I'm only into the Unleavened Bread chapter of Book 2, so maybe this is covered later, but I hadn't run across anything yet, so here goes:
Quote:Speaking of the corruptive nature of this fungus, God would go on to say: "Indeed (kiy - because), any and every (kol) soul (nepesh) who consumes (‘akal - eats and feeds upon, is nourished by) yeasted food (hames - bread which includes yeast and has become soured) shall be cut off and separated (karat -banished, cut down, severed, and uprooted; will face death and destruction upon being eliminated) from (min) Yisra’el (‘ys sarah ‘el - individuals who strive, struggle, persist, endure, and persevere with and are empowered by God), from the first (ri’sown) day (yowm) until (‘ad) the seventh (shabiy’iy) day (yowm)." (Exodus 12:15)
I remember from the radio shows (in the Galatians debate) that Yada mentioned circumcision being required based on similar wording, but I know I've ignored Unleavened Bread in the past and I'm positive I've eaten yeasted food during most, if not all of those days, so are we striving in vain? My reasoning being that if we miss one of these, we've been separated from the family.
Is it as easy as starting to observe this to be welcomed back to the family (or adopted in the first place)? Similarly, with circumcision, if it's done later than 8 days old, is it still sufficient? My hunch is yes to both.
I've also read in one of these discussions about the difference between observing the Miqra'ey (sp?) (something I'd love to start and think would be relatively easy to convince my wife to share with me) and performing the Miqra'ey in their entirety (somehow I don't think she'd be happy with me tossing 8+ loaves of bread, 20 boxes of cereal, etc). I understand the difference and I understand that acting them out is a good reminder and demonstration of what Yahuweh has done and continues to do for us, but I'm having trouble discerning what He's asking of us. I'm relatively new to all this, so it may just be my confusion. Anyways, I remember Ken saying something about the differences between Israel and the rest of us (Israel should be acting and reading the lines, while the rest of us are watching and learning, was the gist of it). Is it specifically Israel (blood relations back to Abraham) or all of Yahudah (including us adopted kids) that should be doing the acting?
Another thing I was thinking while reading was that if Yahushua died on Passover, and rose on First Fruits, what happened to the other 5 days between the two? Isn't First Fruits the last day of Unleavened Bread?
Thanks in advance.