Sforno's Counterintuitive Take on Makkas Bechoros and Korban Pesach (REDUX)

Length: 1 hour 35 minutes
Synopsis: The YBT Sunday Shiur I gave this morning (1/7/24) is an updated version of a shiur I gave exactly two years ago (1/7/22). The focus of the shiur is the Sforno's answer to two basic questions: (1) Who carried out Makkas Bechoros (the Plague of the Firstborn)? (2) What is the purpose of the Korban Pesach (Passover sacrifice)? What makes Sforno's approach counterintuitive? Because he holds that the Korban Pesach has absolutely nothing to do with Makkas Bechoros. Don't believe me? Listen to the case I build in the shiur and let me know what you think!

For the other Sforno shiur I gave this year, which I reference in this one, click here: Sforno on Sedom: Understanding the Dialogue Between Avraham and Hashem (and Implications for Israel).
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מקורות:
הגדה של פסח
שמות ד:כב-כג; יא:ה,ט; יב:יב-יג,כב-כג,כז; יג:יא-טז
תהלים עח:מט-נא
ישעיהו לז:לו
ספורנו - שמות ד:כג; יא:ט; יב:יב-יג,כב-כג,כז; יג:טו
מכילתא דרבי ישמעאל שמות יב
ר' אליה די נולה - תהלים עח:מט; קה:לו
ספורנו - במדבר ג:יג; ח:יז,יט
כל בו - הגדה של פסח, ביד חזרה - זו הדבר
שמות רבה י:ב
רש"י - שמות יב:ל
מכילתא דרשב"י - שמות יב:ל
תרגום אונקלוס - שמות יב:יג; יג:כג
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