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VERSE: Nu08-22a

===================== Nu08-22a ===============================

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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Most Rashis deal with the verse in question:
- either Rashi explains MEANING of words
- or Rashi explains GRAMMATICAL points
- or Rashi explains STYLE
- or Rashi supports a verse with CROSS REFERENCES

But some Rashis focus on broad studies of themes.
These Rashis are also part of the simple meaning
of the text.  Rashi will take some THEME and ask
for all verses with this THEME. Rashi will then
seek a CORRELATE of this THEME. The THEME-CORRELATE
connection is something new and enriches our
understanding of the verse

EXAMPLE
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In this posting we study those verses where it says
--AND THE JEWS DID AS GOD COMMANDED THEM
It does not say this by all commandments, but rather
by only a few.

Using database methods we find that it uses this
phrase by
-- commemoration of the Exodus
-- Commandments dealing with special statuses
  (eg Priests Levites etc)

Yet these two issues (the Exodus and status) are
precisely what the Jews rebelled about in the
wilderness. They
-- wanted to return to Egypt
-- wanted equality and no special statuses

Thus the Bible goes out of its way to tell us
that the Jews were basically good and accepted
Gods will (Except for a few rare occasions when
some Jews rebelled)
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ITEM                      DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS          DATABASES
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS       DATABASES
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE  #27
SEE BELOW                 LIST605b
List of verses stating    Jews did as God commanded
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We list those verses where it says
-- AND THE JEWS DID AS GOD COMMANDED THEM

As can be seen these verses are said by
-- Commandments commemorating the exodus
-- Commandments recognizing special statuses
   (Such as priests, levites, etc)

These two themes correspond to causes of rebellion
by Jews against God and Moses in the wilderness
-- They wanted to return to Egypt*1
-- They wanted equality and no special statuses*2

Hence these verses counteract the belief that
the Jews were always bad. Rather the Jews were
generally good but rebelled on specific occasions.
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VERSE   THEME            SPECIFIC OCCASION
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Ex39-32 CLASS - Tmpl     Temple erected(Only Priests could serve)
Ex39-43 CLASS - Tmpl     Temple erected(Only Priests could serve)
Nu01-54 CLASS - Space    Each tribe assigned to a special position
Nu02-34 CLASS - Space    Each tribe assigned to a special position
Nu08-20 CLASS - Tmpl     Assignment of Priests,Levites and Jews
Nu09-05 EXODUS- Psch     Commemoration of Egypt (Passover)
Nu30-01 EXODUS- Holidays Holiday sacrifices commemorating Exodus

NOTES
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*1 The Jews frequently expressed desire to return to Egypt
   See eg Ex14-11:12, Ex17-03, Nu14-04, Nu20-01:05

*2 The Jews (as in the Korach rebellion) expressed the
   idea that special statuses are not needed and anyone
   can perform temple services or be a Moses:
   - Nu16, Nu17-16:24, Lv10-01:07, Ex32-01
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