Parsha discussion

Question:  Why do the people who were טמאים refer to the קרבן הפסח as קרבן ה׳? Approach : we might understand that most קורבנות are intended to be brought either as atonement for a misdeed or as a voluntary offering; both of which are man-initiated. The קרבן פסח though seems to fit neither category and hence only offered because of the command from הקב”ה.

Question:  Why is it assumed that the סוטה is guilty - only mentioning the potential innocence “by the way” at the end Approach : It could be suggested that the whole process is done in order to show the husband what "really" happened. And as such, from the husband's perspective, his wife is most likely guilty - until the process would prove her to be innocent.

Question:  Why is the fact that the לויים replace the בכורים mentioned after their function? Approach: We could suggest that the function of the לויים is the reason why they are separated out from the rest of the nation in the initial count. It is then necessary to explain how they got the function, and the reason for the personal and monetary switch with the בכורים.

Question : 26:4 Why are the trees specifically linked to the fields? Whereas produce is linked to (any) land. Compare also 26:20 Approach:  Perhaps we can suggest that trees generally need to be actively planted, whereas other vegetation could come from anywhere on the ground. As such, when talking about abundant fruits, it’s from the purposely-planted field.  When the curses are given, the lack of trees - and hence fruits - are more of an indication of poor quality land.