contains the first use of the Hebrew word Torah (Exodus 12:49) and it is in this verse that we are told that there is one Torah for both Israelites and aliens. Compare these other passages that contain the same thought (Leviticus 24:22; Numbers 15:16, 29).
In Exodus 12:15, we are told to “Make Leaven Cease from your houses”. Spiritually we should all strive to get the leaven out of our lives. Leaven, in the NT is associated with false teaching, hypocrisy, and sin - see Matthew 16:6-12; Luke 12:1; and 1 Corinthians 5:6-8.
I discuss the meaning of the Hebrew word pesach, which is commonly translated as Passover. It means to halt or even limp. The root idea seems to be that the intended meaning of the word Pesach, translated “pass over” can mean to halt. Compare 2 Samuel 4:4 and 2 Samuel 9:13 for this idea and the apparent root meaning of the Hebrew pesach being associated with the image of halting, limping and even “crippled”.
In preparing for this week’s lesson I really started thinking that the “night of watching” mentioned in Exodus chapter 12:42 - might in some way be tied to Yeshua requesting of his disciples to Stay awake and Watch on the night before his death - the date of which most would agree is at this very time on the calendar.
I hope that you will take the time to listen to this week’s lesson. You will be blessed and I promise that you will learn in the process!
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