Men of Torah Day--Which Commandments Do We Observe??

John 14


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Witness Torah throughout the Bible: H8451 towrah--law, direction, instruction, direction (human or divine), body of prophetic teaching, instruction in Messianic age, body of priestly direction or instruction, body of legal directives, law, law of the burnt offering, of special law, codes of law, custom, manner, the Deuteronomic or Mosaic Law

Nehemiah 8:2 And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.

Torah: Genesis 26:5; Exodus 13:9, 18:16, 18:20; Leviticus 7:37, 11:46; Numbers 15:16; Deuteronomy 4:8, 17:11
Prophets: Ezra 7:6, 7:10; Nehemiah 8:1, 8:14; Isaiah 2:3, 8:16; Jeremiah 2:8, 18:18; Ezekiel 22:26; Daniel 9:11; Zephaniah 3:4; Zechariah 7:12; Malchi 4:4
Writings: Joshua 1:8, 8:31, 8:34; 2 Kings 17:13, 17:34; 2 Chronicles 23:18; Psalm 1:2, 37:31, 119:44; Proverbs 1:8, 4:2

Psalm 40:8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.


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

Which Commandments?

We must next ask, "What Law do we obey? "We have been told for years that the Old Testament has been nullified, done away with, and does not apply to New Testament Saints." "We have been taught that Yahushua fulfilled all the Law and the Prophets, so we would not be obliged to do so ourselves." " Precious Saints of the Most High the Most High, much of the teachings we have been given are a muddled mixture of half-truths based on vague understanding, along with the traditions of men, and even a few outright lies.

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

Here we see that Yahushua equates loving Him with keeping of His commandments. Just a few verses later, however, we see that Yahushua equates loving Him with keeping His words:

... If a man love me, he will keep my words:... the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me. (John 14:23,24)

Thus we see that Yahushua Himself explained that love for Him is the keeping of Yahushua's commandments, which are the SAME as Yahushua's words, which are in reality the words of the Father!

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. (1 John 5:3)

Think not that I am come to DESTROY THE LAW, or the prophets... Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law... 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. (Matthew 5:17-19)

Notice that when Yahushua used the word 'therefore,' he made the connection between the Commandments The "Law and the Prophets" is one name for the Old Testament, and the Old Covenant. So, Yahushua is telling us that the words of the Law and the Prophets, the Old Testament, are the Commandments of the Most High.

the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord. (1 Corinthians 14:37)

Some have wrongly concluded from this verse that the writings of the Apostles are the only commandments of the Most High we must obey. This view, however, would seem to contradict what Yahushua said in the above verses in Matthew 5:17-19. However, from the above verse the only thing we may conclude is exactly what it says — that what Paul writes are the commandments of the Most High! This would imply that all the writings of the New Testament are simply a Holy-Spirit inspired, revealing explanation of the Commandments of the Most High!

Many Clues
First, let us understand that the Most High has concealed — has hidden much of His Word, especially His Commandments, from men. It is His glory to conceal His Word, but the honor of kings to search it out. He does not allow the casual observer to find Him, but guards His presence and His heart fiercely, for His presence is only for those who search Him out diligently, showing their faith and love for Him. Other than what is mentioned in Hebrews, the Law and the Prophets remain as the Testimony of which commandments are to be written on the heart. Even the Prophets speak of a future time, when Messiah will be ruling in Jerusalem. Notice what will be happening:

"And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles." (Zechariah 14:16)

Our Father has given us abundant evidence showing us which Law the Most High writes upon our hearts. Let us first note that after Moses had broken the first set of tablets containing the Ten Commandments, he went back up upon the mount, where the Most High wrote a second set with words identical to the first set:

"And the LORD said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first: and I will write upon these tables the words that were in the first tables, which thou brakest... And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments." (Exodus 34:1,28)

"And he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments..." (Deuteronomy 10:4)

This second set of tablets written by the finger of the Most High is a beautiful foreshadowing of the New Covenant. The first set of stone tablets was thrown down and broken by Moses, and speaks figuratively of the Old Covenant which the Most High knew could only be broken. The second set of stone tablets written by the Most High speaks of the New Covenant, which foreshadowed what was to be written on the tables of the heart, and not be broken. Beloved, when we come to the realization that it is Yahushua that wrote the Ten Commandments with His finger upon the external tables of stone, His words in the following verses take on new significance:

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

"If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love." (John 15:10)

"By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous." (1 John 5:2-3)

The Final Test
In Yahushua's discourses to His disciples, He spoke of the Kingdom of Heaven. He said that in that day, many would call Him 'Lord' but would not be able to enter the Kingdom. He goes on to explain that only the ones doing the will of the Father will be admitted. Let us look closely:

"Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity." (Matthew 7:21-23)

In this generation, the Law of the Most High has been tossed aside. Both the Second and Fourth Commandments have been "spiritualised" out of the lives and teachings of countless multitudes of Believing ones. The Law of the Most High has been tossed away in our thinking to the ash-heap of a lesser Covenant, the victim of teaching of a lawless form of grace. It is this issue of iniquity — specifically, obedience or disobedience to the Ten Commandments, [including the Second and Fourth Commandments], that will be the determining factor of whether Yahushua knows us, or whether He says, "I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity." (Matthew 7:23)Let us be reminded that the foundation of our love for the Master, and the beginning of the walk of liberty, is our voluntary action of going before the Master, and of bending our ear to the door post, where:

"... his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever." (Exodus 21:6)

Ye shall lay up these my words in your heart... And ye shall teach them your children... And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house..." (Deuteronomy 11:18-20)

"Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors." (Proverbs 8:34)

Let us begin to obey the Commandments of the Most High, not of compulsion, not for justification or righteousness — but out of our love for Him. Love, as the motive for obedience under the New Covenant, is stronger than the threat of the penalty of death, which was the motive for obedience under the Old Covenant. Thus we see that Love is stronger than death Let us pray for those that would tell us that obeying the Commandments of the Most High is "bondage." Love truly is a bondage, but many Believers today do not yet understand this Biblical truth (See Col 3:14, 1 John 2:4-5). Let us also remember, that our prayers are answered because we keep His commandments, and because we do what is pleasing in His sight (See 1 John 3:22). There are many who have been set free from the bondage of sin, by the Blood of Yahushua, and have come down off Mount Sinai into the valley. They have been set free, but they have not yet chosen this day whom they will serve. They are yet in the Valley of Decision.

Let us therefore, choose to love Yahushua, bend our ear to the door post, to the place where His Word is written, listening diligently, that we might walk in obedience to Him. In doing so, we shall be fulfilling the Word of the Most High to us through Paul, wherein it is said,

Stand fast therefore in the Liberty, wherewith Christ hath made us free,
and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
(Galatians 5:1)

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