The greatest teachings of judaism
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The document summarizes some of the core teachings of Judaism found in the Old Testament. It discusses passages that teach about obeying God's commands in order to receive blessings, and disobeying them will result in curses. It also discusses teachings about loving foreigners, being just especially to widows and orphans, and choosing life through repentance and obedience rather than arrogance and disobedience to God's laws.
The greatest teachings of judaism
- 1. The greatestteachingsof Judaism Deuteronomy13:3-4 “God is testingyoutofindoutwhetheryoulove himwithall yourheartand withall yoursoul. - It is God youmust follow,andhimyoumustrevere.Keephiscommandsandobeyhim;serve himand holdfast to him”. (Godhas promisedblessingsforobedience andcursesfordisobedience) Deuteronomy11:26-28 “See,Iam settingbefore youtodayablessinganda curse,the blessingif you obeythe commandsof God that I am givingyoutoday;the curse if youdisobeythe commandsof God and turn fromthe way that I commandyoutoday”. Deuteronomy32:46-47 "he saidto them, Take to heartall the wordsI have solemnlydeclaredtoyou thisday,so that youmay commandyour childrentoobeycarefullyall the wordsof thislaw.Theyare not justidle wordsforyou—theyare yourlife”. Deuteronomy28:2-6 confirmsandreiteratesthe same message “All these blessingswill come onyouandaccompanyyou if youobeyGod: You will be blessedinthe city and blessedinthe country. The fruitof yourwombwill be blessed,andthe cropsof yourland andthe youngof your livestock—the calvesof your herdsandthe lambsof yourflocks. Your basketandyour kneadingtroughwill be blessed.Youwill be blessedwhenyou come inand blessedwhenyougoout”. (The mostfrequentteachingsof the OldTestimonyare 'blessingsforobedience &Cursesfordis- obedience)
- 2. Deuteronomy30:15-16 “See,Isetbefore youtodaylife andprosperity,deathanddestruction.ForI commandyou todayto love God,to walkinobedience tohim, andtokeephiscommands,decreesand laws;thenyouwill live andincrease,andGodwill blessyouinthe landyouare enteringtopossess”. Deuteronomy30:19 “This dayI call the heavensandthe earth as witnessesagainstyouthatIhave set before youlife anddeath,blessingsandcurses.Now choose life,sothatyouand your childrenmaylive” Deuteronomy10:12-13 “whatdoesGod ask of you butto fear God,to walkin all hisways,to love him, to serve Godwithall your heartand withall yoursoul,and to observe the LORD'scommandsand decreesthatI am givingyoutodayfor yourowngood?”. The same consistentteachingsare alsoconfirmedinDeuteronomy7:12-16,Deuteronomy11:13-15, Deuteronomy 15:5-6,Leviticus26 Leviticus19:34 “The alienlivingwithyoumustbe treatedasone of your native-born.Love himas yourself,foryouwere aliensinEgypt”. The same message of lovingthe foreignerswasconfirmedinDeuteronomy10:19, and Leviticus19:34 Deuteronomy10:19 “And youare to love those whoare foreigners,foryouyourselveswere foreigners inEgypt”. Leviticus19:34 “The foreignerresidingamongyoumustbe treatedasyour native-born.Love themas yourself” In Deuteronomy10:13-29, Moseshas summarizedwhatGodwantsfrom us. These versesteachusthat God isjustand merciful;he likesustobe justand merciful toorphans, strangers,andwidows,toworshiphimasthe onlyGod and to obeyhislaw Deuteronomy10:17-19 teachthat God isgreat, mighty,awesome,doesnotshow partiality;remindsus of the justice forthe orphanand the widow
- 3. Deuteronomy27:19 “Cursedis anyone whowithholdsjusticefromthe foreigner,the orphan,orthe widow”. Deuteronomy24:17 “Do not deprive the foreignerorthe fatherlessof justice,ortake the cloakof the widowasa pledge”. Exodus23:2 is a warningto those whofollow the majority “Do not followthe crowdindoingwrong.Whenyougive testimonyinalawsuit,donotpervertjustice by sidingwiththe crowd”. The core teachingsof Mosesare alsoconfirmedbythe Prophets;theyhave alsotaughtthatGod revealedthe lawsthatare justand right,but mostpeople became arrogantanddidnotobeyGod’s commands Our life consistsof anumberof days,witheach daypasses,we lose apart of our life –thisshouldurge us to think,the mostimportantthingtodo – isto getwisdom. Similarteachingsare taughtbyDavidin Psalm90:12 Proverbs17:15 states: “He whojustifiesthe wicked,andhe who condemnsthe righteous,bothof themalike are an abominationuntoGod”. That shouldbe consideredasawarningto the teacherswhopromise free salvationtothe sinnersand whoclaimthat Jesushasbeenpunishedtosave the sinners. In Psalms1:1-2 Davidtaught that there are wickedpeople whochoose the wayof sinnersandthere are righteouspeoplewhochoose toobey;he didnotteachthat people are bornsinners
- 4. Isaiah30:15 teaches“inrepentance andobedience isyoursalvation” Isaiah48:18 “If onlyyouhadpaid attentiontomycommands,yourpeace wouldhave beenlike ariver, your well-beinglike the wavesof the sea”. Isaiah42:21 teachesthatGod couldhave considerthemrighteousif theyhadglorifiedthe law Isaiah58:6-11 teachthat the true worshipsare notthe prayers,the fastingandthe rituals,butare to loosenthe chainsof injustice,todefendthe oppressed,tofeedthe hungryandto helpothers Such versesare sample prescriptionsforthose whoseekrighteousnessandthose whowant Godto answertheirprayers It isnot impossible forpeopletofollow suchwisdomandtotransformearthintoa paradise “Is not thisthe kindof fastingI have chosen:toloosenthe chainsof injustice and untie the cordsof the yoke,toset the oppressedfree andbreakeveryyoke? Is itnot to share your foodwiththe hungryand to provide the poorwandererwithshelter - whenyou see the naked,toclothe them,andnot to turn awayfrom yourownfleshandblood? Thenyour lightwill breakforthlike the dawn,andyourhealingwill quicklyappear; thenyourrighteousnesswill gobefore you,andthe gloryof the Lord will be yourrearguard. Thenyou will call,andthe Lord will answer;youwillcryforhelp,andhe will say:Here am I”. Isaiah3:5 People willoppresseachother - managainstman,neighboragainstneighbor.The youngwill rise up againstthe old,the nobodyagainstthe honored.
- 5. He explainedthe reasonof those disastersin3:8-9 because theydidnotobeyGod buttheychose to repel andhave rewardedevil untothemselves.