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| − | <p>It is well known that the | + | <p>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:</p> |
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| − | <q xml:lang="he" dir="rtl">לט) וַיֹּאפוּ אֶת הַבָּצֵק אֲשֶׁר הוֹצִיאוּ מִמִּצְרַיִם עֻגֹת מַצּוֹת כִּי לֹא חָמֵץ כִּי גֹרְשׁוּ מִמִּצְרַיִם וְלֹא יָכְלוּ לְהִתְמַהְמֵהַּ וְגַם צֵדָה לֹא עָשׂוּ לָהֶם.  </q> | + | <q xml:lang="he" dir="rtl">(לט) וַיֹּאפוּ אֶת הַבָּצֵק אֲשֶׁר הוֹצִיאוּ מִמִּצְרַיִם עֻגֹת מַצּוֹת כִּי לֹא חָמֵץ כִּי גֹרְשׁוּ מִמִּצְרַיִם וְלֹא יָכְלוּ לְהִתְמַהְמֵהַּ וְגַם צֵדָה לֹא עָשׂוּ לָהֶם.  </q> |
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| − | <p>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 12:15:</p> | + | <p>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:</p> |
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<q xml:lang="he" dir="rtl"> (טו) שִׁבְעַת יָמִים מַצּוֹת תֹּאכֵלוּ אַךְ בַּיּוֹם הָרִאשׁוֹן תַּשְׁבִּיתוּ שְּׂאֹר מִבָּתֵּיכֶם כִּי כׇּל אֹכֵל חָמֵץ וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל מִיּוֹם הָרִאשֹׁן עַד יוֹם הַשְּׁבִעִי.</q> | <q xml:lang="he" dir="rtl"> (טו) שִׁבְעַת יָמִים מַצּוֹת תֹּאכֵלוּ אַךְ בַּיּוֹם הָרִאשׁוֹן תַּשְׁבִּיתוּ שְּׂאֹר מִבָּתֵּיכֶם כִּי כׇּל אֹכֵל חָמֵץ וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל מִיּוֹם הָרִאשֹׁן עַד יוֹם הַשְּׁבִעִי.</q> | ||
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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>The structure of Chapters 12-13 relates to these questions. The chapter is replete with both legal directives and Moshe's relaying of them.  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 teh Pesach, but makes no mention of Chag HaMatzot.  </p> | |
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| + | <p><b>12:1-20: God's command to Moshe</b></p> | ||
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| + | <li>1-13: laws of the Pesah offering</li> | ||
| + | <li>14-20: laws of Chag HaMaztot</li> | ||
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| + | <p><b>12:21-27: Moshe's command Israel</b></p> | ||
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| + | <li>21-27: laws of the Pesach offering</li> | ||
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| + | <td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" colspan="2">12:28: Israelites fulfill command<br/>12:29-42: Plague of Firstborns and Exodus from Egypt</td> | ||
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| + | <p><b>43-49: God's command to Moshe</b></p> | ||
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| + | <li>laws regarding the pesach offering</li> | ||
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| + | <td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" colspan="2">12:50: Israelites fulfill command<br/>12:51: Summary statement : Exodus</td> | ||
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| + | <p><b>13:1-2: God's command to Moshe</b></p> | ||
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| + | <li>13:1-2: Laws of redemption of firstborns </li> | ||
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| + | <p><b>13:3-16 Moshe's command to Israel<br/></b></p> | ||
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| + | <li>13:3-10: Laws of Chag HaMatzot and Pesach </li> | ||
| + | <li>13:11-16: Laws of redemption of firstborns</li> | ||
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Version as of 23:04, 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?
The structure of Chapters 12-13 relates to these questions. The chapter is replete with both legal directives and Moshe's relaying of them. 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 teh Pesach, but makes no mention of Chag HaMatzot.
