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TORAH IN THE BESORAH

Rabbin Deborah Brandt

Introdution

I am approaching this paper in a way that even someone who is not educated in

Torah will see the connection of Torah In The New Testament.

Does the Brit Chadasha/New Testament teach and support Torah Law and

principles? If so I will prove that Torah has not been done away with but was

followed in the First Century and that it was never taught that it was obsolete or

done away with in the life a Believer in Messiah Yeshua. In fact after reading the

proof I am presenting in the following pages, the Christian will see that Torah is a

valid part of any believer who confesses faith in the Jewish Messiah, Yeshua.

I believe that the majority of people who try to defend their belief that Torah has

been done away with and that we are no longer 'Under the Law" do not have a clue

what they are talking about! They are merely parroting what was taught then from

the pulpit and Christian Bible Schools without doing the research themselves.

We have to ask ourselves, if the Apostles were not teaching Torah, then what were

they teaching?

A. Greek Philosophy?

B. Roman Law?

C. Promoting a New Religion that frees us from the bondage of the Law?

D. Teaching the Eternal Torah of YHWH/God?

If Torah was done away with then where are the scriptures to support this in

correct context and historical setting? Doe the New Testament really support this

or is there more Torah in the New

Testament then we have realized?

By teaching that Torah has been done away with we have become a stumbling

block to the Jewish people in them being able to come to faith in the true Jewish

Messiah Yeshua.

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Deuteronomy/Dvarim 13:1-11

Deu 13:1 (13:2) If there arise in the midst of thee a prophet, or a dreamer of

dreams - and he give thee a sign or a wonder,

Deu 13:2 (13:3) and the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spoke unto

thee - saying: 'Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us

serve them';

Deu 13:3 (13:4) thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or unto that

dreamer of dreams; for the LORD your God putteth you to proof, to know

whether ye do love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your

soul.

Deu 13:4 (13:5) After the LORD your God shall ye walk, and Him shall ye fear,

and His commandments shall ye keep, and unto His voice shall ye hearken, and

Him shall ye serve, and unto Him shall ye cleave.

Deu 13:5 (13:6) And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to

death; because he hath spoken perversion against the LORD your God, who

brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of

bondage, to draw thee aside out of the way which the LORD thy God

commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of

thee.

Deu 13:6 (13:7) If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter,

or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, that is as thine own soul, entice thee

secretly, saying: 'Let us go and serve other gods,' which thou hast not known,

thou, nor thy fathers;

Deu 13:7 (13:8) of the gods of the peoples that are round about you, nigh unto

thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end

of the earth;

Deu 13:8 (13:9) thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither

shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him;

Deu 13:9 (13:10) but thou shalt surely kill him; thy hand shall be first upon him to

put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.

Deu 13:10 (13:11) And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; because he

hath sought to draw thee away from the LORD thy God, who brought thee out

of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

Deu 13:11 (13:12) And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any

such wickedness as this is in the midst of thee. (Jewish Publication Society

Translation)

So in essence when we teach incorrectly that Yeshua/Jesus did away with the

Torah/Law, Shabbat and The Feasts that we are saying he is not the Messiah but a

false prophet according to Jewish understanding and Law.

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However we will prove, just like an attorney proves his case with evidence that

Yeshua/Jesus nor any of the Apostle s ever taught a Torahless/Lawless Gospel!

Some eye opening Jewish quotes;

"It is important to note that Rabbinic Judaism has always recognized 2 different

religious codes, the 613 precepts given to the Jews & Israel following their

liberation from Egypt and the earlier Noahide system for all mankind.

Maimonides encouraged such dialogue with Christians. he reasoned that even if

nothing positive develops from such talks, no harm will emerge either, since "they

will not find in their Torah (the Christian Bible) anything that conflicts with our

Torah."1 (Response of Maimonides no. 364 pg 331-332 Freeman Edition 1934)

Talmudist Rabbi Jacob Emden, whose letter to the Polish rabbinate of his time

concerning Christianity....'Jesus never intended to abolish Judaism, but only to

establish a new religion for the Gentiles based on the Noahide laws. Seder Olan

Rabbah Vezuta 17372

The point being made here is that even ancient Rabbis recognized the Jewishness

of Yeshua's/Jesus teachings and that the New Testament did not conflict with

Torah.

R. Jacob Emden held, Christianity was established entirely according to Jewish

Law (haholal pi din v'dat torateinu)3

Author Harvey Faulk "Jesus of Nazareth" according to our thesis - never wished to

see his fellow Jews change one iota of their traditional faith. He himself remained

an Orthodox Jew to his last moment.4

From Messiah Vol 1 by Avi Ben Mordecai pg 17 we have the following statement.

1 Yeshua the Pharisee "A New look at the Jewishness of Jesus: - Harvey Falk WIPF Stock Publishers Eugene Oregon .Copyright 1985 Paulist Press. page 4 2 This is only the opinion of Rabbi Emden. We know that Yeshua/Jesus did not come to start a "New Religion" But to gather the lost sheep of the House of Israel which included the Gentiles/Nations. 3 page 116 - Jesus the Pharisee 4 page 158 - Jesus the Pharisee

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"In the reading of the Brit Chadasha/New Testament, often times we forget the

principle or do not even think about it, assuming the Brit Chadasha is proof unto

itself. However, we know this is not so, rather the TANAKH plays an important

part in painting a picture of what the first century writers believed about the

expectations, life an teachings of the Mashiach. Everything we read in the Brit

Chadasha must have its validation from the Torah, Nevim(Prophets) and Ketuvim

(Writtings)5- TANAKH. Anything less is circular reasoning.. In the first century

the Jewish people only had the TENAKH as their Bible. Of course, there was no

such thing as the New Testament at the time of Yeshua's ministry. Yeshua,

Mattiyahu, Mark, Luke and Yochanan, Ya'acov, Kefa/Peter and Shaul/Paul

referred only to the authority of the TENAKH in proving their conclusions.6

5 The "Old Testament" is called the TENAKH (The Jewish Bible) refers to The Torah, The Prophets and The Writings 6 Messiah Volume 1 Avi Ben Mordecai Millemium 7000 International Pub. copyright 1997-2000

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The Torah of Yeshua

It would be impossible to go through all of the Torah based teachings of Yeshua in

this short paper, however I will look at the following Torah based teachings of

Yeshua so we can appreciate his Torah Midrash par excellence.

The Sermon On the Mount

According to Elezar Brandt a Messianic Jew, the Beatitudes are actually

TANACK phrases in the form of blessing, representing the Messianic age. At

the end of them Yeshua says “How blessed are you when people insult you and

persecute you and tell all kinds of viscous lies about you because you follow me”

By pronouncing this blessing in the context of the Messianic blessings, he is

saying in CODE, that is He is The Messiah- which must have surprised and

shocked his hearers.

Yeshua training His Talmidim in Torah.

Matthew 5:1-2

Mat 5:1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was

set, his disciples came unto him:

Mat 5:2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,

A few (very few) of the most outstanding Beth Midrash students sought permission

to study with a famous rabbi often leaving home to travel with him for a lengthy

period of time. These students were called talmidim (talmid, s.) in Hebrew, which

is translated disciple. There is much more to a talmid than what we call student. A

student wants to know what the teacher knows for the grade, to complete the class

or the degree or even out of respect for the teacher. A talmid wants to be like the

teacher, that is to become what the teacher is. That meant that students were

passionately devoted to their rabbi and noted everything he did or said. This meant

the rabbi-talmid relationship was a very intense and personal system of education.

As the rabbi lived and taught his understanding of the Scripture his students

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(talmidim) listened and watched and imitated so as to become like him. Eventually

they would become teachers passing on a lifestyle to their talmidim.

The decision to follow a rabbi as a talmid meant total commitment in the first

century as it does today. Since a talmid was totally devoted to becoming like the

rabbi he would have spent his entire time listening and observing the teacher to

know how to understand the Scripture and how to put it into practice. Jesus

describes his relationship to his disciples in exactly this way (Matt. 10:24-25; Luke

6:40) He chose them to be with him (Mark 3:13-19) so they could be like him

(John 13:15).

Most students sought out the rabbis they wished to follow. This happened to Jesus

on occasion (Mark 5:19; Luke 9:57). There were a few exceptional rabbis who

were famous for seeking out their own students. If a student wanted to study with a

rabbi he would ask if he might "follow" the rabbi. The rabbi would consider the

students potential to become like him and whether he would make the commitment

necessary. It is likely most students were turned away. Some of course were

invited to "follow me". This indicated the rabbi believed the potential talmid had

the ability and commitment to become like him. It would be a remarkable

affirmation of the confidence the teacher had in the student. In that light, consider

whether the disciples of Jesus were talmidim as understood by the people of his

time. They were to be "with" him Mark 3:13-19; to follow him Mark 1:16-20; to

live by his teaching John 8:31; were to imitate his actions John 13:13-15; were to

make everything else secondary to their learning from the rabbi Luke 14:26.7

Mat 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Vs. 3 To be “poor in spirit” in Jewish thought carries the connotation of being

humble or contrite enough to receive the Word of G-d.]

Proverbs 29:23

Mat 5:5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

Vs. 5 Another word for meekness is humility

Mat 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they

shall be filled.

Vs. 6 Subject is righteousness and the desired action is to hunger and thirst for

it

7 That The World May Know - Ray Vander Lan

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Mat 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

Vs 7 The Greek word for merciful is Eleio which translates the Hebrew word

Chesed. Chesed means undeserved kindness, pity

The lesson is simple, to those who show “Chesed” Mercy, Hashem shows

Chesed, Mercy. If we do not show mercy then HaShem is under no obligation

to show us mercy. But as He continually pardons and forgives we must also do

the same for each other.]

Matthew 6:14-15, Mark 11:25-26

Mat 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

Vs. 8 What was Mashiach Y’shua referring to when He expressed these words

about have a “pure heart”

Psalm 119:9-11

From these scriptures we learn that one who is “pure’ is one who treasures the

Word of G-d in his heart.

Psalm 119:9

Psalm 19:9

Those who accept and live by the Mosaic teaching of G-d will see G-d because

He reveals Himself in this way. So our understanding of “purity” from the Bible

involved ordering our lives according to Torah the way G-d intended it.

Mat 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Vs. 9 The term “Peace Maker’ in Yeshua’s day was one filled with generosity,

also know as having a “good eye” the opposite of an “evil eye’ or stinginess

Matthew 6:19-34

According to Oral Torah having a “good eye” meant giving 1/30th or perhaps

1/40th of the corners of your field to the poor. Having an evil eye meant giving

only the minimum of 1/60th

An “average eye” or “neutral eye” meant giving 1/50th.

According to Yeshua, those who went beyond the minimum of 1/60th of

generousity in taking care of the poor were considered “Sons of G-d”

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Mat 5:10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs

is the kingdom of heaven.

Vs. 10 “persecuted” lit translation

“Blessed are those who pursue righteousness (and are persecuted) for theirs is

the Kingdom of Heaven”

Meaning those who commit themselves to practicing a Torah True lifestyle will

be blessed.

Mat 5:11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall

say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

Vs. 11 The pursuit of a Yeshua centered Torah lifestyle has a cost

Joh 15:20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than

his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have

kept my saying, they will keep yours also.

Joh 15:21 But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because

they know not him that sent me.

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Yeshua’s Torah Obedient parents

Luek 2:21 And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the

child, his name was called YESHUA/JESUS, which was so named of the angel

before he was conceived in the womb.

Luke 2:22 And when the days of her purification according to the law of

Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to

the Lord;

Luke 2:23 (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the

womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)

Luke 2:24 And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of

the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons. ESV

Circumcision and Purification (2:21–22)

Circumcision was a sign that a person belonged to the Jewish covenant. This rite

had been performed by all Jewish parents since the time of Abraham (Gen. 17:11–

12; 21:4; Lev. 12:3). This marked a person off as Jew (see Phil. 3:5). Circumcision

rites were accompanied by celebration and rejoicing. Friends and neighbors joined

in. Usually, the head of the house performed the operation on the child. Other nations

also circumcised, but the Jews held it sacred as a part of their covenant identity. This

ritual brought the child into God’s family and obligated the child to fulfill the duties

of the covenant, including keeping the Jewish laws and customs. As with John in

1:59, so Jesus is pictured as fulfilling the expectations Jews placed on a family for

their male children. Jesus fulfilled the requirements of Jewish law. No one could

accuse him of sin in that regard.

Purification rites were for the mother of a child (Lev. 12:6). The mother was

ceremonially unclean for seven days after the birth and then she could circumcise

the child on the eighth day. But she had to remain home for thirty-three more days.

On the fortieth day she offered a sacrifice at the Nicanor Gate on the east side of the

Court of Women in the temple. Jesus’ mother, like the Son, completed all the

requirements of the law. Even the birth of the Messiah brought ritual uncleanness on

his mother and forced her withdrawal from social activities for forty days.

Incarnation came amid life’s daily rites and rituals. Joseph and Mary revealed their

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lowly financial status by offering a pair of birds (Lev. 12:8) rather than the normal

lamb with a bird (Lev. 12:6).1

The gospels make it very clear that Yeshua’s parents were obedient to the

Torah of Moses, she waited the time prescribed for cleansing, brought Yeshua

to be circumsized and offerd up the sacrifice required by the Torah.

No, the Baptists did not invent Water Baptism, it was a Jewish custom

John 1:26 John answered them, "I baptize/immerse with water, but among you

stands one you do not know,

John 1:27 even he who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy

to untie."

John 1:28 These things took place in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was

baptizing/immersing.

John 1:29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold, the

Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

John 1:30 This is he of whom I said, 'After me comes a man who ranks before

me, because he was before me.'

John 1:31 I myself did not know him, but for this purpose I came

baptizing/immersing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel."

John 1:32 And John bore witness: "I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a

dove, and it remained on him.

John 1:33 I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize/immerse

with water said to me, 'He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain,

this is he who baptizes with the Ruach Hakodesh/Holy Spirit.' ESV

Mikveh or mikvah (Hebrew: ִמְקֶוה / מקווה, Modern mikve, Tiberian miqwe,

pl. mikva'ot or (Yiddish) mikves,[1][2] lit. "a collection") is a bath used for the

purpose of ritual immersion in Judaism. In the Hebrew Bible, the word is

employed in its broader sense but generally means a collection of water.[3] Several

biblical regulations specify that full immersion in water is required to regain ritual

purity after ritually impure incidents have occurred. A person was required to be

ritually pure in order to enter the Temple. In addition, a convert to Judaism is

required to immerse in a mikveh as part of the his/her conversion, and a woman is

required to immerse in a mikveh after her menstrual period or childbirth before she

and her husband can resume marital relations. In this context, "purity" and

"impurity" are imperfect translations of the Hebrew "tahara" and "tumah",

respectively, in that the negative connotation of the word impurity is not intended;

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rather being "impure" is indicative of being in a state in which certain things are

prohibited (as relevant) until one has become "pure" again by immersion in a

mikveh.

Most forms of impurity can be nullified through immersion in any natural

collection of water. However, some impurities, such as a zav, require "living

water,"[4] such as springs or groundwater wells. Living water has the further

advantage of being able to purify even while flowing, as opposed to rainwater

which must be stationary in order to purify. The mikveh is designed to simplify this

requirement, by providing a bathing facility that remains in ritual contact with a

natural source of water.

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Yeshua’s Torah Observance and Keeping of Mitzvot8

The Mitzvah In Besorah/Gospels

Luke 8:44

Luk 8:43 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had

spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,

Luk 8:44 Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and

immediately her issue of blood stanched.

Yeshua wore fringes according to Numbers 15:37ff.

Num 15:37 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

Num 15:38 `Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, and

they have made for themselves fringes on the skirts of their garments, to

their generations, and they have put on the fringe of the skirt a ribbon of

blue,

Num 15:39 and it hath been to you for a fringe, and ye have seen it, and have

remembered all the commands of Jehovah, and have done them, and ye

search not after your heart, and after your eyes, after which ye are going a-

whoring;

Law of Tzizit

The Hebrew noun tzitzit [tsiˈtsit] (Hebrew: ציצית, Modern tzitzit,

Tiberian sˤisˤiṯ) is the name for specially knotted ritual fringes, or tassels,

worn in antiquity by Israelites and today by observant Jews and Samaritans.

Tzitzit are attached to the four corners of the tallit (prayer shawl) and tallit

katan (everyday undergarment)

The Torah states in Numbers 15:38: "Speak to the children of Israel, and say

to them, that they shall make themselves fringes on the corners of their

garments throughout their generations, and they shall put on the corner fringe

a blue (tekhelet) thread." Wearing the tzitzit is also commanded in

8 Friedman, D. (2001). They loved the Torah: What Yeshua's first followers really thought about the Law. Baltimore, MD: Messianic Jewish Publishers.

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Deuteronomy 22:12: "You shall make yourself twisted threads, on the four

corners of your garment with which you cover yourself."

Fringes, tzitziyot, today are attached to the tallit and tallit katan. The tallit

katan itself is commonly referred to as tzitzit. According to the Torah, the

purpose of wearing tzitzit is to remind Jews of their religious obligations. In

addition, it serves as a reminder of the Exodus from Egypt (Numbers 15:40).

The Talmud equates its observance with that of all the mitzvot. Maimonides

(Commentary on Pirkei Avot 2:1) includes it as a major commandment along

with circumcision and the Passover offering.

The blue thread is omitted by some Jews due to controversy over the dye-

making process (see tchelet).

Luke 9:16

Luk 9:16 and having taken the five loaves, and the two fishes, having looked

up to the heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and was giving to the

disciples to set before the multitude;

Yeshua blessed food according to Exodus 23:25

Luk 9:16 and having taken the five loaves, and the two fishes, having looked

up to the heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and was giving to the

disciples to set before the multitude;

Blessing over the bread

This blessing is made only for bread made from one or all of wheat, barley,

rye, oats, spelt.

, מלך העולם, המוציא לחם מן הארץ.לוהינו-א ה'ברוך אתה

Transliteration: Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu, melekh ha'olam, hamotzi lehem

min ha'aretz.

Translation: "Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the universe, Who

brings forth bread from the earth."

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Before eating other foods – SheHakol

Before eating or drinking any foods not in the first four categories:

, מלך העולם, שהכל נהיה בדברו.לוהינו-א ה'ברוך אתה

Transliteration: Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu, Melekh ha'olam, shehakol nih'ye bidvaro.

Translation: "Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the universe, through

Whose word everything comes into being9

Yeshua and the Shema

Luke 10:25–28

uk 10:25 And lo, a certain lawyer stood up, trying him, and saying,

`Teacher, what having done, life age-during shall I inherit?'

Luk 10:26 And he said unto him, `In the law what hath been written? how

dost thou read?'

Luk 10:27 And he answering said, `Thou shalt love the Lord thy God out of

all thy heart, and out of all thy soul, and out of all thy strength, and out of

all thy understanding, and thy neighbour as thyself.'

Luk 10:28 And he said to him, `Rightly thou didst answer; this do, and thou

shalt live.'

Yeshua encouraged a Torah-teacher to keep Deuteronomy 6:4 and

Leviticus 19:18.

Deu 6:4 `Hear, O Israel, Jehovah our God is one Jehovah; YLT

Lev 19:18 `Thou dost not take vengeance, nor watch the sons of thy people;

and thou hast had love to thy neighbour as thyself; I am Jehovah. YLT

Shema Yisrael (or Sh'ma Yisrael; Hebrew: ְשַמע ִיְשָרֵאל; "Hear, [O] Israel")

are the first two words of a section of the Torah, and is the title (sometimes

shortened to simply Shema) of a prayer that serves as a centerpiece of the

morning and evening Jewish prayer services. The first verse encapsulates the

monotheistic essence of Judaism: "Hear, O Israel: the LORD our God, the

LORD is one", found in Deuteronomy 6:4, sometime alternately translated

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as "The LORD is our God, the LORD alone." Observant Jews consider the

Shema to be the most important part of the prayer service in Judaism, and its

twice-daily recitation as a mitzvah (religious commandment). It is traditional

for Jews to say the Shema as their last words, and for parents to teach their

children to say it before they go to sleep at night.

The term "Shema" is used by extension to refer to the whole part of the daily

prayers that commences with Shema Yisrael and comprises Deuteronomy

6:4–9, 11:13-21, and Numbers 15:37–41. These sections of the Torah are

read in the weekly Torah portions Va'etchanan, Eikev, and Shlach,

respectively.10

Luke 11:27–28

Luk 11:27 And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman

of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the

womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.

Luk 11:28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of

God, and keep it.

Yeshua taught that they who keep and obey Torah and its Mitzvot, are

blessed.

John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.

Matthew 5:17-19

Mat 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I

am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

Mat 5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or

one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

Mat 5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least

commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in

the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same

shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

9 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Jewish_prayers_and_blessings 10 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shema_Yisrael

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To “FulFill" And "To Destroy" As An Idiom 11

To 'fulfill the law' as a Jewish idiom means to "interpret correctly." And to

'destroy the law' means to 'incorrectly interpret.' Therefore, in this context,

Yeshua stated His purpose was to 'fulfill' the Torah and He then proceeded

to 'correctly interpret' the Torah in the sermon which immediately follows

[in a "You have heard, but I say...." format.] At the time of Yeshua, the

Torah had been interpreted incorrectly, many laws had been added to Torah,

some of which actually contradicted the very Torah they sought to explain.

Even Sha'ul warned, "From which some having swerved have turned aside

unto vain jangling; Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither

what they say, nor whereof they affirm. But we know that the law is good, if

a man use it lawfully." 1 Tim 6:6-8 Yeshua uses the Torah lawfully, He

correctly interprets its meaning for mankind.

Yeshua taught that the Torah will not pass away until physical planet

earth passes away.

Luke17:11–15

Luk 17:12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men

that were lepers, which stood afar off:

Luk 17:13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have

mercy on us.

Luk 17:14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves

unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.

Yeshua encouraged receivers of God’s mercy to obey Torah by carrying out

the Mitzvot pertaining to skin diseases.

In the Second Temple and Talmud12

The laws of leprosy are given in great detail in the Talmud, and a whole

tractate of the Mishnah and Tosefta, *Nega'im, is devoted to them. It is

reported that in the courtyard of the Temple itself, on the northwest, there

was the Chamber of the Lepers where the lepers remained after they had

been cured, and where they bathed on the eighth day of their purification,

11 http://www.lightofmashiach.org/fulfill.html Ellen Kavenaugh 12 http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0012_0_12153.html

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awaiting their admittance for the anointing of their toes (Neg. 14:8; Mid.

2:5). In the New Testament there are numerous references to lepers. In the

two instances in which Jesus is said to have cured lepers (one an individual –

Luke 5:12–14; cf. Matt. 8:3; and the other a group of ten – Luke 17:12), he

told them, "Go show yourself to the priest," after their cure, and one passage

(Luke 5:14) adds, "and make an offering for thy cleansing, as Moses

commanded…" This is evidence that the biblical laws were in operation,

both as regards the functions of the priest and the obligatory offering. The

Apostles are told in general to cleanse the lepers (Matt. 10:8; Luke 7:22).

The Role of the Priest

The Israelite priest, while usually not involved in individual healing

according to the Bible, is involved in epidemics where he intercedes through

sacrifices, Num. 17:11ff.; II Sam. 24:25 – David officiating as priest. Deut.

24:8–9, which deals with contagious skin diseases enumerated here is a

possible exception; and contrast the laws pertaining to gonorrhea, Lev. 15.

The priest was called in to inspect the affliction. If "leprosy" was only

suspected but not certain, the priest imposed a seven-day quarantine. At the

end of this period the afflicted was examined again, and if no further

degeneration was apparent he was isolated for another week, after which he

could be pronounced healed. The priest, however, did nothing to promote

the cure. His rituals were performed only after the disease had passed. It was

the responsibility of the afflicted himself to pray (I Kings 8:37–38; II Kings

20:2–3) and fast (II Sam. 12:16) in order to win God's healing. Deuteronomy

24:8–9 charges the people to follow the authority of the priests in all matters

dealing with "leprosy," citing as precedent the case of Miriam (see Num.

12:11–16), who challenged the authority of Moses (alternatively, the late

writer of Numbers 12 (see Sperling) was inspired by the juxtaposition of

priestly authority in matters of "leprosy" with the mention of the unnamed

punishment laid on Miriam by God in Deuteronomy 24:9). It is noteworthy

that in Miriam's case healing did not come through Aaron the priest, who

was a party to the offense, but through the prophet Moses and his prayer. In

the Bible, healing comes from God directly (Ex. 15:26) or through the

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prophet (e.g., Moses, Ex. 15:25; Elisha, II Kings 2:21; Isaiah, II Kings 20:7–

8).

Luke 18:18–24

Luk 18:18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I

do to inherit eternal life?

Luk 18:19 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is

good, save one, that is, God.

Luk 18:20 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do

not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and

thy mother.

Luk 18:21 And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.

Luk 18:22 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet

lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor,

and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

Luk 18:23 And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very

rich.

Luk 18:24 And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How

hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

Yeshua encouraged a man to observe the Exodus 20 Mitzvot.13

The Ten Commandments are the first ten of the 613 commandments

given by God to the Jewish people. They form the foundation of Jewish

ethics, behavior and responsibility. These commandments are

mentioned in order twice in the Torah - once each in the Book of

Exodus and the Book of Deuteronomy.14

Exo 20:1 And God spake all these words, saying,

Exo 20:2 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land

of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

13 Key Word Study Bible Notes, Spiro Zodhiates THd “With these 10 commandments, the covenant of Israel begins. The ancient Rabbis isolated 613 separate commandments in the entire Law of Moses, but these 10 are the principles upon which the rest are based. By themselves they are called “The Words of the Covenant”. The first 4 Commandments deal with reverence for God directly, while the latter six refer to man’s relationship with his fellow man. Yeshua said the greatest commandments of the Tenach were to love YHWH – Deut 6:5 and your neighbor as yourself- Leviticus 19:18 14 https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/command.html

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Exo 20:3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

Exo 20:4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness

of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that

is in the water under the earth:

Exo 20:5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the

LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon

the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

Exo 20:6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and

keep my commandments.

Exo 20:7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for

the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

Exo 20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

Exo 20:9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

Exo 20:10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it

thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy

manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is

within thy gates:

Exo 20:11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and

all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD

blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

Exo 20:12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long

upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

Exo 20:13 Thou shalt not kill.

Exo 20:14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.

Exo 20:15 Thou shalt not steal.

Exo 20:16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

Exo 20:17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet

thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox,

nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.

Luke 22:14–20

Luk 22:14 And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve

apostles with him.

Luk 22:15 And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this

passover with you before I suffer:

Luk 22:16 For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be

fulfilled in the kingdom of God.

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Luk 22:17 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and

divide it among yourselves:

Luk 22:18 For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until

the kingdom of God shall come.

Luk 22:19 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto

them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in

remembrance of me.

Luk 22:20 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new

testament in my blood, which is shed for you.

Yeshua recited the story of Passover and kept the festival Exod. 13:14–

16.

Exo 13:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Exo 13:2 Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb

among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.

Exo 13:3 And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye

came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of

hand the LORD brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened

bread be eaten.

Exo 13:4 This day came ye out in the month Abib.

Exo 13:5 And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of

the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and

the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing

with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.

Exo 13:6 Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh

day shall be a feast to the LORD.

Exo 13:7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no

leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with

thee in all thy quarters.

Exo 13:8 And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done

because of that which the LORD did unto me when I came forth out of

Egypt.

Exo 13:9 And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a

memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD'S law may be in thy mouth:

for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.

Exo 13:10 Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season from year

to year.

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Exo 13:11 And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of

the Canaanites, as he sware unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it

thee,

Exo 13:12 That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the

matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the

males shall be the LORD'S.

Exo 13:13 And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and

if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the

firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem.

Exo 13:14 And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying,

What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the LORD

brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:

Exo 13:15 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that

the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of

man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that

openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I

redeem.

Exo 13:16 And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets

between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the LORD brought us forth

out of Egypt.

Barech: Grace after Meals

The content of the seder is summed up in fourteen parts:

Kaddesh (Sancitifcation), Urechatz (Washing), Karpas (Vegetable),

Yachatz (Breaking),

Maggid (The Story), Rachtzah (Washing), Motzi Matzah (Blessings),

Maror (Bitter Herbs), Korech (Sandwich), Shulchan Orech (Dinner),

Tzafun (Dessert), Barech (Grace), Hallel (Song), Nirtzah (Closing)

The third cup of wine is poured, and grace after meals is recited. This is

similar to the grace that would be said on any Sabbath. At the end, a blessing

is said over the third cup and it is drunk. The fourth cup is poured,

including a cup set aside for the prophet Elijah, who is supposed to

herald the Messiah, and is supposed to come on Passover to do this.15

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Yeshua Honored the Shabbat

Mat_12:1 At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and

his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to

eat.

Mat_12:2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy

disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.

Mat_12:5 Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the

priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?

Mat_12:8 For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.

Mat_12:10 And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And

they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they

might accuse him.

Mat_12:11 And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you,

that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he

not lay hold on it, and lift it out?

Mat_12:12 How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is

lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

Mat_24:20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the

sabbath day:

Mar_6:2 And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the

synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence

hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto

him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?

Luk_4:16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as

his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood

up for to read.

Yeshua’s students kept the Sabbath, even on such a tension-filled day,

thereby reflecting their rabbi’s attitude toward the Sabbath.

According to the Book of Exodus, work is to cease on the seventh day in

order to give slaves and draft animals rest, a statute that must be observed

even during the critical plowing and harvest seasons. The Book of

Deuteronomy's version embodies this humanitarian motive in its divergent

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rationale of the Shabbat rest - Israel is to keep the Shabbat so that its slaves

might rest, and because God so commanded. God's instructions for building

the Tabernacle begins with an admonition to keep the Shabbat, indicating its

precedence even over the duty of building the Sanctuary. The Shabbat is then

called a sign of both God's consecration of Israel and of His six-day creation.

The Nature of Shabbat

The Shabbat is one of the best known and least understood of all Jewish

observances. People who do not generally observe the stringencies of the

day think of it as a day filled with stifling restrictions, or as a day of prayer

like the Christian Shabbat. But to those who observe Shabbat, it is a day of

great joy eagerly awaited throughout the week, a time when we can set aside

all of our weekday concerns and devote ourselves to higher pursuits.

In Jewish literature, poetry and music, Shabbat is described as a bride or

queen, as in the popular Shabbat hymn Lecha Dodi. It is said "more than

Israel has kept Shabbat, Shabbat has kept Israel." Shabbat is primarily a day

of rest and spiritual enrichment. The word "Shabbat" comes from the root

Shin-Bet-Tav, meaning to cease, to end, or to rest.

Shabbat is the most important ritual observance in Judaism and is the only

ritual observance instituted in the Ten Commandments. It is also the most

important special day, even more so than Yom Kippur.16

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Torah In The Besorah - God

I am the Lord your God” Shemot/ Exodus 20:2 CCA1 - Positive

“Anochi Adonai Elohecha”

Stone Edition Chumash “ First commandment; to have faith in God’s

existence and that He is eternal and has complete and unfettered power. Ha

Shem (YHWH) is a proper noun, it is God’s name – By identifying Himself to

Israel as YOUR GOD, The Almighty announced that He is Israel’s own deity

and as SFORNO comments, we are to pray only and directly to Him.

Brit HaDasha Mitzvoth Principles ( Complete Jewish Bible Translation)

James/Yaakov 4:12 There is but one Giver of Torah; he is also the Judge,

with the power to deliver and to destroy. Who do you think you are,

judging your fellow human being?

Mark 12:28 One of the Torah-teachers came up and heard them engaged in

this discussion. Seeing that Yeshua answered them well, he asked him,

"Which is the most important mitzvah of them all?"

Mark 12:29 Yeshua answered, "The most important is, 'Sh'ma Yisra'el,

Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai echad [Hear, O Isra'el, the Lord our God, the

Lord is one],

Mark 12:30 and you are to love Adonai your God with all your heart, with all

your soul, with all your understanding and with all your strength.'

Mark 12:31 The second is this: 'You are to love your neighbor as yourself.'

There is no other mitzvah greater than these."

1Co 8:4 So, as for eating food sacrificed to idols, we "know" that, as you say,

"An idol has no real existence in the world, and there is only one God."

1Co 8:5 For even if there are so-called "gods," either in heaven or on earth —

as in fact there are "gods" and "lords" galore —

1Co 8:6 yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom all things come

and for whom we exist; and one Lord, Yeshua the Messiah, through whom

were created all things and through whom we have our being.

Eph 4:5 And there is one Lord, one trust, one immersion,

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Eph 4:6 and one God, the Father of all, who rules over all, works through all

and is in all.

1Ti 2:5 For God is one; and there is but one Mediator between God and

humanity, Yeshua the Messiah, himself human,

1Ti 2:6 who gave himself as a ransom on behalf of all, thus providing

testimony to God's purpose at just the right time.

“You shall not recognize the gods of others in My presence” CCN- Negative

Shemot/Exodus 20:3

Stone Edition Chumash

Second commandment prohibition of idolatry. This commandment comprises

4 separate negative injunctions.

a. It is forbidden to believe in idols

b. It is forbidden to make or possess them

c. It is forbidden to worship them – in any form of Divine service

1. Prostration

2. Animal slaughter

3. Bringing offerings or libations of wine or other liquids upon

the alter

d. It is forbidden to worship an idol by means that is unique to it.

“In my Presence” i.e. as long as I exist since God is eternal the prohibition is

also.

Tenach References

Exo 20:3 ב "You are to have no other gods before me.

Exo 20:4 You are not to make for yourselves a carved image or any kind of

representation of anything in heaven above, on the earth beneath or in the

water below the shoreline.

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Exo 20:5 You are not to bow down to them or serve them; for I, Adonai your

God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sins of the parents to

the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,

Lev 26:1 " 'You are not to make yourselves any idols, erect a carved statue or

a standing-stone, or place any carved stone anywhere in your land in order

to bow down to it. I am Adonai your God.

Deu 7:25 You are to burn up completely the carved statues of their gods.

Don't be greedy for the silver or gold on them; don't take it with you, or

you will be trapped by it; for it is abhorrent to Adonai your God.

Deu 11:16 But be careful not to let yourselves be seduced, so that you turn

aside, serving other gods and worshipping them.

Isa 42:8 I am Adonai; that is my name. I yield my glory to no one else, nor

my praise to any idol.

Brit HaDasha Mitzvot Principles

1Jn 5:21 Children, guard yourselves against false gods!

Act 17:29 So, since we are children of God, we shouldn't suppose that God's

essence resembles gold, silver or stone shaped by human technique and

imagination.

Rom 1:21 because, although they know who God is, they do not glorify him

as God or thank him. On the contrary, they have become futile in their

thinking; and their undiscerning hearts have become darkened.

Rom 1:22 Claiming to be wise, they have become fools!

Rom 1:23 In fact, they have exchanged the glory of the immortal God for

mere images, like a mortal human being, or like birds, animals or reptiles!

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“You shall not mention the names of the gods of others” Exodus 23:13 -

Negative

Stone Edition Chumash “ A Jew must zealously observe all the positive and

negative commandments without exception, but especially vital is the need to

avoid any semblance of worship or activity that gives credence to other gods.

Even to mention them or to cause others to do so (such as requiring gentiles to

swear by their deities is forbidden).”

The 613 commandments are parallel to the total of the organs and major blood

vessels because the performance of every commandment, safe guard one of

them. Thus by observing commandments one safeguards his own health and

survival – but the denial of God through idol worship is tantamount to the

transgression of the entire Torah. (or Hachaim)

“You shall not mention” Sforno notes the contrast between the two halfs of

the verse. In the case of all the other commandments of the Torah, one must

beware of violating them in deed. But idol worship is so serious that one is

even forbidden even to speak of idols or be the cause of others mentioning

them.

“You shall not cause the names of the gods to be heard” Exodus 23:13

CCAS Positive/CCN155 Negative

Stone Edition Chumash A Jew may not say “I will meet you near the idol”

nor may he go into partnership with a non-Jew on the understanding that, in

case of dispute, the gentile will be required to swear by the name of his idol

(Rashi)

Brit HaDasha Mitzvot Principle for Mizvots 3 & 4

1Co 10:20 No, what I am saying is that the things which pagans sacrifice,

they sacrifice not to God but to demons; and I don't want you to become

sharers of the demons!

1Co 10:21 You can't drink both a cup of the Lord and a cup of demons, you

can't partake in both a meal of the Lord and a meal of demons.

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Eph 5:5 For of this you can be sure: every sexually immoral, impure or

greedy person — that is, every idol-worshipper — has no share in the

Kingdom of the Messiah and of God.

Eph 5:6 Let no one deceive you with empty talk; for it is because of these

things that God's judgment is coming on those who disobey him.

Eph 5:7 So don't become partners with them!

Rev 18:1 After these things, I saw another angel coming down from heaven.

He had great authority, the earth was lit up by his splendor.

Rev 18:2 He cried out in a strong voice, "She has fallen! She has fallen!

Bavel the Great! She has become a home for demons, a prison for every

unclean spirit, a prison for every unclean, hated bird.

Rev 18:3 "For all the nations have drunk of the wine of God's fury caused by

her whoring — yes, the kings of the earth went whoring with her, and from

her unrestrained love of luxury the world's businessmen have grown rich."

Rev 18:4 Then I heard another voice out of heaven say: "My people, come

out of her! so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not be

infected by her plagues,

1Co 10:14 Therefore, my dear friends, run from idolatry!

Rev 2:20 But I have this against you: you continue to tolerate that Izevel

woman, the one who claims to be a prophet, but is teaching and deceiving

my servants to commit sexual sin and eat food that has been sacrificed to

idols.

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“Not to profane YHWH’s Name” CCN155 - Negative

Leviticus 22:32

Lev 22:32 “And do not profane My set-apart Name, and I shall be set-

apart among the children of Yisra’ĕl. I am יהוה, who sets you apart,

(Scriptures 1998)

Stone Edition Chumash: Desecration and sanctification of YHWH’s

Name

The primary privledge and responsibility of every Jew, great or small is to

sanctify God’s Name through his behavior whether among Jews or among

gentiles – by studying TORAH and performing the commandments and by

treating others kindly considerately and honestly”

Brit HaDasha Mitzvot Principle (Complete Jewish Bible)

Matiyahu 6:9 You, therefore, pray like this: 'Our Father in heaven! May your

Name be kept holy.

Tenach Mitzvot Principles (Complete Jewish Bible)

Isa 29:23 When his descendants see the work of my hands among them, they

will consecrate my name. Yes, they will consecrate the Holy one of

Ya`akov and stand in awe of the God of Isra'el.

Isa 57:15 For thus says the High, Exalted One who lives forever, whose name

is Holy: "I live in the high and holy place but also with the broken and

humble, in order to revive the spirit of the humble and revive the hearts of

the broken ones.

Eze 36:23 I will set apart my great name to be regarded as holy, since it has

been profaned in the nations — you profaned it among them. The nations

will know that I am Adonai,' says Adonai Elohim, 'when, before their eyes,

I am set apart through you to be regarded as holy.

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Dan 2:20 in these words: "Blessed be the name of God from eternity past to

eternity future! For wisdom and power are his alone;

“ To know that Elohim is One, a complete Unity”

Deuteronomy 6:4 “The Shema” CCA2 Positive

Deu 6:4 "Sh'ma, Yisra'el! Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai echad [Hear, Isra'el!

Adonai our God, Adonai is one];

Stone Edition Chumash

The role of this passage in Judaism is perhaps best exemplified by where

Rambam places it in Sefer HaMitzvos, where he lists the commandments in

logical order beginning with those most central to Jewish belief and

observance.

Primary in his list is the commandment to believe in God, which I embodied

in the first of the Ten Commandments. “I am YHWH, your God” Because

without God who commands, there are no commandments.

The second and third of Rambams commandments (list) are contained in the

first 2 verses of the Shema, namely to acknowledge the oneness of God and to

love God. The Shema must be recited every morning and night.

Tenach Mitzvot Principles

Psa 83:18 Let them know that you alone, whose name is Adonai, are the Most

High over all the earth.

Psa 86:10 For you are great, and you do wonders; you alone are God.

Isa 43:10 "You are my witnesses," says Adonai, "and my servant whom I

have chosen, so that you can know and trust me and understand that I am

he — no god was produced before me, nor will any be after me.

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Brit Chadasha Mitzvot Principles

Mar 12:28 One of the Torah-teachers came up and heard them engaged in this

discussion. Seeing that Yeshua answered them well, he asked him, "Which

is the most important mitzvah of them all?"

Mar 12:29 Yeshua answered, "The most important is, 'Sh'ma Yisra'el, Adonai

Eloheinu, Adonai echad [Hear, O Isra'el, the Lord our God, the Lord is one]

Eph 4:5 And there is one Lord, one trust, one immersion,

Eph 4:6 and one God, the Father of all, who rules over all, works through all

and is in all.

1Ti 2:5 For God is one; and there is but one Mediator between God and

humanity, Yeshua the Messiah, himself human,

“To Love God” CCA3 Positive

Deuteronomy 6:5 (CJB)

Deu 6:5 and you are to love Adonai your God with all your heart, all your

being and all your resources.

Stone Edition Chumash

One expresses love of YHWH by performing His commandments

lovingly. There is no comparison between one who serves a master out of

love and one who does so out of fear. One who is motivated by fear may

go his own way if the tasks become difficult (Rashi) but one who serves

out of love ready to make great sacrifices for the object of His affection.

Since love is an emotion, how can one be commanded to love? The Torah

answers this question in the next few verses by saying that Jews should

think about the Torah, study it, and teach it. When one meditates on God’s

great and wonderous deeds and creations, and sees in them His

incomparable and infinite wisdom, one will immediately come to love and

praise Him and be filled with longing to know Him.

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“With All Your Heart”

The Sages interpret the heart as a metaphor for the seat of craving and

operation. Love God with both your good and evil inclinations (Rashi).

The means one should love God by following ones’ good inclination to

perform commandments and by rejecting the bad inclination to sin

(Talmidai R. Yonah)

Alternately the “evil inclination” refers to man’s earthly cravings i.e. the

desire for food, drink and physical gratification and the like. By

channeling even these drives to the service of God one serves Him with

both inclinations (Rambam).

“With All Your Soul”

The Sages express it “Your must love God even if He takes your life”

(Berachos 54a) Implying that if a Jew must accept martyrdom, he should

do so with the attitude that he is not the victim of a human murderer, but

that he has scaled the spiritual height of giving up his soul to God.

(Aeshech)

The great R. Akeva was joyous while he was being tortured to death. To his

incredulous disciples, he explained “All my life, I prayed that I would be

able to maintain my love of God even if it cost me my life. Now that I

have succeeded in doing so, should I not be happy?” (Berchos 61b)

Tenach Mitzvot Principles

Psa 119:2 How happy are those who observe his instruction, who seek him

wholeheartedly!

Pro 3:5 Trust in Adonai with all your heart; do not rely on your own

understanding.

Jer 29:13 When you seek me, you will find me, provided you seek for me

wholeheartedly;

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Brit Chadasha Mitzvot Principles

Mat 22:36 "Rabbi, which of the mitzvot in the Torah is the most important?"

Mat 22:37 He told him, " 'You are to love Adonai your God with all your

heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.'

Mat 22:38 This is the greatest and most important mitzvah.

Luk 10:25 An expert in Torah stood up to try and trap him by asking, "Rabbi,

what should I do to obtain eternal life?"

Luk 10:26 But Yeshua said to him, "What is written in the Torah? How do

you read it?"

Luk 10:27 He answered, "You are to love Adonai your God with all your

heart, with all your soul, with all your strength and with all your

understanding; and your neighbor as yourself."

Luk 10:28 "That's the right answer," Yeshua said. "Do this, and you will have

life."

“To fear Him reverently” CCA4 – Positive

Deu 6:13 You are to fear Adonai your God, serve him and swear by his name.

Deu 10:20 You are to fear Adonai your God, serve him, cling to him and

swear by his name.

Stone Edition Chumash

Deuteronomy 6:13 – “Shall you fear:” After the commandment to love God,

Moses added the complimentary commandment to fear Him. Love

motivates people to serve, fear prevents them from sinning (Rambam)

There are 2 categories of fear. The lesser of the two is the primal fear of

punishment and pain. The higher and more desirable fear, more aptly

called reverence or awe, is over powering respect, which in itself will

prevent sin.

“And in His name you shall swear”

This is not meant as a positive command, for it is preferable not to take oaths;

rather it is an implied negative commandment, that in case one must swear,

it is forbidden to do so in the name of anything but God’s name (Rambam)

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One who has the attributes called for by this verse – fear and service of God –

has a right to swear, for his piety will assure that He will do so truthfully

(Rashi)

Tenach Mitzvot Principles

Deu 10:12 "So now, Isra'el, all that Adonai your God asks from you is to fear

Adonai your God, follow all his ways, love him and serve Adonai your

God with all your heart and all your being;

Jos 24:14 "Therefore fear Adonai, and serve him truly and sincerely. Put

away the gods your ancestors served beyond the [Euphrates]River and in

Egypt, and serve Adonai!

Sa 12:14 If you will fear Adonai, serve him, obey what he says and not rebel

against Adonai's orders — if both you and the king ruling you remain

followers of Adonai your God — [then things will go well for you.]

Brit Chadasha Mitzvot Principles

Luk 1:50 and in every generation he has mercy on those who fear him.

Act 10:35 but that whoever fears him and does what is right is acceptable to

him, no matter what people he belongs to.

“Not to put the word of God to the test” Negative

Deu 6:16 Do not put Adonai your God to the test, as you tested him at

Massah [testing].

Stone Edition Chumash

“You shall not test” – At Massah (Exodus 17:7) Israel needed water and put

God to the test, saying in effect” If you give us water, we will follow You,

and if not we are free to leaven You” At that time and in the years since,

God proved His power and love for Israel over and over again. As a result

Israel has no right to doubt God or to test His prowess. By extension, this

means that Jews may not doubt the promises of the Torah or the prophets,

or to serve God only upon condition of reward (rambam)

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Brit Chadasha Mitzvot Principles

Mat 4:17 From that time on, Yeshua began proclaiming, "Turn from your sins

to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near!"

Luk 4:12 Yeshua answered him, "It also says, 'Do not put Adonai your God

to the test.' "

Act 5:9 But Kefa came back at her, "Then why did you people plot to test the

Spirit of the Lord? Listen! The men who buried your husband are at the

door. They will carry you out too!"

Heb 3:7 Therefore, as the Ruach HaKodesh says, "Today, if you hear God's

voice,

Heb 3:8 don't harden your hearts, as you did in the Bitter Quarrel on that day

in the Wilderness when you put God to the test.

Heb 3:9 Yes, your fathers put me to the test; they challenged me, and they

saw my work for forty years!

“To imitate His good and upright ways” CCA6 Positive

Deuteronomy 28:9

"Adonai will establish you as a people separated out for himself, as he has

sworn to you - if you will observe the mitzvot of Adonai your God and follow

his ways.

Specifies the observance of His commandments

Tenach Mitzvot Principles

Psa 78:7 who could then put their confidence in God, not forgetting God's

deeds, but obeying his mitzvot.

Neh 1:5 I said, "Please, Adonai! God of heaven! You great and fearsome

God, who keeps his covenant and extends grace to those who love him and

observe his mitzvot!

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Brit Chadasha Mitzvot Principles

Mat 5:17 "Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did

not come to abolish but to fulfill.

Mat 5:18 "For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the

smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished.

Mat 5:19 "Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments,

and teaches others to do the same, shall be called least in the kingdom of

heaven; but whoever keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the

kingdom of heaven.

Joh 14:15 "If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.

Mat 19:17 "Why are you asking me about good? There is One who is good!

But if you want to obtain eternal life, observe the mitzvot."

1Jn 5:3 For loving God means obeying his commands. Moreover, his

commands are not burdensome,

Rev 14:12 Here is the perseverance of the saints who keep the

commandments of God and their faith in Yeshua. (NASB I changed Jesus

to Yeshua)

Mitzvot Regarding Torah

To honor the old and the wise – CCA17 Positive – Applies to men and

woman

Leviticus 19:32 " 'Stand up in the presence of a person with gray hair, show

respect for the old; you are to fear your God; I am Adonai.

Stone Edition Chumash

“In the presence of an old person shall you rise and you shall honor the

presence of a Sage and you shall rever your God, I am YHWH.

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According to Rashi following one view in Kiddushim 32b, the two halves of

the verse explain one another, meaning that the commandments to rise and

honor a Sage who is both elderly and righteous. Others hold that these two

are two separate commandments to rise for and honor anyone over the age of

70 even if he is not learned and to rise for and honor a Sage even if he is

young. The halachah follow the later view. All agree that there is no such

requirement for a wicked person.

Keil & Deletzsch commentary: “God is honored in the old man, and for this

reason reverence for age is required.

Tenach Principles

Pro 16:31 White hair is a crown of honor obtained by righteous living.

Pro 20:29 The pride of the young is their strength; the dignity of the old is

gray hair.

Isa 3:5 People will oppress each other — everyone his friend, everyone his

neighbor. The young will be insolent toward their elders, the insignificant

arrogant toward the respected. (Negative)

Lam 5:12 Princes are hung up by their hands, leaders receive no respect.

(Negative)

Brit HaDasha Principles

Rom 13:7 Pay everyone what he is owed: if you owe the tax-collector, pay

your taxes; if you owe the revenue-collector, pay revenue; if you owe

someone respect, pay him respect; if you owe someone honor, pay him

honor.

1Ti 5:1 Do not rebuke an older man sharply, but appeal to him as you would

to a father; treat younger men like brothers,

1Pe 2:17 Be respectful to all — keep loving the brotherhood, fearing God and

honoring the emperor.

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To learn Torah and to teach it – CCA14 Positive – Everyone

Deuteronomy 6:7

Deu 6:7 and you are to teach them carefully to your children. You are to talk

about them when you sit at home, when you are traveling on the road,

when you lie down and when you get up.

Stone Edition Chumash

“To your children” – This refers even to ones students, since the Torah

considers students to be like children (Rashi). It is incumbent in every scholar

to teach students, even if they are not His children, but if he cannot teach both

, he should give preverence to his children. (Rambam, Hil Talmud Torah 1:2)

A person demonstrates his devotion to the Torah by What priority he gives it

in the education of his children.

“And speak of them” –Your main topic of conversation should be the Torah

and service of God.

“When you sit in your home” – By occupying yourself with Torah study in

every possible situation you will reach your goal of loving God (Rashi)

“When you retire and when you arise” This expresses the commandment

to recite the Shema twice a day, at night and in the morning, the times when

people normally go to sleep and wake up. This verse is understood on two

levels. For those who seek perfection, it is a call to study the Torah

unceasingly, at all times & in every possible situation. But those who are not

capable of this goal are commanded at the very minimum to recite the Shema

morning and night. (Haamek Davar)

Keil & Deletzsch commentary “But for the love og God to be the right kind,

the commandments of God must be laid to heart, and be the constant subject

of thought and conversation

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Tenach Principles

Psa 78:4 we will not hide from their descendants; we will tell the generation

to come the praises of Adonai and his strength, the wonders that he has

performed.

Psa 78:5 He raised up a testimony in Ya`akov and established a Torah in

Isra'el. He commanded our ancestors to make this known to their children,

Psa 78:6 so that the next generation would know it, the children not yet born,

who would themselves arise and tell their own children,

Psa 40:9 I have proclaimed what is right in the great assembly; I did not

restrain my lips, Adonai, as you know.

Psa 40:10 I did not hide your righteousness in my heart but declared your

faithfulness and salvation; I did not conceal your grace and truth from the

great assembly."

Psa 119:46 I will speak of your instructions even to kings without being

ashamed.

Brit HaDasha Principles

Eph 6:4 Fathers, don't irritate your children and make them resentful; instead,

raise them with the Lord's kind of discipline and guidance.

2Ti 2:15 Do all you can to present yourself to God as someone worthy of his

approval, as a worker with no need to be ashamed, because he deals

straightforwardly with the Word of the Truth.

“To cleave to those who know Him (The Talmud states that cleaving to

scholars is equivalent to cleaving to Him) CCA16 – Positive Men and

Woman

Deuteronomy 10:30

Deu 10:20 You are to fear Adonai your God, serve him, cling to him and

swear by his name.

The consise book of Mitzvot ‘ For scripture says, and to Him shall you cling

and the Sages of blessed memory explained (Talmud Bavli K’thuboth

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111b) Whoever adheres to Torah Scholars it is as though he were

attached to the shechinah (Divine Presence). Therefore a person

should marry a daughter of a Torah scholar, and he should give his

daughter in marriage to a Torah scholar. He should eat with him and

have him benefit from his wealth. He should wallow in the dust of the

feet of Torah scholars and drink in their words thirstily.

Keil & Deletzsch commentary Deu 10:20-21 After laying down the fundamental condition of a proper relation towards

God, Moses describes the fear of God, i.e., true reverence of God, in its

threefold manifestation, in deed (serving God), in heart (cleaving to Him; cf.

Deu_4:4), and with the mouth (swearing by His name; cf. Deu_6:13). Such

reverence as this Israel owed to its God; for “He is thy praise, and He is thy

God” (Deu_10:21). He has given thee strong inducements to praise. By the

great and terrible things which thine eyes have seen, He has manifested

Himself as God to thee. “Terrible things” are those acts of divine

omnipotence, which fill men with fear and trembling at the majesty of the

Almighty (cf. Exo_15:11). ָעָשה ִאְתָך, “done with thee,” i.e., shown to thee (אֵ ת

in the sense of practical help).

Tenach Principles

Deu 10:12 "So now, Isra'el, all that Adonai your God asks from you is to fear

Adonai your God, follow all his ways, love him and serve Adonai your

God with all your heart and all your being;

Jos 24:14 "Therefore fear Adonai, and serve him truly and sincerely. Put

away the gods your ancestors served beyond the [Euphrates]River and in

Egypt, and serve Adonai!

Ecc 12:13 Here is the final conclusion, now that you have heard everything:

fear God, and keep his mitzvot; this is what being human is all about.

Brit HaDasha Principles

Mat 10:24 "A talmid is not greater than his rabbi, a slave is not greater than

his master.

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Mat 10:25 It is enough for a talmid that he become like his rabbi, and a slave

like his master. Now if people have called the head of the house Ba`al-

Zibbul, how much more will they malign the members of his household!

Luk 6:40 A talmid is not above his rabbi; but each one, when he is fully

trained, will be like his rabbi.

Not to add to the Commandments of the Torah, whether in the written law

or in its interpretation received by tradition. CCN159 – Negative

CCN160 Negative – applies to men and woman

Deuteronomy 12:32

eu 12:32 (13:1) "Everything I am commanding you, you are to take care to

do. Do not add to it or subtract from it.

The Torah is complete and perfect

Stone Edition Chumash

Although the non-Jewish printers of the Chumash began a new Chapter here

(13:1), the masoretic markings indicate that this is not correct, since

verse 1 is part of the previous passage in Torah scrolls.

According to Storno, Moses followed his earlier prohibition against copying

gentile practices by stressing that the Jews(Israel) must take care to

observe the entire Torah as it was transmitted to us.

One who seeks to “improve” the Torah by adding new commandments runs

the risk that what human intelligence considers an honor to God may be an

abomination in His eyes.

“You shall not add to it and you shall not subtract from it”

Deuteronomy 4:2

Deu 4:2 In order to obey the mitzvot of Adonai your God which I am giving

you, do not add to what I am saying, and do not subtract from it.

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By definition, perfection can not be improved upon so that for one to add to or

subtract from the commandments of the Torah is an unacceptable implication

that God’s Torah is lacking. God has fallen short which is a as disrespectful

as saying that the commandment was wrong or irrevelant.

Keil & Deletzsch commentary Deu 10:20-21

Deu_4:2

The observance of the law, however, required that it should be kept as it was

given, that nothing should be added to it or taken from it, but that men should

submit to it as to the inviolable word of God. Not by omissions only, but by

additions also, was the commandment weakened, and the word of God

turned into ordinances of men, as Pharisaism sufficiently proved. This precept

is repeated in Deu_13:1; it is then revived by the prophets (Jer_26:2;

Pro_30:6), and enforced again at the close of the whole revelation

(Rev_22:18-19). In the same sense Christ also said that He had not come to

destroy the law or the prophets, but to fulfil (Mat_5:17); and the old covenant

was not abrogated, but only glorified and perfected, by the new.

I might add that the Gentile Church has done this as well, they have taken

away the authority of Torah and weakened it by saying it no longer applies.

Deu 13:1 (13:2) "If a prophet or someone who gets messages while dreaming

arises among you and he gives you a sign or wonder,

Deu 13:2 (13:3) and the sign or wonder comes about as he predicted when he

said, 'Let's follow other gods, which you have not known; and let us serve

them,'

Deu 13:3 (13:4) you are not to listen to what that prophet or dreamer says.

For Adonai your God is testing you, in order to find out whether you really

do love Adonai your God with all your heart and being.

Deu 13:4 (13:5) You are to follow Adonai your God, fear him, obey his

mitzvot, listen to what he says, serve him and cling to him;

Mat 5:17 "Don't think that I have come to abolish the Torah or the Prophets. I

have come not to abolish but to complete.

Mat 5:18 Yes indeed! I tell you that until heaven and earth pass away, not so

much as a yud ( י) or a stroke will pass from the Torah — not until

everything that must happen has happened.

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Mat 5:19 So whoever disobeys the least of these mitzvot and teaches others

to do so will be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But whoever

obeys them and so teaches will be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.

Tenach Principles

Deu 4:1 "Now, Isra'el, listen to the laws and rulings I am teaching you, in

order to follow them, so that you will live; then you will go in and take

possession of the land that Adonai, the God of your fathers, is giving you.

Deu 4:2 In order to obey the mitzvot of Adonai your God which I am giving

you, do not add to what I am saying, and do not subtract from it.

Pro 30:5 Every word of God's is pure; he shields those taking refuge in him.

Pro 30:6 Don't add anything to his words; or he will rebuke you, and you be

found a liar.

Brit Chadasha Principles

Rev 22:18 I warn everyone hearing the words of the prophecy in this book

that if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues written in this

book.

Rev 22:19 And if anyone takes anything away from the words in the book of

this prophecy, God will take away his share in the Tree of Life and the

holy city, as described in this book.

That every person shall write a scroll of the Torah for himself. CCA15-

Positive- Men Only

Deu 31:19 "Therefore, write this song for yourselves, and teach it to the

people of Isra'el. Have them learn it by heart, so that this song can be a

witness for me against the people of Isra'el.

Stone Edition Chumash – Writing a Torah Scroll

The Sages derive from this verse that every Jew is commanded to write a

Torah Scroll, a commandment that can be fulfilled by writing a single

letter of a complete scroll. Because the lack of even one letter renders a

scroll invalid. The writing or correcting of a single letter is tantamount to

completing the entire scroll (Rambam) Sefer Torah 7:1 , according to

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some, the purchase of books expounding on the Torah constitutes

fulfillment of this commandment.

It is noteworthy that this is the last of the 613 commandments, for the climax

of them all is to record and know them so that they can be fulfilled and

passed on to succeeding generations.

Writing Torah impressing word upon Heart

Tenach Principles

Psa 37:31 The Torah of his God is in his heart; his footsteps do not falter.

Psa 40:8 Doing your will, my God, is my joy; your Torah is in my inmost

being.

Jer 31:33 (31:32) "For this is the covenant I will make with the house of

Isra'el after those days," says Adonai: "I will put my Torah within them

and write it on their hearts; I will be their God, and they will be my people.

Jer 32:40 I will make with them an everlasting covenant not to turn away

from them, but to do them good; I will put fear of me in their hearts, so that

they will not leave me.

Deu 6:5 and you are to love Adonai your God with all your heart, all your

being and all your resources.

Deu 6:6 These words, which I am ordering you today, are to be on your heart;

Deu 6:7 and you are to teach them carefully to your children. You are to talk

about them when you sit at home, when you are traveling on the road,

when you lie down and when you get up.

Deu 6:8 Tie them on your hand as a sign, put them at the front of a headband

around your forehead,

Deu 6:9 and write them on the door-frames of your house and on your gates.

Deu 11:18 Therefore, you are to store up these words of mine in your heart

and in all your being; tie them on your hand as a sign; put them at the front

of a headband around your forehead;

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Deu 11:19 teach them carefully to your children, talking about them when

you sit at home, when you are traveling on the road, when you lie down

and when you get up;

Deu 11:20 and write them on the door-frames of your house and on your

gates -

Deu 11:21 so that you and your children will live long on the land Adonai

swore to your ancestors that he would give them for as long as there is sky

above the earth.

Deu 11:22 "For if you will take care to obey all these mitzvot I am giving

you, to do them, to love Adonai your God, to follow all his ways and to

cling to him,

Deu 11:23 then Adonai will expel all these nations ahead of you; and you will

dispossess nations bigger and stronger than you are.

Deu 11:24 Wherever the sole of your foot steps will be yours; your territory

will extend from the desert to the L'vanon and from the River, the

Euphrates River, to the Western Sea.

Deu 11:25 No one will be able to withstand you; Adonai your God will place

the fear and dread of you on all the land you step on, as he told you.

Deu 11:26 "See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse —

Deu 11:27 the blessing, if you listen to the mitzvot of Adonai your God that I

am giving you today;

Deu 11:28 and the curse, if you don't listen to the mitzvot of Adonai your

God, but turn aside from the way I am ordering you today and follow other

gods that you have not known.

Deu 11:29 "When Adonai your God brings you into the land you are entering

in order to take possession of it, you are to put the blessing on Mount

G'rizim and the curse on Mount `Eival.

Brit Chadasha Principles

Rom 2:14 For whenever Gentiles, who have no Torah, do naturally what the

Torah requires, then these, even though they don't have Torah, for

themselves are Torah!

Rom 2:15 For their lives show that the conduct the Torah dictates is written

in their hearts. Their consciences also bear witness to this, for their

conflicting thoughts sometimes accuse them and sometimes defend them

Rom 10:8 What, then, does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and

in your heart." — that is, the word about trust which we proclaim, namely,

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Rom 10:9 that if you acknowledge publicly with your mouth that Yeshua is

Lord and trust in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be

delivered.

Rom 10:10 For with the heart one goes on trusting and thus continues toward

righteousness, while with the mouth one keeps on making public

acknowledgement and thus continues toward deliverance.

Rom 10:11 For the passage quoted says that everyone who rests his trust on

him will not be humiliated.

Heb 8:10 " 'For this is the covenant which I will make with the house of

Isra'el after those days,' says Adonai: 'I will put my Torah in their minds

and write it on their hearts; I will be their God, and they will be my people.

Heb 10:16 " 'This is the covenant which I will make with them after those

days,' says Adonai: 'I will put my Torah on their hearts, and write it on

their minds . . . ,' "

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Torah Mitzvot - Signs and Symbols

Mitzvoth #17 - To circumcise the male offspring - CCA47 pg 66

Genesis 17:12, Leviticus 12:3 CCA47

Positive - men only, effective all the time. It is a positive commandment to

circumcise every male at the age of 8 days.

The Covenant of Circumcision

Jew 101

The symbolic significance of this commandment is indicated by the name of

the flesh that is removed in performance of the commandment - ORLAH

commonly translated as forskin, but more accurately as it is used in scripture,

a barrier standing in the way of a beneficial result. Thus, for example the

sinful habits that predispose a person not to change his lifestyle are called

ORLAH of the heart. (Lev. 26:41)

Jeremiah 9:25, Ezekiel 44:7

Although the concept is beyond human understanding, circumcision is a

means to help a Jew enable himself and return to the spiritual state of Adam

before he sinned.

Heart Circumcision

Ref. None of These Diseases pg 87

Colossians 2:11, 3:5, 8,9

"Neither Abraham nor any of his company from the ancient city of UR in the

Chaldees had ever been circumcised, and although some of the Middle

Eastern peoples did practice circumcision, historians feel that infant

circumcision was unique to the Israelites. Thus, the eighth day was not picked

by some genius of statistical analysis but by the creator of vitamin K.

Although it was often thought that Jewish circumcision was instituted for

health reasons, there is no evidence to support this view. Moses Maimonides,

the famous twelth-century Jewish physician stated, "No one, however, should

circumcise himself or his son for any other reason but pure faith. This is also

the position of modern Orthodox Rabbis such as Eric Issac: "The Orthodox

Jewish community....is intent on affirming the strictly religious character of

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circumcision, and this on eliminating the medical aura surrounding the

practice. Even a modern day physician, Dr. Joseph Miller has written "Many

people today believe that...circumcision is primarily a health measure. This is

not the fact. Circumcision....is the symbol of the Covenant between God and

the Hebrew nation.

God stated that circumcision was to be done with "flint knives" Joshua 5:2-3.

God simply commanded that the foreskins be cut off with these knives.

Andrew Gabriel Roth

Notes from the ANET Bible, pg 753

"There is little point in being circumcised or baptized unless a person

demonstrates that the Ruach HaKodesh is working in their heart and that they

desire to conform their lives to Mashiyach, the Word of YHWH.

Rav Shaul taught that faith and intent of the heart determines whether or not a

person is ready to

be circumcised and walk in Torah. At no time did Shaul ever teach against

either circumcision or Torah; however, he opposed the "traditions of the

Pharisees" who demanded blind observance to their religious traditions. Rav

Shaul required that Gentile converts be taught about Covenant and have clear

understanding of what they were doing in relationship to YHWH and His

Mashiyah becuse to be expected to know and observe complex hallakha at

early stages of believe was unacceptable.

It is very evident that Abraham received instruction before his circumcision,

and he is the father of Faith for both Jews and Gentile alike. Abraham was

circumcised at age 99 after receiving the commandment directly from

YHWH; therefore, each adult also must first be called and agree to enter into

Covenant with YHWH. Abraham was counted righteous before he was

circumcised because he had Faith to observe all that YHWH commanded.

Romans 4:11,12

Romans 15:8-12

Romans 3:1-2

Romans 1:16; 2:9 and 10

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Paul/Shaul never discounted circumcision one bit, but he did enlighten people

to the fact that circumcision comes AFTER Faith. Romans 4:12

Circumcision by faith also has prophetic future component:

Genesis 17:14

Isaiah 52:1

Ezekiel 44:9

Yeshua restored the Ancient Path spoken of in Jeremiah 6:16. The Brit

Chadasha (Renewed Covenant) was offered by YHWH so that both The

House of Israel, The House of Judah and The Nations can fully embrace

Torah in Mashiyach!

Mitzvot #18 - To put TzitTzit on the Corners of Clothing

Positive CCA10 pg 23-24 Pertains to Men and Woman who choose to wear

them.

Stone Edition Chumash

Tzitzit adn all the Commandments. Numbers 15:37-41

Num 15:37 The LORD said to Moses,

Num 15:38 "Speak to the people of Israel, and tell them to make tassels

on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and to

put a cord of blue on the tassel of each corner.

Num 15:39 And it shall be a tassel for you to look at and remember all

the commandments of the LORD, to do them, not to follow after your

own heart and your own eyes, which you are inclined to whore after.

Num 15:40 So you shall remember and do all my commandments, and be

holy to your God.

Num 15:41 I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land

of Egypt to be your God: I am the LORD your God.

The Sidra concludes with a passage that brings home to the Jewish people the

obligation to remember all of the commandments, for it is fallacious to think

Judaism can rest only on the foundation of such primary commandents is

belief in God adn observances of teh Sabbath, vital though they are. The

commandment of Tzitzit, the Torah states, is a vehicle that enable the Jew to

remember all teh Torah precepts.

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The passage contains other general commandments that are essential to

maintaining allegiance to God and concludes with the oft repeated statemetn

that He took us out of Eygpt adn as a consequence of that, we are obligated to

accept Him as our God;

Tzitzit i.e fringes

Alternately the word refers not to the fringes themselves, but to whay they call

upon the wearer to do. The related word, Tav Zayin Yod means to pear at

something intensely (Song of Soloman 2:9) and as stated in vs 39, we should

look at the Tzitzit in order to remember all the commandments "on the corner

fo the garments"

The corner of a garment are accesible and visable, which is important in the

context of this commandment, since the fringes must be seen in order to serve

as reminders (michtav meEliyahu)

Torquise wool: one of the strings o feach fringe is to be dyed turquise blue

with the blood of an aquatic creature know as Chilazan (Rashi). Blue

represents duty to YHWH and Techiles is similar to the color of the sea, the

sea to the sky adn teh sky to YHWH's throne of Glory.

Alternately the fringes are like a royal insignia remindg the wearer that they

are always in the service of the King. According to Rambam, the reminder is

provided by the symbolism of the turquies thread, which is reminiscent of the

Throne of Glory.

And Remember: The numerical value of teh word TzitTzit is 600 adn there

are 8 threads adn 5 knots for a total of 613, the number of Scriptural

commandments.

They Remind us To Obey

Deut 26:16

Joshua 1:8

1 Sam 15:22

Matthew 7:21

Acts 5:29

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They Remind Us To keep our Hearts Pure

Psalm 24:3-4

Matthew 5:8

1 Tim 1:5

1 Tim 5:22

1 Peter 1:22

They Remind Us Not to Forget That we are to walk in Holiness

Lev 11:45

Luke 1:74-75

2 Cor 7:1

Heber 12:14

1 Peter 1:16

2 Peter 3:11

Mitzvot #19 - To Bind Tefillen on the Arm-CCA8 pg 21 Positive

Mitzvot #20- To Bind Tefillen on the Head - CCA9 pg 21-22 Positive

Deuteronomy 6:8 You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall

be as frontlets between your eyes.

Chumash:

"Upon your arm" "Between Your Eyes"

The Torah commands that this passage be written and inserted into Tefillen

that are to be placed on the upper arm adn on the head, above the hariline

directly above the space between the eyes.

Scriptures to put inside the Tefillin are: Ex. 13:1-16, Deut 6:4-9, Deut 11:13-

21

Wrapped around the forhead and left arm (if you are right handed, and around

the right arm if you are left handed)

Ormanments- It may be that the Tefiillen of the head is called an ornament

because it displays for all to see that the Jew consider this sign of devotion to

God to be his ornament.

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Tefillen and The Exodus (Chumash)

The 4 scriptural passages that are contained in the Tefillin - The first 2

passages of The Shema and the 2 passages from Exodus 13 are basic to

Judaism. The 2 passages from Exodus 13 speak

of the Exodus which is the basic to the Jews awareness o fhis responsibility to

God, who liberated Him adn made Israel a nation. Teh first 2 passages of the

Shema express teh concept that YHWH is ONE adn that we accept His

Kingship, the concept of reward and punishment and the responsiblity to

observe all the commandments. These principles must always be with us -

upon the arm that symolizes our capacity for action and is opposite the heart,

the seat of emotion, and upon the head, the abode of teh intellecual soul adn

the power of memory which enables us to be conscious of our antecendents

and obligations to do His will.

The Torah repeats over and over that commandments are reminders of the

Exodus from Egypt. Clearly therefore there is a dimension of the Exodus that

affects the entire Torah.

Only a few generations after Creation man was infected by the germ of

idolatry. This heresy takes many forms (most of which are prevelant even

today).

Some claim that the world always existed adn that there was no creation.

Others deny that He is aware of daily occurrences, that He is not involved in

human affairs, or that there is no reward or punishment. The Exodus refuted

all of these notions, it showed that nothing and no one can thwart His will,

that He communicates with man through His prophets adn that He carries out

His word at will.

The message of the Exodus isnot only basic to our belief and existence, but it

must be reiterated constantly. Therefore we wear it on our person in the form

of Teffillin and recall it when we perform His commandments.

Tenach

"Out of Egypt" metioned over 90xs in the Word, Tenach and Brit HaDasha

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To Bind around the Head - That our thoughts are continually of Him and His

Ways

Romans 8:6

1 Cor. 2:16

Phil 2:5

To Bind around the arm near the Heart - That our Heart belongs to Him

Psalm 119:2

Prov 3:5, 4:25

Matthew 15:18

Luke 6:45

Brit HaDasha

Matthew 23:5

Mat 23:1 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples,

Mat 23:2 "The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat,

Mat 23:3 so do and observe whatever they tell you, but not the works they

do. For they preach, but do not practice.

Mat 23:4 They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on people's

shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their

finger.

Mat 23:5 They do all their deeds to be seen by others. For they make their

phylacteries broad and their fringes long,

Mitzvoth # 21 - To affix the Mezuzah to the doorposts and gates of your

house

Deut. 6:9 You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on

your gates.

Positive Command - CCA12

A person has a duty to take care about a M'zuzah so that every time he enters

or leaves he will encounter the unity of the blessed God (written in the

Mezuzah) and remember His love for Him. Joshua 24:15

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Fixing the Mezuzah is a reminder that our home and all that live within belong

to YHWH.

Scriptures to put inside the Meuzzah are: Ex. 13:1-10, 11-16, Deut 6:4-9, Deut

11:13-21

Since Yeshua kept Torah, it is expected that He also would have wrapped

Teffilin when He prayed and a Mezuzah would have been affixed on the

doorposts of His house and that He wore TzitTzit.

Tenach Principles

Reciting The Word, Meditating on the Word = Hide In Heart

Psalm 63:1-6

Deut 6:6

Psalm 119:11

Psalm 37:31

Psalm 40:8

Jeremiach 31:33, 32:40

Brit HaDasha

Romans 10:8

Collosians 3:16

Mitzvot #22 - To Pray to God - Positive - CCA7 Men and Woman

To pray to God (Exodus 23:25, Deut. 6:13) According to the Talmud, the

word "serve" in these verses refer to prayer.

Exodus 23:25 Then you shall "serve" (H5647) the Lord your God, and He will

bless (H1288) your bread and your water and I will remove sickness from

your midst.

Deut. 6:13 You shall fear only the Lord your God; and you shall worship Him

and swear by His Name.

Concise Book of Mitzvot

For Scripture states and to serve Him with all your heart (Deut 11:13) what

service is with the heart? Prayer

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The commandment is that a person should relate the praises of the Holy One,

blessed is He, after he should ask his needs, and after that he is to give

praise or thanks to the blessed one God.

It is necessary to pray with the focused attention of the heart, and should turn

the heart away from every thought and he should see himself as though

standing before the Shekinah.

A. M. H. H.—In Rabbinical Literature:

The word "tefillah" is defined as "thought" and "hope" (comp. ; Gen.

xlviii. 11), as representing the means of reasoning and discriminating (Comp.

; Ex. ix. 4) between good and evil. A tefillah consists of two parts: (1)

Benedictions, or praises of God's greatness and goodness, and expressions of

gratitude for benefits received; (2) petitions, of either a public or private

character. A tefillah is called a "service of the heart." "Ye shall serve the Lord

your God" (Ex. xxiii. 25) is understood as "Ye shall worship God in prayer."

The Patriarchs were the first authors of prayers, and are credited with

instituting those for the morning, afternoon, and evening (see Abudarham,

"Ḥibbur Perush ha-Berakot weha-Tefillot," p. 8a, Venice, 1566). Moses was

the author of the phrase, "a great God, a mighty, and a terrible" (Deut. x. 17),

which was incorporated into the opening of the 'Amidah (Yer. Ber. vii. 3;

Yoma 69b). David and Daniel prayed thrice daily (Ps. lv. 17; Dan. vi. 10).

Shemoneh 'Esreh Amidah

The first benediction in the Shemoneh 'Esreh is called "Birkat Abot"; the

second relates to resurrection; the third is the Ḳedushshah. The three

concluding benedictions are: Reẓeh (on the restoration of Zion); Modim (on

gratitude to God); and Sim Shalom (a prayer for peace). The intermediate

thirteen benedictions are solicitations for public and personal welfare. The

abridgment of the thirteen benedictions is known as "Habinenu," and reads as

follows: (1) "Grant us, O Lord our God, wisdom to learn Thy ways; (2)

subject our hearts to Thy fear; (3) forgive our sins; (4) redeem us; (5) keep us

from suffering; (6) satisfy us with the products of Thy earth; (7) gather our;

dispersed from all quarters; (8) judge us in Thy faith; (9) punish the wicked;

(10) reward the righteous; (11) rebuild Thy city and reconstruct Thy Temple;

(12) let the royalty of David Thy servant flourish, and continue the

generations of Jesse's son, Thy anointed; (13) anticipate our call by Thy

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answer. Blessed be the Lord who harkens to prayer" (Ber. 29a). This is the

epitome of the nineteen benedictions. According to R. Akiba, if one is pressed

for time, or if for other reasons one is unable to fully recite the benedictions,

one may use this abridgment (Ber. iv. 3, 4).

Brit HaDasha Torah Principles taught by Yeshua

Mattiyahu 6:5-18

Avinu b’shammayim, yitkadash shimcha

Our Father in heaven, may your Name be sanctified

Tavo malchutecha y’aseh r’tzoncha k’mo v’shamayim ken b’aretz

Your Kingdom come, your Will be done on earth as it is in heaven

Et lechem chukenu ten lanu ha yom

Give us this day our daily bread

Us’lach lanu et chovoteinu ka’asher salachnu gam anachnu l’chay yaveinu

And forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors

V’al t’vi’enu lidei nisayon ki im chaltzenu min hara

Lead us not into temptation, but keep us from all evil

Ki l’cha ha mamlacha v’ha gevurah v’ha tifieret l’olmei loamim. Amen

For yours is the kingdom, the strength and the glory. Amen.

Mark 1:35 - Morning

Mark 6:46-47 - Evening

Luke 6: 12- All night

Pattern of Prayer in the Amidah and The Our Father/Alvinu Melkenu

Worship

Repentance

Requests/Petitions

Thanksgiving

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Various Prayer Sources

Prayer Siddur

Scripture Prayer

Praying In The Spirit

Conversational Prayer

Mitzvot #23 - To read the Shema in the morning and at night - CA22

Positive - Both men and woman

Deuteronomy 6: 4-7 ESV

Deu 6:4 "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.

Deu 6:5 You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all

your soul and with all your might.

Deu 6:6 And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart.

Deu 6:7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of

them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and

when you lie down, and when you rise.

Concise Book of Mitzvot

Shema consists of three sections of Scripture

Hear - Deuteronmy 6:4

And it shall be if you Hearken - Deut 11:13-21

And Hashem said - Numbers 15:37-41

For the first section contains the commandments, the unity of

Hashem/YHVH and love for Him as well as the study of Torah

The second section - Acceptance of the Yoke of the other commandments

The third section which is all of the mitzvot and it is a religeous duty to

mention the Exodus from Eygpt - Deut 16:3

Tenach Torah Principles

Joshua 22:5

1 Kings 2:3, 6:12, 8:58, 11:38

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2 Kings 17:13

1 Chron 28:8, 29:19, Psalm 78:7

Ezekiel 44:24

Brit Hadasha Principles - Yeshua

Matthew 22:36-40

1 John 5:2-3

Rev. 14:12

Matthew 19:17

Mitzvot #24 - To recite grace after meals - CCA13- Positive- Men and

Woman

Deu 8:10 And you shall eat and be full, and you shall bless the LORD your

God for the good land he has given you.

Concise Book Of Mitzvot

By the law of Torah one does not have to say the grace unless he has eaten his

fill....

Before eating one is also to say a benedition, as we can infer by Kal Va homer

reasoning from the less to the more.

Chumash

This is the commandment to recite the Grace after meals which applies

whenever one eats a meal with bread and is satisfied.

Brit HaDasha Principle - Yeshua

Yeshua says a Bracha/Blessing

Matthew 14:19

Matthew 15:36

Acts 27:35

1 Cor. 11:24

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Torah Mitzvot - Love and Brotherhood

#26 To love all human beings who are of the covenant

Positive: Leviticus 29:28 (CCA60) Applies to Men and Woman

"And you shall love your fellow as yourself"

Concise Book of Mitzvot

"It is therefore necessary to have as much protective concern for another

persons physical self, his items of monetary value and his esteem, as for one's

own"

If someone derives honor from another's disgrace, he has no share in the

world to come, and included in this positive mitzvot is the religious duty of

making peace between a man and his friend.

Yeshua's Torah Principles

The least of His brethren- Mattiyahu 24:31FF

Scripture #2201

Matthew 22:39

John 13:35

John 15:12

Romans 12;9

1 Thess 3:12

1 Peter 1:22

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Mitzvot #27 Not to stand by idly when a human life is in danger

Leviticus 19:16b - (CCN82)

You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not

stand up against the life of your neighbor, I am the Lord

Concise Book of Mitzvot - Negative

It is a negative commandment not to refrain from rescuing ones fellow man

from danger

Example - If someone sees another person drowning in the river, or in any

other peril, he is duty bound to save him in anyway possible.

Included in this duty to save one's fellow man from a monetary loss; for

example, if he knows that a heathen or a bandit wishes to attack his fellow,

and it lies in his ability to pacify him (the outlaw) he has a duty to pacify him,

Yeshua - The Good Samaritan Luke 10:25ff

#28 not to Wrong anyone in Speech- (CCN48) Negative It is a negative

commandment to oppress one's fellow man with words.

Leviticus 25:17 "You shall not wrong one another buy you shall fear our

God, for I am the Lord your God"

Concise Book of Mitzvot

That we should not say to a pentinent person "Remember your original

actions" or to the son of converts to Judaism 'Remember the behavior of your

forefathers"

#29 Not to carry Tales (CCN77) Negative

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Leviticus 19:16 a - Thou shalt not go up and down as a tale bearer among

they people

Concise Book of Mitzvot

It is a negative commandment not to tell anyone things that another person

said against them. Even if he speaks the truth, a person thus brings ruin into

the world.

Mitzvot # 30 Not to cherish hatred in ones heart - Negative Commandment

CCN78 - Negative

It is a negative commandment not to hate in one's heart any decent person in

Jewry (Israel) (Believer)

Leviticus 19:17a - Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart

Chumash- Read

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.

Proverbs 15:17

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with it.

1 John 2:9-11

1Jn 2:9 Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in

darkness.

1Jn 2:10 Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no

cause for stumbling.

1Jn 2:11 But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the

darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has

blinded his eyes.

1 John 3:15

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1Jn 3:15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no

murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

Matthew 5:22

Mat 5:22 But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be

liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council;

and whoever says, 'You fool!' will be liable to the hell of fire.

Not to take revenge

Leviticus 19:18

Do not seek revenge or hear a grudge against a fellow Israelite but love your

neighbor as yourself I am Adonai/YHWH

Chumash

CCN80 - Negative Command

It is a negative commandment not to take revenge from ones fellow man.

Revenge means a person who has hared someone, according to his own act of

revenge

Proverbs 20:22

Pro 20:22 Do not say, "I will repay evil"; wait for the LORD, and he will

deliver you.

Proverbs 24:29

Pro 24:29 Do not say, "I will do to him as he has done to me; I will pay the

man back for what he has done."

Matthew 5:39

Mat 5:39 But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone

slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.

Mat 5:40 And if anyone would sue you and take your tunic, let him have your

cloak as well.

Mat 5:41 And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.

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Mat 5:42 Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who

would borrow from you.

Mat 5:43 "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and

hate your enemy.'

Mat 5:44 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who

persecute you,

Mat 5:45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he

makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just

and on the unjust.

Mat 5:46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do

not even the tax collectors do the same?

Mat 5:47 And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than

others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?

Mat 5:48 You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Romans 12:17

Rom 12:17 Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is

honorable in the sight of all.

1 Peter 3:9

1Pe 3:9 Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary,

bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.

#32 - Not to bear a grudge

Levitucus 18:18

Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against a fellow Israelite, but love your

neighbor as yourself? I am Adonai/YHVH

Chumash

CCN81 - Negative

It is a negative commandment to harbor no hatred in our heart toward our

fellow man.

Forgiveness

Gen_50:17 So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass

of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray

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thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph

wept when they spake unto him.

Exo_32:32 Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray

thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.

Mat 6:9 Pray then like this: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.

Mat 6:10 Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Mat 6:11 Give us this day our daily bread,

Mat 6:12 and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

Mat 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Mat 6:14 For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will

also forgive you,

Mat 6:15 but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your

Father forgive your trespasses.

Mat 18:21 Then Peter came up and said to him, "Lord, how often will my

brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?"

Mat 18:22 Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-

seven times.

Mat 18:23 "Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king

who wished to settle accounts with his servants.

Mat 18:24 When he began to settle, one was brought to him who owed him

ten thousand talents.

Mat 18:25 And since he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold,

with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.

Mat 18:26 So the servant fell on his knees, imploring him, 'Have patience

with me, and I will pay you everything.'

Mat 18:27 And out of pity for him, the master of that servant released him

and forgave him the debt.

Mat 18:28 But when that same servant went out, he found one of his fellow

servants who owed him a hundred denarii, and seizing him, he began to

choke him, saying, 'Pay what you owe.'

Mat 18:29 So his fellow servant fell down and pleaded with him, 'Have

patience with me, and I will pay you.'

Mat 18:30 He refused and went and put him in prison until he should pay the

debt.

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Mat 18:31 When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were

greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their master all that had

taken place.

Mat 18:32 Then his master summoned him and said to him, 'You wicked

servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me.

Mat 18:33 And should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I

had mercy on you?'

Mat 18:34 And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers, until he

should pay all his debt.

Mat 18:35 So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do

not forgive your brother from your heart."

#33 Not to put an Israelite to shame

Leviticus 19:17b - Confront people directly so you will not be held quilty of

sin

Chumash

CCN79 - Negative

It is a negative commandment not to shame one's fellow man

Luke 17:3

Luk 17:3 Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if

he repents, forgive him,

Luk 17:4 and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you

seven times, saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him."

Ephesians 5:11

Eph 5:11 Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose

them

1 TIm 5:20

1Ti 5:20 As for those who persist in sin, rebuke them in the presence of all,

so that the rest may stand in fear.

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11 Tim 4:2

2Ti 4:1 I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to

judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:

2Ti 4:2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove,

rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.

2Ti 4:3 For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching,

but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit

their own passions,

2Ti 4:4 and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into

myths.

Titus 2:15

Tit 2:15 Declare these things; exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no

one disregard you.

#35 Not to give an occasion to the simple minded to stumble on the road. This

includes doing anything that will cause another to sin

Leviticus 19:14 - Do not insult the deaf or cause the blind to stumble, I am

YHWH

Chumash

Which means that if the other person is blind to something and he came to ask

advise, we are not to give him a counsel that is not right.

This includes everything, whether worldly matters or in matters of Torah

Isaiah 57:14

Isa 57:14 And it shall be said, "Build up, build up, prepare the way, remove

every obstruction from my people's way."

Malachi 2:7-8

Mal 2:7 For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should

seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of the LORD of

hosts.

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Mal 2:8 But you have turned aside from the way. You have caused many to

stumble by your instruction. You have corrupted the covenant of Levi, says

the LORD of hosts,

Romans 14:13

Rom 14:13 Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but

rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a

brother.

1 John 2:10

1Jn 2:10 Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no

cause for stumbling.

#37 - To relieve a neighbor of his burdan and help to unload his beast

Exodus 23:5 If you see that the donkey of someone who hates you has

collapsed under it load, do not walk by, instead stop and help

Chumash

CCA70- It is a positive commandment to unload from the domestic animal of

one's fellow man that is lying under its burden

Even if there was a larger load then was fit for it. It is one's duty to unload it

for nothing, without payment

Example

Luk 10:25 And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying,

"Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

Luk 10:26 He said to him, "What is written in the Law? How do you read it?"

Luk 10:27 And he answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your

heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your

mind, and your neighbor as yourself."

Luk 10:28 And he said to him, "You have answered correctly; do this, and

you will live."

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Luk 10:29 But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my

neighbor?"

Luk 10:30 Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho,

and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed,

leaving him half dead.

Luk 10:31 Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he

saw him he passed by on the other side.

Luk 10:32 So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him,

passed by on the other side.

Luk 10:33 But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and

when he saw him, he had compassion.

Luk 10:34 He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and

wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and

took care of him.

Luk 10:35 And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the

innkeeper, saying, 'Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will

repay you when I come back.'

Luk 10:36 Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the

man who fell among the robbers?"

Luk 10:37 He said, "The one who showed him mercy." And Jesus said to

him, "You go, and do likewise."

Mitzvot #40 Not to afflict an orphan or widow

Negative – CCN51

(#41-50 only pertain to the land of Israel Regarding leaving the corners of

your field unreaped for the poor – Ref Ruth) Ref. Lev. 19:9,10, Lev 23:33,

Deut 24:20-21

Even if they are wealthy even the widow of a king, or his orphan children, it is

necessary to treat them with respect. One is not to cause them distress or

anquish in their hearts with harsh words. He is to be more protective of their

property than his own. (See CCN 51)

Job 6:37, 22:9, 24:3, 9

Psalm 82:3

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New Testament/Brit Hadasha Verses

Matthew 23:14

Mark 12:40

Luke 4:25, 20:47

Acts 6:1

1 Timothy 5:3-16

James 1:27

#51. Not to refrain from maintaining a poor man and giving him what he

needs.

Deut. 15:7

Negative CCN62

#52. To give Charity according to ones means

Deut 17:11

Positive CCA38 (read)

Brothers In Need

1 John 3:17

Matthew19:21

Mark 12:42-45

Luke 7:22

Luke 14:13

Romans 15:26

Galatians 2:10

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James/Yaacov 2:2-6

See handout – Jewish Act on Giving (Tzedkah)

1) WHAT ARE MY GIVING PRIORITIES?

Centuries ago, Rabbi Yosef, an ancient scholar, came up with one system for

guiding decisions about offering financial assistance. Though you might

disagree with his choices, Rabbi Yosef offers us a model for assigning priority

to certain causes and populations, and for being decisive and systematic—

rather than reactive and haphazard—about where we give tzedakah.

Babylonian Talmud Bava Metzia 71a

Rabbi Yosef taught [about the verse in the Torah that says]:

“If you lend money to any of my people that are poor with you.”1

[This verse teaches that if you have to choose between:]

• a Jew and a non-Jew, give to the Jew first;

• a poor person and a rich person, give to the poor person first;

• a poor relative and poor people in your town, give to your poor relative first;

• poor people in your city and poor people in another city, give to the poor

people of your own town first.

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Torah Mitzvot - Idolatry

TORAH

Lev_19:4 Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am

the LORD your God.

Lev_26:1 Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a

standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow

down unto it: for I am the LORD your God.

Lev_26:30 And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images,

and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall

abhor you.

Deu_29:17 And ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and

stone, silver and gold, which were among them:)

Exo_20:4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of

any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in

the water under the earth:

Lev_26:1 Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a

standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow

down unto it: for I am the LORD your God.

Deu_4:16 Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the

similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,

Deu_4:23 Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the

LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or

the likeness of any thing, which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee.

Deu_4:25 When thou shalt beget children, and children's children, and ye

shall have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a

graven image, or the likeness of any thing, and shall do evil in the sight of the

LORD thy God, to provoke him to anger:

Deu_5:8 Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any

thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the

waters beneath the earth:

Deu_27:15 Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an

abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and

putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.

1Sa_15:23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as

iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he

hath also rejected thee from being king.

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BRIT HADASHA

1Co_10:14 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.

Gal_5:20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife,

seditions, heresies,

Col_3:5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth;

fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and

covetousness, which is idolatry:

Act_15:20 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of

idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.

Act_15:29 That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and

from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves,

ye shall do well. Fare ye well.

Act_21:25 As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and

concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep

themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled,

and from fornication.

Rom_2:22 Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou

commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?

1Co_8:1 Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all

have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.

1Co_8:4 As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered

in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that

there is none other God but one.

1Co_8:10 For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the

idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to

eat those things which are offered to idols;

1Co_10:19 What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is

offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?

1Co_10:28 But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto

idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth

is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof:

1Co_12:2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb

idols, even as ye were led.

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2Co_6:16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye

are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and

walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

1Th_1:9 For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had

unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true

God;

1Jn_5:21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

Rev_2:14 But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them

that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock

before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to

commit fornication.

Rev_2:20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou

sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and

to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed

unto idols.

Rev_9:20 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet

repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils,

and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which

neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:

BRIT HADASHA

Rom 1:18 For the wrath of Elohim is revealed from heaven against all

wickedness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in

unrighteousness,

Rom 1:19 because that which is known of Elohim is manifest among them,

for Elohim has manifested it to them.

Rom 1:20 For since the creation of the world His invisible qualities have

been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, both His

everlasting power and Mightiness, for them to be without excuse,

Rom 1:21 because, although they knew Elohim, they did not esteem Him as

Elohim, nor gave thanks, but became vain in their reasonings, and their

undiscerning heart was darkened.

Rom 1:22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools,

Rom 1:23 and changed the esteem of the incorruptible Elohim into the

likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds and of four-footed

beasts and of reptiles.

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Rom 1:24 Therefore Elohim gave them up to uncleanness in the lust of their

hearts, to disrespect their bodies among themselves,

Rom 1:25 who changed the truth of Elohim into the falsehood, and

worshipped and served what was created rather than the Creator, who is

blessed forever. Amĕn.

Rom 1:26 Because of this Elohim gave them over to degrading passions. For

even their women exchanged natural relations for what is against nature,

Rom 1:27 and likewise, the men also, having left natural relations with

woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing

indecency, and receiving back the reward which was due for their straying.

Rom 1:28 And even as they did not think it worth- while to possess the

knowledge of Elohim, Elohim gave them over to a worthless mind, to do

what is improper,

Rom 1:29 having been filled with all unrighteousness, whoring, wickedness,

greed, evil; filled with envy, murder, fighting, deceit, evil habits;

whisperers,

Rom 1:30 slanderers, haters of Elohim, insolent, proud, boasters, devisers of

evils, disobedient to parents,

Rom 1:31 without discernment, covenant breakers, unloving, unforgiving,

ruthless;

Rom 1:32 who, though they know the righteousness of Elohim, that those

who practise such deserve death, not only do the same but also approve of

those who practise them.

1Co_10:14 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.

Gal_5:20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife,

seditions, heresies,

Col_3:5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth;

fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and

covetousness, which is idolatry:

Act_15:20 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of

idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.

Act_15:29 That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and

from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves,

ye shall do well. Fare ye well.

Act_21:25 As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and

concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep

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themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled,

and from fornication.

Rom_2:22 Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou

commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?

1Co_8:1 Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all

have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.

1Co_8:4 As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered

in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that

there is none other God but one.

1Co_8:10 For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the

idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to

eat those things which are offered to idols;

1Co_10:19 What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is

offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?

1Co_10:28 But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto

idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth

is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof:

1Co_12:2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb

idols, even as ye were led.

2Co_6:16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye

are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and

walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

1Th_1:9 For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had

unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true

God;

1Jn_5:21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

Rev_2:14 But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them

that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock

before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to

commit fornication.

Rev_2:20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou

sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and

to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed

unto idols.

Rev_9:20 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet

repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils,

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and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which

neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:

Apostolic Scriptures/New Testament regarding these practices

Gal 5:19 Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity,

sensuality,

Gal 5:20 idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries,

dissensions, divisions,

Gal 5:21 envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I

warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the

kingdom of God.

Act 19:24 For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver

shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen.

Act 19:25 These he gathered together, with the workmen in similar trades,

and said, "Men, you know that from this business we have our wealth.

Act 19:26 And you see and hear that not only in Ephesus but in almost all of

Asia this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great many people, saying

that gods made with hands are not gods.

Act 19:27 And there is danger not only that this trade of ours may come into

disrepute but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis may be

counted as nothing, and that she may even be deposed from her

magnificence, she whom all Asia and the world worship."

Act 19:28 When they heard this they were enraged and were crying out,

"Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"

Act 19:29 So the city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed together

into the theater, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians

who were Paul's companions in travel.

Rom 1:22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools,

Rom 1:23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images

resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.

Rom 1:24 Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity,

to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves,

Rom 1:25 because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and

worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed

forever! Amen.

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Act 17:29 Being then God's offspring, we ought not to think that the divine

being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and

imagination of man.

1Co 10:18 Consider the people of Israel: are not those who eat the sacrifices

participants in the altar?

1Co 10:19 What do I imply then? That food offered to idols is anything, or

that an idol is anything?

1Co 10:20 No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and

not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons.

1Co 10:21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You

cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons.

1Jn 5:21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols.

THE ONLY ONE TO BE WORSHIPED

Rev 4:10 the twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated on the

throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns

before the throne, saying,

Rev 4:11 "Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and

power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were

created."

Rev 7:11 And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the

elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the

throne and worshiped God,

Rev 7:12 saying, "Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving

and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen."

Rev 11:16 And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell

on their faces and worshiped God,

Rev 11:17 saying, "We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, who is and

who was, for you have taken your great power and begun to reign.

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Conclusion

This is not meant to be comprehensive study of the 613 mitzvot, but in the

future I plan on adding more to this study as well. But you can see that the

Brit Hadasha is compatible with Torah and in fact Yeshua and all the

followers in the 1st century lived according to the Torah of Israel.

This is given for Study Purposes only.

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