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All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. 2 Timothy 3:16
After the Ten Commandments, God gave the Israelites a vast body of laws, traditionally summarized as the Law of Moses, or the Torah. These laws, found primarily in the books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, provided a comprehensive framework for the Israelites' religious, social, and civil life.
Jewish tradition holds that there are 613 commandments (known as the mitzvot) within this law. These commandments are often categorized into three main groups:
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Moral Laws: These are the ethical principles that reflect God's character and are universally applicable. The Ten Commandments are the core of this category, but it also includes principles like "love your neighbor as yourself" and prohibitions against gossip and injustice.
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Ceremonial Laws: These laws pertained to religious rituals and worship, designed to set the Israelites apart and teach them about holiness and atonement. They include instructions on:
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Sacrifices and Offerings: Detailed rules for different types of sacrifices for sin, peace, and thanksgiving.
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The Priesthood: Regulations for the priests (the tribe of Levi) and their duties in the Tabernacle.
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Festivals and Holy Days: Observances for events like Passover, the Day of Atonement, and the Feast of Tabernacles.
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Dietary Laws: The rules of kosher (clean and unclean) foods.
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Civil (or Judicial) Laws: These laws governed the daily life of the Israelite community and dealt with matters of justice, property, and social order. They were designed to create a just and compassionate society and included regulations on:
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Judicial Procedures: Rules for fair trials, the need for multiple witnesses, and punishments for various crimes.
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Property Rights: Laws concerning theft, damage, and inheritance.
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Social Justice: Specific protections for the poor, widows, orphans, and foreigners, reflecting God's concern for the vulnerable.
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The purpose of this extensive legal code was to establish Israel as a "kingdom of priests and a holy nation," distinct from the surrounding pagan cultures. The laws were not simply a list of rules, but a means to guide the Israelites in their covenant relationship with God and to prepare them for life in the Promised Land.
The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple; NIV The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple. Psalms 19:7
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Akukho mthetho kaYehova ushenxisiwe, uphelile, utshatyalalisiwe,icinyiwe okanye isetyenziswe ngokwahlukileyonokuba umYuda okanye iNtlanga (umKristu)
UYehova usinike imiyalelo awayibiza ngokuba yiTorah. ITorah ineencwadi ezintlanu zokuqala zeBhayibhile. Kukho malunga nemiyalelo engama-600 kwiTorah, eminye yeyamadoda, eminye yeyabafazi, eminye yababingeleli, eminye yeyabantwana kwaye eminye iphathelele etempileni. Iindinyana ezilandelayo zikwenza kucace kakhulu ukuba uThixo usinika ukhetho oluneziphumo ezingunaphakade.
16 Sonke isibhalo, siphefumlelwe nguThixo nje, sikwancedela ukufundisa, ukohlwaya, ukululeka, ukuqeqesha okusebulungiseni, 17 ukuze umlungiseleli kaThixo axhobele wonke umsebenzi olungileyo. KuTimoti 3:16-17 (Itestamente “Endala” “NeNtsha” kukwahlulwa komntu kwelizwi likaThixo; yonke iBhayibhile iyimiyalelo kaThixo ephathelele indlela yokumthanda Yena nommelwane. Yaye iyasebenza kumntu wonke) _cc781905-5cde- 3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_
UMGWEBO WOKUGQIBELA “Lowo undigibayo, angawamkeli amazwi am, unaye omgwebayo: Ilizwi endilithethileyo, lilo eliya kumgweba ngomhla wokugqibela. UYohane 12:48 Ukuba abantu bayala ukwamkela umgwebo kaThixo wesono eKalvari kuMesiya baze bala ukuzigweba ngela Lizwi elikuphela komgangatho ongenakusilela, ngoko kusele kuphela isohlwayo sesono sabo, esingumgwebo osa entshabalalweni. Ukufa okungunaphakade kungumphumo wesono kumntu ongazange azalwe ngokutsha.
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Luluphi na uhlanga olukhulu olunemimiselo namasiko anobulungisa, njengalo myalelo wonke ndiwubekayo phambi kwenu namhla? IDUTERONOMI 4:8 Sonke isibhalo, siphefumlelwe nguThixo nje, sikwancedela ukufundisa.
eyohlwaya, elungisa, eqeqesha ebulungiseni, 17 ukuze umlungiseleli kaThixo
siwuxhobele ngokupheleleyo wonke umsebenzi olungileyo. 2 kuTimoti 3:16-17
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Lo myalelo ndikunika wona namhlanje awunzima ukuba uwuqonde, kwaye awukude nokuba ungafikelela kuwo. Duteronomi 30:11
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UThixo wathi akaxoki okanye atshintshe ingqondo yakhe noNyana wakhe wenziwa
kucacile ukuba imfundiso kaThixo asiyiyo Yakhe ukuba itshintshe. Ukuba umntu uthi umthetho kaThixo utshintshiwe, ngaba akathi uThixo ulixoki? Numeri 23:19
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Kuba mna, Yehova, andiguquguquki; Ngoko ke, nina nyana bakaYakobi anikatshabalali.
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Ukuba uthe bangoothixo, àbafikelwa kubo ilizwi likaThixo, sibe ke sona isibhalo singenakwaphulwa;
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Iziyalezo zikaYehova zigqibelele, ziwubuyisa umphefumlo. Izimiselo zikaYehova zithembekile, zinika ubulumko isiyatha. 8Imithetho kaYehova ithe tye, ivuyisa intliziyo. Imithetho kaYehova icacile, inika ingqiqo kubomi. 9 Ukoyika uYehova kucocekile, kumi ngonaphakade. Imithetho kaYehova iyinyaniso; 10 Zinqweneleka kunegolide, neyona golide engcwengiweyo. Zimnandi kunobusi, zivuza ubusi enqatheni. INdumiso 19:7
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“Nguwo lo umnqophiso endiya kuwenza noonyana bakaSirayeli emva kwaloo mihla,” utsho uYehova. Ndiya kuwufaka umthetho wam ezingqondweni zabo, ndize ndiwubhale ezintliziyweni zabo.
ndiya kuba nguThixo wabo, bona babe ngabantu bam. Yeremiya 33:31 ● Ndiya kuninika intliziyo entsha, ndibeke umoya omtsha ngaphakathi kwenu; Ndoyisusa intliziyo yelitye enyameni yenu, ndininike intliziyo yenyama.
Ndofaka uMoya wam phakathi kwenu, ndinenze nihambe ngemimiselo yam, niwagcine amasiko am, niwenze. Hezekile 36:26-27
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KWABASETESALONIKA I 2:13 Kananjalo sihlala sibulela kuye uThixo, ngokuba, ukulamkela ilizwi likaThixo lodaba kuthi, analamkela lililizwi labantu; nalamkela njengokuba linjalo okunene, ilizwi likaThixo okunene. INTSHUMAYELI 12:14 Ukuhlanganiswa kwentetho, yakuba ivakele into yonke, nanku: Yoyika uThixo, ugcine imithetho yakhe; ngokuba indawo leyo yimfanelo yoluntu lonke.
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Prov 28:9 Oyisusayo indlebe yakhe ekusiphulaphuleni isiyalo, kwanomthandazo wakhe ulisikizi.
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1 KAYOHANE 3:4 Bonke abasenzayo isono benza okuchasene nomthetho.
Inene, isono kukuchasa umthetho.
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IEKSODUS 12:49 Wosebenza kwaloo mthetho kwinzalelwane, kumphambukeli ophambukele phakathi kwenu.
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IDUTERONOMI 30:20 ukuze umthande uYehova uThixo wakho, uliphulaphule ilizwi lakhe, unamathele kuye; ngokuba bubomi bakho, nokolulwa kwemihla yakho; ukuze nihlale emhlabeni lowo abewufungele ooyihlo uYehova
uAbraham, uIsake, noYakobi, ukuba bazinike.”
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( Hezekile 18:24 ) “Ukuziphatha kakuhle kwabantu abangamalungisa akuyi kubasindisa xa beguqukela esonweni (isono sikukwaphula umthetho) okanye ukuziphatha okubi kwabantu abakhohlakeleyo akuyi kubatshabalalisa xa beguquka baze babuye ezonweni zabo. (babhaptizwe) ● UYohane 14:15 Ukuba niyandithanda noyigcina imiyalelo yam.
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UMATEYU 23:1 Waza uYesu wathetha kwindimbane nakubafundi bakhe, esithi, 2Ababhali nabaFarisi bahleli esihlalweni sikaMoses; 3 Ziqheliseni ke ngoko, nize nigcine zonke izinto abasukuba besithi kuni, nizenze; Kodwa musani ukwenza oko bakwenzayo, kuba abakwenzi oko bakuthethayo ● 1 kuTimoti 1:8 Siyazi ke ukuba umthetho mhle, ukuba umntu uwubeka ngokwasemthethweni.
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IINDUMISO 19:7 Umyalelo kaYehova ugqibelele, unika umphefumlo amandla amatsha. Umthetho awawazisayo uthembekile, ewenza umntwana abe kwangokunjalo. 8 Iziyalezo zikaYehova zithe tye, zivuyisa intliziyo. Ilizwi likaYehova limsulwa, likhanyisela amehlo.
“Isibhalo” uTimoti abhekisa kuso yinto abantu abaninzi abayibiza ngokuba yitestamente endala, itestamente entsha yayingekabhalwa.
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2 Petros 1:20-21 Kodwa nikwazi oku kuqala, ukuba akukho siprofeto seSibhalo siphuma ekuzitolikeni komntu.
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Prov 10:8 Isilumko siyayamkela imithetho; Ke sona isityhakala esilavuzayo siya kubhanga
Uninzi lwabantu lukholelwa ukuba umthetho wawungowamaYuda kuphela okanye wabethelelwa emnqamlezweni, nangona kunjalo, uYehova wathi:
Apha ngezantsi kukho itshathi ebonisa abantu ababalulekileyo kwasekuqaleni kwexesha, itshati ichaza ukuba babengamaYuda na, kwaye ngaba bayilandela imithetho kaYehova nemifanekiso eqingqiweyo. Babeza kubizwa ngokuba nguSirayeli wokwenene.
Kuba akukho kwahluka kwamYuda namGrike; kuba ikwanguye iNkosi uYehova nguThixo
UnguThixo wabo bonke, unobutyebi kubo bonke abamnqulayo; 13 ngokuba, “Bonke abasukuba belinqula iGama le
UYEHOVA UYA KUSINDISWA. kwabaseRoma 10:12
Prov 28:9 Oyisusayo indlebe yakhe ekuwuphulaphuleni umyalelo, kwanomthandazo wakhe ulisikizi.
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INtshumayeli 12:13 Lilo lonke elo bali. Ukugqiba kwam apha, ndithi, Yoyika uThixo, ugcine imithetho yakhe;
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KWABASEROMA 2:13 Kuba asingabanela ukuba ngabaphulaphuli bawo umthetho, abangamalungisa kuThixo; ngabenzi bawo umthetho abaya kugwetyelwa.
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1 KAYOHANE 2:4 Ukuba umntu uthi, “Ndiyamazi,” abe engayigcini imiyalelo yakhe, ulixoki, yaye inyaniso ayikho kuye. 5 Ke ukuba umntu uthe waligcina ilizwi lakhe, okwenyaniso uthando lukaThixo lugqibelele kulowo; Sazi ngale nto ukuba sikuye:...
