D9
Anyone who cannot observe Passover on the 14 day of Nisan must make every attempt to do so by eating matzah and maror the following month on the 14 th day of Iyar.
Category: Days & Seasons
Type: Negative
Form: Explicit
Source dataset: Old Testament
Uniqueness: Not unique
Classical commandment: Yes
New Covenant Literal Application
Applies to Person Categories: Not specified
Literal Application: Not specified
More explanation about New Covenant Literal Application
The New Covenant Literal Application Code (NCLA) is an interpretive guide used by the authors to indicate which person categories a mitzvah applies to, and at what level of literal compliance.
It combines person categories such as Jewish, K'rov Yisrael, and Gentile, together with male/female distinctions and an application level such as mandated, recommended, optional, or prohibited.
This code reflects the authors' interpretive opinion and is provided for prayerful consideration. On this page, the technical code is summarized into plain language to help new readers understand it more easily.
Bible references
Key NT Scriptures
- 1 Corinthians 5:6-8
- Galatians 5:7-9
- Hebrews 9:13-14
- John 2:23
- John 6:4
- John 11:55
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Luke 22:7-13
- Mark 14:12-16
- Matthew 26:17-19
Key OT Scriptures
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Exodus 12:42-49
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Numbers 9:10-11
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Numbers 28:31
Supportive OT Scriptures
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Exodus 12:33-34
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Leviticus 23:5-8
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Commentary
Rabbi Michael Rudolph
I believe the two reasons given in Numbers 9:10 for delaying Passover observance are not the only two intended, but are rather meant to suggest others as well that are equally valid. For example, if a Jewish man or woman cannot observe Passover on the 14 th of Nisan due to illness, he or she must earnestly seek to do so a month later on the 14 th of Iyar . I consider this mitzvah mandatory for individual Jews and for K'rov Yisrael Gentiles who find themselves in the position of not being able to fulfill their Passover observance obligation on the 14 th of Nisan . Other Gentiles, however, should they undertake this Mitzvah would, in my opinion be wrongly stating that meticulous Passover observance is an obligation as to them. For that reason, I consider literal compliance of this Mitzvah to be unauthorized and not recommended for Gentiles who are not K'rovei Yisrael .
Classical commentators
Maimonides, Meir, and HaChinuch do not include a delayed Passover observance among their listed mitzvot .
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Classical sources
Maimonides
Maimonides (Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, 12th century) organized all 613 Torah commandments into a structured list. These linked items show where this Law of Messiah commandment overlaps with that classical framework.
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