Portions Library

A collection of essays on the weekly Torah Portions, from Genesis to Deuteronomy, adapted from Torah Club.

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Leaving the Old Culture Behind

When the children of Israel left Egypt, they were leaving behind their old culture. They started on a new path, starting over. When we become believers, we are supposed to die to our old way of life and begin life again as new creatures. We have to leave our old ways behind us.

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Bo, born again, culture, culture and values, exodus from Egypt, habits, matzah, overcome, Passover, salvation, seder, unleavened bread

These Signs of Mine

Death came to the land of Egypt—a judgment from heaven, a terror in the night, and it did not spare even the firstborn sons of the Israelites. The slayer of the firstborn took no account of merits of innocence or guilt. Faith and creed did not enter the equation.

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blood, Bo, exodus from Egypt, firstborn, Passover, Passover lamb, plagues, refuge, salvation, signs and wonders, slaying of the firstborn

Darkness

A person in spiritual bondage might not know (or will not admit) that he is in bondage. He feels as if he is in control of his life, calling the shots and making decisions, but ultimately, he serves a great emptiness.

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Bo, bondage, darkness, defeat, forgiveness, kingdom of darkness, kingdom of light, light, Passover, plagues, redemption, servitude

Spiritual Matzah, A Clean Break

Time to break with your past — start over as a new creature in Messiah. Passover is an annual reminder that we must leave the old culture behind. We are free from the past, and we need to set aside those things in our lives that continue to enslave us.

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born again, Egypt, exodus, leaven, matzah, new creatures, Passover, pesach, Pesach, unleavened, unleavened bread

A Memorial

Fourteen hundred years after the exodus from Egypt, Yeshua went to Jerusalem with His disciples to keep the appointed time of Passover. He and His disciples had been to Jerusalem to celebrate Passover many times, but this time, as they neared Jerusalem, Yeshua said, “My time is near; I am to keep the Passover” (Matthew 26:18).

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Passover, pesach, seder, unleavened bread

The Passover Lamb

The pesach lamb was a sacrifice, but it was not a sacrifice for sin. In discussing the Passover lamb, the Torah does not mention anything about sin, confession or atonement. Not every kind of animal sacrifice was meant for taking away sin. The blood of the Passover lamb was meant as a sign for God.

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atonement, blood, Bo, confession, lamb, Passover, Passover lamb, protection, sacrifice, sign, sin

The Two Remembrances

Passover has messianic significance. The Messiah Himself has obligated us to keep the Passover in remembrance of Him. He said, “Do this in remembrance of Me” (Luke 22:19). He issued that directive to His disciples within the larger context of the annual Passover celebration.

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Bo, bread, cup, Egypt, exodus, exodus from Egypt, matzah, Passover, remembrance, salvation, seder, unleavened, unleavened bread

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