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After its allotted time has elapsed, an offering is invalid. Why, then, did # 26347-EYAL-6
those who had become defiled with the remains of Yosef request to
celebrate Pesach? Additionally, how do we understand that Moshe forgot
the halachot of Pesach, to the extent that he had to confer with Hashem?
Moshe wished to teach us that we should never be ashamed to ask those
who are greater than ourselves, even when we feel we know the answer.
The korban Pesach hints to “passing over” materialism. In order to not
become accustomed to sin, the Torah commands us to bring a korban
Pesach, with its intrinsic nuances. Am Yisrael defy Hashem’s word when
they become accustomed to His miracles.
Hashem specifically smote the Egyptians with ten separate plagues. He
did not want them to become accustomed to the punishment, for this