10 Mtzvt mention the exodus:#1 of 5
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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 will explaine 4 methods by which Rashi connects
specific commandments with Egypt. In this issue
we present the first such method.
METHOD 1: Treatment of Slaves, Orphans & Widows
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In commandments demanding nice treatment of underprivileged
people the Torah says
>Treat SLAVES nicely because you were a SLAVE
These laws usually demand treating slaves, orphans,
widows or converts nicely. For EXAMPLE, the Sabbath law
states "Let your slaves rest on Sabbath because I took
you out of Egypt where you were slaves"
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EXAMPLES
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METHOD 1: Treatment of Slaves, Orphans & Widows
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In commandments demanding nice treatment of underprivileged
people the Torah says
>Treat SLAVES nicely because you were a SLAVE
These laws usually demand treating slaves, orphans,
widows or converts nicely. For EXAMPLE, the Sabbath law
states "Let your slaves rest on Sabbath because I took
you out of Egypt where you were slaves" *1
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EXAMPLE 1: Dt15-15 When you free SLAVES give them GIFTS
EXAMPLE 2: Dt05-15 Let your slaves rest on SABBATH
EXAMPLE 3: Dt16-12 Let your slaves be happy on SHAVUOTH
EXAMPLE 4: Dt24-18 JUDGE orphans & widows PROPERLY
NOTES
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*1a Most of these commandments mention not only slaves but also
orphans, widows and converts. For typographical reasons
I only mention Slaves.
*1b In each example the commandment is CAPITALIZED. So eg
EXAMPLE 1 is talking about the Biblical commandment of
giving SLAVES GIFTS
*1c In each example we cite the verse that mentions Egypt
The verses mentioning slaves, orphans etc occur 1 to
2 verses earlier.
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