Parshat Bo Part 3: Preparing for the Final Plague and the Commandments to Israel
Why is there a pause in the plague narrative in chapters 11-12? An examination of the text and classical commentaries reveals the purpose of the commandments listed in these verses and the symbols of freedom that they represent.
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More lessons in this series (26)
- Parshat Shemot Part 1: Israel in Egypt: Enslavement and Genocide
- Parshat Shemot Part 2: Moshe: Birth and Maturation
- Parshat Shemot Part 3: Delivering Israel from Slavery: Moshe Encounters God
- Parshat Shemot Part 4: Moshe’s Objections and God’s Answers and Signs
- Parshat Shemot Part 5: Moshe’s Refusal and Divine Anger: The Beginning of Moshe’s Journey
- Parshat Shemot Part 6: Moshe and Aaron's First Meeting with Pharaoh: Disaster and Despair
- Parshat Vaera Part 1: God Sends Moshe to Israel: A Historic and Religious Mission
- Parshat Vaera Part 2: Moshe's Hesitation and the Genealogy of the Tribe of Levi
- Parshat Vaera Part 3: Aaron and Moshe Come Before Pharaoh: The Staff and the Snake
- Parshat Vaera Part 4: The Plague of Blood
- Parshat Vaera Part 5: The Plagues of Frogs, Lice and the Mixed Multitude
- Parshat Vaera Part 6: The Plagues of Pestilence, Boils and Hail
- Parshat Bo Part 1: The Plague of Locusts
- Parshat Bo Part 2: The Plague of Darkness
- Parshat Bo Part 4: The Paschal Lamb: In Egypt and for Future Generations
- Parshat Bo Part 5: The Plague of the Firstborn and Leaving Egypt
- Parshat Bo Part 6: Circumcision, Firstborn Animals, Hametz and Matza and the Children's Questions
- Parshat Beshalach Part 1: The Journey from Egypt to Mount Sinai Begins
- Parshat Beshalach Part 2: The Break from Egypt and its Culture
- Parshat Beshalach Part 3: Splitting the Sea
- Parshat Beshalach Part 4: Song of the Sea
- Parshat Beshalach Part 5: The 'Manna': A Training Experience, Forever
- Parshat Beshalach Part 6: What's So Evil About Amalek?
- Parshat Yitro Part 1: Yitro's Arrival
- Parshat Yitro Part 2: Yitro's Advice
- Parshat Yitro Part 3: Introduction to the Berit