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<p>This verse suggests that already before the Exodus, Hashem commanded that the nation refrain from chametz and eat matzah for seven days.  If so, regardless of being chased out, the people should have been eating matzah and not bread!  How can the two verses be reconciled?  What is the real reason that the nation refrained from chametz: Hashem's command or the speed of the redemption?</p> | <p>This verse suggests that already before the Exodus, Hashem commanded that the nation refrain from chametz and eat matzah for seven days.  If so, regardless of being chased out, the people should have been eating matzah and not bread!  How can the two verses be reconciled?  What is the real reason that the nation refrained from chametz: Hashem's command or the speed of the redemption?</p> | ||
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| − | <p> | + | <p>Chapters 12-13 are replete with legal directives and Moshe's relaying of these to the nation. A close look at when each set of laws are given to Moshe and tehn to the nation, might bear on the questions above.  </p> |
| + | <p>In 12:1-20, Hashem speaks to Moshe about both the Pesach offering (12:2-13) and the seven day holiday of Chag HaMatzot (12:14-20). Moshe immediately relays the laws relating to the Pesach, but makes no mention of Chag HaMatzot (12:21-27).  The chapter continues with the narrative of the Exodus but then ends with yet more laws regarding the Pesach.  This time only Hashem's command to Moshe is mentioned.  Turning to Chapter 13, </p> | ||
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Version as of 23:10, 11 April 2016
Chametz and Matzah in Pesach Mitzrayim
Introduction
Conflicting Verses
It is well known that after the Plague of Firstborns, The Israelites were chased out of Egypt, leaving no time for their dough to rise:
(לט) וַיֹּאפוּ אֶת הַבָּצֵק אֲשֶׁר הוֹצִיאוּ מִמִּצְרַיִם עֻגֹת מַצּוֹת כִּי לֹא חָמֵץ כִּי גֹרְשׁוּ מִמִּצְרַיִם וְלֹא יָכְלוּ לְהִתְמַהְמֵהַּ וְגַם צֵדָה לֹא עָשׂוּ לָהֶם.
A simple reading of the verse suggests that had there been more time, the people would not have baked matzah but rather leavened bread. However, this idea encounters difficulty given the command of Shemot 12:15:
(טו) שִׁבְעַת יָמִים מַצּוֹת תֹּאכֵלוּ אַךְ בַּיּוֹם הָרִאשׁוֹן תַּשְׁבִּיתוּ שְּׂאֹר מִבָּתֵּיכֶם כִּי כׇּל אֹכֵל חָמֵץ וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל מִיּוֹם הָרִאשֹׁן עַד יוֹם הַשְּׁבִעִי.
This verse suggests that already before the Exodus, Hashem commanded that the nation refrain from chametz and eat matzah for seven days. If so, regardless of being chased out, the people should have been eating matzah and not bread! How can the two verses be reconciled? What is the real reason that the nation refrained from chametz: Hashem's command or the speed of the redemption?
Structure of Shemot 12-13: Commands and Fulfillment
Chapters 12-13 are replete with legal directives and Moshe's relaying of these to the nation. A close look at when each set of laws are given to Moshe and tehn to the nation, might bear on the questions above.
In 12:1-20, Hashem speaks to Moshe about both the Pesach offering (12:2-13) and the seven day holiday of Chag HaMatzot (12:14-20). Moshe immediately relays the laws relating to the Pesach, but makes no mention of Chag HaMatzot (12:21-27). The chapter continues with the narrative of the Exodus but then ends with yet more laws regarding the Pesach. This time only Hashem's command to Moshe is mentioned. Turning to Chapter 13,
