Me as well. However the OP has KIND OF picked an apples to oranges here. Leviticus is OT Hebrew law, and Matthew is NT.
I just read some of Matthew to my son tonight for bedtime story, and as we read about Jesus coming not to get rid of the law but fulfil it,I got the distinct impression that he was mainly talking about the commandments, not ALL of the Levites restrictions.
At least I hope I am right or I'm going to hell for trimming my sideburns among other things. Point being in my understanding the OT law was for the Jews and the NT and inclusion of gentiles changed some things.
He came to fulfill the prophecies to the Jews as their Messiah and that "stiff necked people" STILL wouldn't believe him so God extended his forgiveness to the gentiles as well as he did numerous times in the OT.
I studied a lot of the Jewish stuff as well but IMHO just because Jesus celebrated passover or whatever DOESNT MEAN I have to as a follower of Christ. He was doing specific things that should have verified what scripture and the prophets said and the Pharisees et al were so self righteous in their rules-lawyering for power and prestige that they had him killed
Me as well. However the OP has KIND OF picked an apples to oranges here. Leviticus is OT Hebrew law, and Matthew is NT.
I just read some of Matthew to my son tonight for bedtime story, and as we read about Jesus coming not to get rid of the law but fulfil it,I got the distinct impression that he was mainly talking about the commandments, not ALL of the Levites restrictions.
At least I hope I am right or I'm going to hell for trimming my sideburns among other things. Point being in my understanding the OT law was for the Jews and the NT and inclusion of gentiles changed some things.
He came to fulfill the prophecies to the Jews as their Messiah and that "stiff necked people" STILL wouldn't believe him so God extended his forgiveness to the gentiles as well as he did numerous times in the OT.
I studied a lot of the Jewish stuff as well but IMHO just because Jesus celebrated passover or whatever DOESNT MEAN I have to as a follower of Christ. He was doing specific things that should have verified what scripture and the prophets said and the Pharisees et al were so self righteous in their rules-lawyering for power and prestige that they had him killed