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Second Passover and the Three Pilgrimage Feasts

 “And there were certain men who were unclean through touching a dead body, so that they could not keep the Passover on [the appointed] day, and they came before Moses and Aaron on that day. 7 And those men said to [Moses], ‘We are unclean through touching a dead body. Why are we kept from bringing the LORD’s offering at its appointed time among the people of Israel?'” (Numbers 9:6-7)

There’s an often overlooked story in the Bible about a second Passover. There is not much detail to the story other than saying that the second Passover is to be kept with all the ordinances of the first Passover. But what happens if you don’t keep the Passover? Is it a sin?

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Genesis – TP #2.4 – The Genesis 9:3 Controversy

Genesis 9:3 “And every moving thing that is living will be yours for food; like grassy vegetables, I give you all things.”

That sounds self-explanatory. Where’s the controversy?

There are no contradictions or errors in the Torah. If there were, then God made a mistake, and He is not perfect. If our understanding of some Scripture causes contradictions with other Scripture, Scripture is not the problem; our comprehension is.

The Torah provides a list of animals for food and animals we are not to eat, otherwise known as clean and unclean animals. Genesis 9:3 makes it sound like all animals are for food. And therein lies the controversy. Is it a contradiction, or can it be reconciled?

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