tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6895135744532007152.post7542801667749336025..comments2023-03-30T04:10:22.221-07:00Comments on Giants for Christ: Bible Commentary - Leviticus 19Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6895135744532007152.post-79408295083493794802012-06-20T20:55:13.855-07:002012-06-20T20:55:13.855-07:00Hi Sally, thanks for the question. So there are t...Hi Sally, thanks for the question. So there are two issues here: the first is why Moses is expanding upon the LORD's instructions, and the second is how to interpret elements of that expansion. I believe you are primarily referring to Exodus 12 and 13, where Ex 12 establishes the ordinance of the Passover, while in Ex 13:3-16 Moses is expanding on it with the consecration of the firstborn.<br /><br />I discussed this in some depth when I covered those chapters (for instance, see http://giantsforchrist.blogspot.com/2012/02/bible-commentary-exodus-13.html). To answer the first issue, why Moses is expanding on what the LORD says, consider that Ex 13:2 establishes the divine authority for consecration of the firstborn: "Sanctify to Me every firstborn..." So Moses isn't really inventing this part, he is relaying what the LORD is saying. Now the LORD only has 1 verse while Moses has about 13, so there is some expansion, but I think that this is probably because the LORD told Moses more, but it was simply not included in the text.<br /><br />For the second issue, redemption of the firstborn, this is a natural extension of the Passover itself, wherein the firstborn (both man and animal) of Egypt died and the firstborn (both man and animal) of Israel were spared. Since the LORD spared the firstborn of Israel, they "belong to me" (Ex 13:2).<br /><br />Ex 13 itself makes it clear that no human son is to ever be sacrificed, they must be redeemed (Ex 13:13-14), just as they were redeemed in the first Passover, by the deaths of the lambs.<br /><br />Hope this helps,<br />Daniel.Daniel S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12963465624162539029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6895135744532007152.post-51957752937131450632012-06-20T07:57:14.811-07:002012-06-20T07:57:14.811-07:00I interested in your take on why Moses added so mu...I interested in your take on why Moses added so much to GOD's instructions for the observation of the Passover? He wasn't as clear as GOD was and his instructions could be misinterpreted, i.e. redeem the first born sons, sacrifice them to the LORD. To the Isralelites...at this point, wouldn't they interpret that as instructions to kill their firstborn sons???? Sally S.Sally Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15498538679560509710noreply@blogger.com