Hebrew Voices – Passover Special (Rebroadcast)
In this episode of Hebrew Voices, Passover Special, Nehemia Gordon and Keith Johnson delve into the story of the exodus, beginning with Ex 12:21. They start off by sharing the time they personally experienced “darkness so dark, it could be … Continue reading →
In this episode of Hebrew Voices, Passover Special, Nehemia Gordon and Keith Johnson delve into the story of the exodus, beginning with Ex 12:21. They start off by sharing the time they personally experienced "darkness so dark, it could be felt". Nehemia points out a few examples in the exodus story where we are given background information by way of a flashback and he explain how the Passover sacrifice was brought, who could eat of it and how it should be commemorated today. Keith gets all excited when they come to the part where Yehovah introduces His calendar and Nehemia suggests we be tolerant of our neighbor who may be celebrating the holidays on a different date than ourselves. Nehemia also gives a very quick overview of the three different types of leaven and the extent of the prohibition of leaven on Chag HaMatzot (Passover).
I look forward to reading your comments!
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Hebrew Voices – Passover Special
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Nehemia: “Yehovah, Avinu Shebashamaim haster et hachoshech hamechaseh et einenu, g’al einenu venabita niflaot mitoratecha.” Yehovah, our Father in heaven, remove the darkness that covers our eyes. Uncover our eyes that we may see the hidden, wonderful things of your Torah, Amen.
Jono: Amen.
Keith: Amen! I'm telling you man, I need that right now.
Nehemia: I’m telling you too. But it does say there was darkness, so dark that they could feel it.
I've been in places that were so dark you can feel the darkness. Really, it's been caves underground. Some of the caves where the ancient Israelites hid out from the foreign invaders. You go down to those caves, and you turn off your flashlight, and you just wait a few minutes for your eyes to adjust. And, man, is it dark. Keith and I had an interesting incident in one of those caves, which I probably won’t share.
Keith: I would like to share it. We were actually in darkness ladies and gentlemen. Nehemia, the great tour guide took me down into these caves, ladies and gentlemen. And I want to tell you something, we experienced the plague of darkness. It's really an amazing experience. I've never done anything like this, Jono. You're deep down in the earth. And so, he did just that. He turned the light off and he's like, “Now I want you to experience the darkness,” he'd say. And so, the darkness came and there was quiet and darkness. And after about 30 seconds we started hearing this scratching. The great, brave and courageous Nehemia Gordon turned on his light. What was it Nehemia? A rat or something was down there.
Nehemia: It was a field mouse. Some kids had been in that cave, I guess, the day before, and left some potato chips or something. And so, a field mouse was working on them. And you have to understand, Jono. We were crawling through these tunnels that you can't stretch your arms out. You're on your stomach and you're actually moving your stomach and your back just to be able to inch forward. It's almost like you're swimming through it. And it's so tight and I'm realizing, if we have to crawl through that tunnel that has the mouse in it, the mouse is going to crawl over me. I'm going to scream like a little girl.
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Where in the scriptures did Yehovah move His name from Jerusalem. Not because a building is on the Temple Mount means that Jehovah removed His name..It is still in Jerusalem
Exodus 12
43 And YHVH said unto Moses and Aaron: ‘This is the ordinance of the passover: there shall no alien eat thereof;
44 but every man’s servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.
45 A sojourner and a hired servant shall not eat thereof.
46 In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth aught of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof.
47 All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.
48 And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to YHVH, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land; but no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.
49 One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.’
50 Thus did all the children of Israel; as YHVH commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they. {S}
51 And it came to pass the selfsame day that YHVH did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their hosts.
Why does Exodus 34:14 say Yehovah’s name is jealous?
In regard to the head and entrails being intact while the lamb was subject to fire, Yeshua had his head and entrails while he quenched the hellfire while hanging on the cross
The Karaïte tradition of following the sighting of the crescent new moon goes back to Sinaï. The Rabbis (Hillel2) moved to the perpetual calendar which the Rabbinical Jews follow because there was no longer a Temple.
ירח means moon. ראש חודש means the new moon/new month.
Deuteronomy 16 doesn’t say that the temple is required, or that a ‘temple’ is where the Passover should be sacrificed. It says rather that it should be done in the place where He chooses to place His name. There has been more than one place where He has chosen to place His name. First He placed it in Shiloh. Then He removed it from Shiloh. Then He placed it in Jerusalem . . . and He removed it from Jerusalem, for the same reason – the sin of the people. See: 1 Kings 9:7; 2 Kings 23:27; Jeremiah 7:10-14. Scripture does say that Jerusalem is where He will place His name forever, but looking at the current state of the temple mount, it really seems that it is currently NOT the place where His name resides, but has been removed from there, in keeping with His word. I believe that His name will be placed there forever at the end of the age, when Messiah’s reign begins. (Hopefully within my lifetime!) But where is His name placed now? Where has it been since He removed it from Jerusalem? I know what I believe, but would be interested in what others might glean from Scripture on the subject – especially you Nehemia, since the Name has been so important to your journey and such a focus of study for you.
YHVH is always GooD Aman
Try Moving a mixed multitude of millions Time and S p a c e . . . All Praise be to YHVH.
Wheat is not leavening
Exodus 12:22 says you shall not go out of the doorposts until morning.
So how did they leave in the night?
yup.
Nehemia, do you mean that gentiles who wish to observe the Torah need to be circumcised? I listened to your talk with Michel on Shabbat night live on Acts 15. Please help me to understand this. Shalom
Explain, please… I turned to Hosea 2:11 and I do not see your explanation inherent in that cited scripture…
Nehemiah, did the Karaite tradition of following the crescent moon begin in Babylon? And chodesh is used for month with the real word for month is yareach, yes? And the dead sea scrolls delineate the Zadok calendar. You helped on the DSS; yet, you are not persuaded for this calendar. Why? We’re the Zadok priests not of the true Aaronic lineage? Thanks for answering, since it’s ok for me to be wrong. 🙂
Hosea 2:11
When outside of the land, no feasts, no new moons (no lunar calendar) as commanded by YHVH.
My cat was prescribed special cat food by the veterinarian because of continuous urine infections, this food contains wheat and of course, we are in the Feast of Unleavened Bread, otherwise, I removed all possible leaven, if you could comment, thanks, God bless you, Marisha
Yes, one law for the stranger and citizen. But the ger is someone who chooses to keep the covenant. He is not just a fellow traveler
Sister Susan just go to Exodus 12:14
Start there learn the Hebrew for Remember
And the Hebrew for perpetual regulation or ordinance just depends on the version
When you realize that you can only commemorate this now …enjoy
So are we suppose to keep Passover, and how, if there is not Temple?
I don’t think it can be said too many times: The chosen people of God are not a closed group. As long as certain and specific laws are followed by the one who seeks to join, the invitation is open to choose the chosen. Have a happy Passover!
Your words Nehemiah:
“If God gives you all the rules and regulations, stick to them. Don’t add to them or take away from them.”
“You have to be very careful with the words that you choose and the actions that you carry out because YHVH will be sanctified by those who are close to Him.”
“Be careful.”
So much to understand and YHVH is aiding all who seek His Torah in willingness to learn of truth!
Thanks Nehemiah, Keith and Jonah for expounding and clarifying so many hidden things…
Shalom
If Torah doesn’t waste words, how come in Exodus 12, when it states this month shall be the first of months and then states this month shall be the first month of the year they are not separate commands which would make not only that month the first month but that year the first year? As far as I’ve found, that is the way time is reckoned till the end of Torah.
I would that all so called Messianic Believers everywhere will STOP using the Passover and the Seder as an evangelism tool. I have read this year of too many folks doing some sort of a ” more Christian friendly” version or “take-off” of the Seder to appeal to non-Torah folks. We will never reach the goal if we continue to change the PATHS. Respectfully submitted.
I have listened to the three of you for years and find new nuggets of information to chew on. I want to thank you for showing that even we can be part of the “family” if we believe on the name of Yahovah and His Torah.
Have to leave your past identity as did Abraham, so cannot hang on to Methodist iD and also be Israelite, Just as the aliens who left, were not also Eqyptian, and Hyskos; they left behind, washed in the Sea of Reeds. Either be Roman Greco Christian or an Israelite.
This teachng was very encouraging – one cannot keep the Feast Days but we are supposed to guard the Feast Days . I think the best example of this is Daniel 10 : 1 – 4 . Daniel did not eat pleasant food or wine or annoint himself with oil from Aviv 2nd to Aviv 24th I.e. during the period of the Feast of Passover .
Shallom
HalleluYAH
Thank you for this timely instruction! There is a bible church I know of that attempts to keep the Passover in the US. Would they be able to be considered part of the “congregation of Israel” according to scripture?
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