— The new testament vs. old testament on commandments
Matt. 5:19-20:: Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments (entolē), and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.
Matt. 5:19:: I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law (nomos) till all is fulfilled.
It is often stated that the commandments were only for Israel. Yet let us dig deeper into the words of Yeshua. What did Abraham, the father of faith, do?
Gen. 26:4-5:: I will make your descendants multiply as the stars of heaven; I will give to your descendants all these lands; and in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed; because Abraham obeyed My voice and kept My charge (mišmereṯ), My commandments (miṣvot), My statutes (ḥuqqâ), and My laws (torah).
Please note that the commandments, miṣvot in the hebrew, is entolai in greek (plural forms). Here is a powerful verse right from the Torah. There is power in following Torah, expecially when it comes to sickness and health.
Ex. 15:26:: If you diligently heed the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments (miṣvâ) and keep all His statutes (ḥōq), I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.
One could argue, maybe my condition was not put onto the Egyptians so it is excluded from his promises. Notice this verse also says it is he, Jehovah or Yehwey (praise his holy name) who puts the diseases onto the Egyptians. You might say it is Satan who does this or it is the consequences of sin in the world.
Remember what happened to the Philisteans when the had the ark of the covenant?
1 Sam. 5:6:: the hand of the LORD was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and He ravaged them and struck them with tumors,[fn] both Ashdod and its territory.
1 Sam. 5:11:: there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city (of Ekron); the hand of God was very heavy there.
Just perhaps Satan was still in heaven then so he was God’s henchman to cause evil upon people because Yeshua said I see Satan fall like lightening from heaven (Luke 10:18). The sad fact is that wherever Satan resides sickness and disease still rule upon the Earth.
Within the Torah we see the Lord speaking about commandments:
Ex. 24:12:: the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to Me on the mountain and be there; and I will give you tablets of stone, and the law (tôrâ) and commandments (miṣvâ) which I have written, that you may teach them
I am not going to give you every verse which speaks of commandments for there are about 613 of them. Nor should we worry about sacrifices and offering the way that ancient Israel did to atone for every sin. What I am is suggesting that Yeshua upheld the law of commandments.
— New covenant on curses for not abiding by the law
Gal. 3:10-14::
For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them.”
Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for “The righteous shall live by faith.” But the law is not of faith, rather “The one who does them shall live by them.”
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”— so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith.
For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them.”
So what curse comes from the law? The one of doing only part of the law and not all of it.
The Torah reads in Deut. 27:26::
Cursed is the one who does not confirm all the words of this law by observing them.’
— Commandments found in the sermon on the mount (Matt. 5:20-48)
For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven (Matt. 5:20)
Murder, Adultery, Sanctity of Marriage, Swearing, The Extra Mile, Loving Your Enemies
— The new testament vs. old testament on commandments
Matt. 5:19-20:: Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments (entolē), and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.
Matt. 5:19:: I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law (nomos) till all is fulfilled.
It is often stated that the commandments were only for Israel. Yet let us dig deeper into the words of Yeshua. What did Abraham, the father of faith, do?
Gen. 26:4-5:: I will make your descendants multiply as the stars of heaven; I will give to your descendants all these lands; and in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed; because Abraham obeyed My voice and kept My charge (mišmereṯ), My commandments (miṣvâ), My statutes (ḥuqqâ), and My laws (torah).
Please note that the commandments, miṣvot (misva singular) in the hebrew, is entolai in greek (plural forms). Here is a powerful verse right from the Torah. There is power in following Torah, expecially when it comes to sickness and health.
Ex. 15:26:: If you diligently heed the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments (miṣvâ) and keep all His statutes (ḥōq), I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.
One could argue, maybe my condition was not put onto the Egyptians so it is excluded from his promises. Notice this verse also says it is he, Jehovah or Yehwey (praise his holy name) who puts the diseases onto the Egyptians. You might say it is Satan who does this or it is the consequences of sin in the world.
Remember what happened to the Philisteans when the had the ark of the covenant?
1 Sam. 5:6:: the hand of the LORD was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and He ravaged them and struck them with tumors,[fn] both Ashdod and its territory.
1 Sam. 5:11:: there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city (of Ekron); the hand of God was very heavy there.
Just perhaps Satan was still in heaven then so he was God’s henchman to cause evil upon people because Yeshua said I see Satan fall like lightening from heaven (Luke 10:18). The sad fact is that wherever Satan resides sickness and disease still rule upon the Earth.
Within the Torah we see the Lord speaking about commandments:
Ex. 24:12:: the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to Me on the mountain and be there; and I will give you tablets of stone, and the law (tôrâ) and commandments (miṣvâ) which I have written, that you may teach them
I am not going to give you every verse which speaks of commandments for there are about 613 of them. Nor should we worry about sacrifices and offering the way that ancient Israel did to atone for every sin. What I am is suggesting that Yeshua upheld the law of commandments.
— New covenant on curses for not abiding by the law
Gal. 3:10-14::
For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them.”
Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for “The righteous shall live by faith.” But the law is not of faith, rather “The one who does them shall live by them.”
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”— so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith.
For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them.”
So what curse comes from the law? The one of doing only part of the law and not all of it.
The Torah reads in Deut. 27:26::
Cursed is the one who does not confirm all the words of this law by observing them.’
— Commandments found in the sermon on the mount (Matt. 5:20-48)
For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven (Matt. 5:20)
Murder, Adultery, Sanctity of Marriage, Swearing, The Extra Mile, Loving Your Enemies