Video: Passover, a Festival of Freedom | Part 1
In this session, we look at some of the deeper insights in the Exodus story, from the Egyptian beliefs of the afterlife, how the plagues undermined specific Egyptian gods, and some key insights about the holiday of Pesach.
In this study, we explore some foundational ideas about the Passover, while understanding some of the deeper context from the Egyptian culture. This includes beliefs of the afterlife, how the plagues undermined specific Egyptian gods, and some key insights about the holiday of Pesach.
• Introduction and Passover Prep
• The Significance of Passover
• The Passover Offering (Korban Pesach).
• Understanding the nature of the lamb offering, its requirements, and how observances have changed over time (from Egypt to the Temple to exile).
• Egyptian Culture and the Plagues. Context on Egyptian religion, the Book of the Dead, and the heart-weighing ceremony.
• Undermining Egyptian gods.
• The Final Judgment and Inversion.