Burnishing Bigotry - 3rd edition

*In Matthew 23:23-24 Jesus intensifies the Old Testament regulations related to tithing
(see Exodus 23:19, Deuteronomy 18:4+26, Leviticus 27:30 & Numbers 18:24 et al).
*In Matthew 26:2 Jesus inverts the overall ramifications of the Passover (contrast with
Exodus 12:1-10).
*In Matthew 26:6-13 Jesus makes a radical commentary of the Old Testament law related
to annointings (see Exodus 30:32).
*In Matthew 26:26-29 Jesus amplifies the Old Testament law requiring that thanks be
given to God after a meal (see Deuteronomy 8:10).
Second, note that Jesus just as frequently constrained non-functioning Old Testament
regulations (essentially making them far more lenient than they were when originally written) … Please
consider the following examples thereof:
*In Matthew 5:38-41 Jesus clearly 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 (see Leviticus 4:27),
eliminates the need to publicly confess (see Numbers 5:7), and makes needless the regulation
requiring the reproving of a sinner (see 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 seven 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 Truths that had been
purposefully hidden by Jewish elders.
*In Matthew 11:25 Jesus seems to dishonor teachers of the Torah (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).
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