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‘Forgive us our debts’: Lord’s Prayer a window into Passover freedom
What does “the Lord’s prayer” have to do with Moshe’s (Moses) asking God to show him “Your glory”? You might be surprised. And what does Pesakh (Passover) have to do with tithing, remission of debts every seven and 50 years, and pilgrimages to Yerushalayim (Jerusalem) for Pesakh, Shavuot (Pentecost) and Sukkot (Tabernacles)? Here’s the thread through all of these topics: We are to remember from Whom our sustenance and wealth come and from Whom our freedom comes from the things that hold us captive.
The traditional Torah reading for Yom Zacharin shel Pesakh, the day after the seventh and last day of Matzot (Unleavened Bread), is Deuteronomy 14:22–16:17. When we look at the themes of this parashah (section), we can see why it was selected long ago as a bookend for the festival:
* Deuteronomy 14:22–29: Instructions on the tithe, especially the third-year tithe to benefit those locally.
* Deuteronomy 15:1–23: Shmitah (Sabbatical year) and the remission of debts
* Deuteronomy 16:1–17: Instructions on the three pilgrimage moedim (appointments): Pesakh (Passover), Shavuot (Pentecost) and Sukkot (Booths or Tabernacles)
We are to remember from Whom our sustenance and wealth come and from Whom our freedom comes from the realm of bondage.
Remission of debts
The Israelite’s refusal to honor the Shmitah is what led to the exiles from the Land.
“It shall not seem hard to you when you set him free, for he has given you six years with double the service of a hired man; so the LORD your God will bless you in whatever you do.” (Deuteronomy 15:18 NASB)
The wealthy took advantage of the debtors and refused to release them at the end of their contract. Our ancestors in faith or flesh had forgotten the their predecessors’ history, when they were slaves and subjected to servitude and even genocide while in Egypt.
The remission of debts is an important lesson of Pesakh (Passover) and Yom haKippurim (Day of Atonement). The sins, transgressions and iniquities of the people have to be removed.
* The blood of the Pesakh lamb/goat, selected on the 10th day of the first month on God’s calendar, covered the gates of a home, blocking the LORD’s Destroyer (wrath) from the firstborn of the family or households inside the night of the departure from Egypt (Exodus 12).
* On the 10th day of the seventh month, the blood of the goat for the LORD and the goat for Azaz’el (scapegoat) covered and removed, respectively, the sins, transgressions and iniquities (rebellion) of the people of Israel (Leviticus 16).
How much more is Yeshua (Jesus) — those patterns made flesh (John 1:14) — the “Lamb of God Who takes away [literally, carries] the sins of the world” (John 1:29). He bore the iniquities, intercedes for the transgressors and makes tzadiq (righteous) the many (Isaiah 53:11–12).
Matthew 6:1–13; Luke 11:2–4: ‘Forgive us our debts’
The Lord’s prayer reviews many of the themes of today’s Torah reading.
““Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.
‘Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.
‘Give us this day our daily bread.
‘And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
‘And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.’] “For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. “But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions.” (Matthew 6:9–15 NASB)
The Mashiakh (Messiah) emphasized the lessons in the Shmitah (sabbatical year) and Yobel (Jubilee) remission of debts, as seen in the “Lord’s prayer” (Matt. 6:9–13; Luke 11:2–4).
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By Hallel FellowshipWhat does “the Lord’s prayer” have to do with Moshe’s (Moses) asking God to show him “Your glory”? You might be surprised. And what does Pesakh (Passover) have to do with tithing, remission of debts every seven and 50 years, and pilgrimages to Yerushalayim (Jerusalem) for Pesakh, Shavuot (Pentecost) and Sukkot (Tabernacles)? Here’s the thread through all of these topics: We are to remember from Whom our sustenance and wealth come and from Whom our freedom comes from the things that hold us captive.
The traditional Torah reading for Yom Zacharin shel Pesakh, the day after the seventh and last day of Matzot (Unleavened Bread), is Deuteronomy 14:22–16:17. When we look at the themes of this parashah (section), we can see why it was selected long ago as a bookend for the festival:
* Deuteronomy 14:22–29: Instructions on the tithe, especially the third-year tithe to benefit those locally.
* Deuteronomy 15:1–23: Shmitah (Sabbatical year) and the remission of debts
* Deuteronomy 16:1–17: Instructions on the three pilgrimage moedim (appointments): Pesakh (Passover), Shavuot (Pentecost) and Sukkot (Booths or Tabernacles)
We are to remember from Whom our sustenance and wealth come and from Whom our freedom comes from the realm of bondage.
Remission of debts
The Israelite’s refusal to honor the Shmitah is what led to the exiles from the Land.
“It shall not seem hard to you when you set him free, for he has given you six years with double the service of a hired man; so the LORD your God will bless you in whatever you do.” (Deuteronomy 15:18 NASB)
The wealthy took advantage of the debtors and refused to release them at the end of their contract. Our ancestors in faith or flesh had forgotten the their predecessors’ history, when they were slaves and subjected to servitude and even genocide while in Egypt.
The remission of debts is an important lesson of Pesakh (Passover) and Yom haKippurim (Day of Atonement). The sins, transgressions and iniquities of the people have to be removed.
* The blood of the Pesakh lamb/goat, selected on the 10th day of the first month on God’s calendar, covered the gates of a home, blocking the LORD’s Destroyer (wrath) from the firstborn of the family or households inside the night of the departure from Egypt (Exodus 12).
* On the 10th day of the seventh month, the blood of the goat for the LORD and the goat for Azaz’el (scapegoat) covered and removed, respectively, the sins, transgressions and iniquities (rebellion) of the people of Israel (Leviticus 16).
How much more is Yeshua (Jesus) — those patterns made flesh (John 1:14) — the “Lamb of God Who takes away [literally, carries] the sins of the world” (John 1:29). He bore the iniquities, intercedes for the transgressors and makes tzadiq (righteous) the many (Isaiah 53:11–12).
Matthew 6:1–13; Luke 11:2–4: ‘Forgive us our debts’
The Lord’s prayer reviews many of the themes of today’s Torah reading.
““Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.
‘Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.
‘Give us this day our daily bread.
‘And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
‘And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.’] “For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. “But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions.” (Matthew 6:9–15 NASB)
The Mashiakh (Messiah) emphasized the lessons in the Shmitah (sabbatical year) and Yobel (Jubilee) remission of debts, as seen in the “Lord’s prayer” (Matt. 6:9–13; Luke 11:2–4).