10 Mtzvt mention the exodus:#2 of 5 ########################################################### # 10 YEAR Ayelet DAILY-RASHI-YOMI CYCLE # # Jul 27, 2000 # # Rashis 168-171 Of 7800 (2.1%) # # # # Reprinted with permission from Rashi-is-Simple, # # (c) 1999-Present, Dr. Hendel # # http://www.RashiYomi.Com/rashi # # # #Permission to reprint with this header but not for profit# # # # WARNING: READ with COURIER 10 (Fixed width) FONTS # ########################################################### In the following module we will explore the dozen commandments where the Bible also mentions the Egyptian Exodus. A typical commandment might read "Do commandment so and so because I God took you out of Egypt." The natural question is "What is the common feature of these dozen commandments which caused Egypt to be mentioned?" We present 4 methods by which Rashi connects specific commandments with Egypt. In this issue we present METHOD 2. METHOD 2: Becoming HOLY; separating from unholiness -------------------------------------------------------------- Commandments that mention "Do such and such in order to become holy" continue "because I am God who took you out of the unholiness of Egypt." For EXAMPLE the Kashruth laws state "Observe Kashruth and become holy for I am God who raised you from (the unholiness of) Egypt" -------------------------------------------------------------- #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# (C) Dr Hendel, 2000 *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# EXAMPLES -------- METHOD 2: Becoming HOLY; separating from unholiness -------------------------------------------------------------- Commandments that mention "Do such and such in order to become holy" continue "because I am God who took you out of the unholiness of Egypt." For EXAMPLE the Kashruth laws state "Observe Kashruth and become holy for I am God who raised you from (the unholiness of) Egypt" *1,2 -------------------------------------------------------------- EXAMPLE 5: Lv11-45 Become HOLY by not eating NonKOSHER food EXAMPLE 6: Lv22-33 Become HOLY by not DESECRATING Gods name EXAMPLE 7: Nu15-31 Become HOLY by doing my commandments(TZITZT EXAMPLE 8: Ex29-46 Become HOLY by offering sacrifices NOTES ----- *1 In each example we mention the verse mentioning Egypt. However 1-2 verses earlier we have a verse mentioning holiness *2 This category, of connecting commandments mentioning holiness with Egypt, is aided by the following list {LIST1} {Comparison of the Bibles language for describing the Exodus.Only by commandments with holiness is the phrased RAISED(vs TOOK out of Egypt) is used. This has connotations of being raised FROM unholiness TO unholiness} VERSE LANGUAGE DESCRIBING THE EXODUS ----- ------------------------------ Dt15-15 I ..God who TOOK you out of Egypt Dt05-15 I ..God who TOOK you out of Egypt Dt16-12 I ..God who TOOK you out of Egypt Dt24-18 I ..God who TOOK you out of Egypt Lv11-45 I ..God who RAISED you out of Egypt #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# (C) Dr Hendel, 2000 *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#