Burnishing Bigotry - 3rd edition

Secondly, note that Jesus frequently constrained non-functioning Old Testament regulations
(essentially making them far more lenient than they were when originally written) …
Please consider the following proofs thereof:
*In Matthew 5:38-41 Jesus clearly & radically amends the adjudicatory Old Testament law of ―an
eye for an eye‖ (see Exodus 21:23-24, Leviticus 24:19-20 & Deuteronomy 19:21).
*In Matthew 6:9-13 (The Lord's Prayer) Jesus seems to make obsolete the need for any priestly
―divine mediation‖ (see Leviticus 16:3-4).
*In Matthew 6:14-15 Jesus supplants the need to give sin offerings (Leviticus 4:27), eliminates
the need to publicly confess (Numbers 5:7), and makes needless the regulation requiring the reproving of
a sinner (Leviticus 19:17).
*In Matthew 8:20 Jesus seems to make the placing of a Mezuzah irrelevant (see Deuteronomy
6:9); and likewise dampens the regulation demanding a Jew to reside in a ceremonial hut during the 7
days of Sukkot (see Leviticus 23:42).
*In Matthew 8:22 Jesus severely limits the importance of traditional Jewish burial regulations
(see Deuteronomy 21:23).
*In Matthew 9:14-15 Jesus generally downplays the need for Jews to adhere to conventions
related to fasting (see Leviticus 16:29-31).
*In Matthew 9:20-22 Jesus diminishes the potency of Old Testament regulations regarding a
woman's uncleanliness during menstruation (see Leviticus 15:25-30).
*In Matthew 10:1 Jesus gives non-priests priestly authorities.
*In Matthew 10:26 (alluding to Isaiah 45:3) Jesus refers to revealing the Truths that had been
purposefully hidden by the Jewish elders.
*In Matthew 11:25 Jesus seems to dishonor teachers of the Torah (which was seemingly
prohibited by Leviticus 19:32).
*In Matthew 12:1-5 (referring to 1 Samuel 21:1-6) Jesus limits the absoluteness of Numbers
28:9-10.
*In Matthew 12:9-12 Jesus clearly mitigates the Old Testament laws related to observing the
Sabbath (see Exodus 23:12 & Exodus 23:32).
*In Matthew 12:31 Jesus directly diminishes the potency of the Old Testament laws related to
blasphemy (see Deuteronomy 18:20, Deuteronomy 21:22, Leviticus 22:32, Exodus 20:6 & Exodus 22:27).
*In Matthew 13:33 Jesus diminishes the general Old testament taint placed on yeast (see
Leviticus 2:11).
*In Matthew 15:1-6 Jesus seems to diminish the importance of Exodus 30:19.
*In Matthew 15:11 Jesus limits the severity of all Old Testament food regulations (see Leviticus
chapter 11 et al).
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