10 Mtzvt mention the exodus:#2 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 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
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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"
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EXAMPLES
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METHOD 2: Becoming HOLY; separating from unholiness
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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
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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
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*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
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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
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