{"id":4713,"date":"2021-07-05T05:59:04","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T10:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/?p=4713"},"modified":"2021-07-17T06:02:38","modified_gmt":"2021-07-17T11:02:38","slug":"the-central-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/the-central-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"The Central Thing…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"From our Torah portion this week (i.e., parashat Mattot<\/a>) we read: zeh ha\u2019davar asher tzivah Adonai<\/em> (\u05d6\u05d4 \u05d4\u05d3\u05d1\u05e8 \u05d0\u05e9\u05c1\u05e8 \u05e6\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4), \u201cThis is the thing the LORD has commanded\u201d (Num. 30:1). The language here seems to suggest that there is only one matter that God has commanded, namely, to speak truth and to be faithful in our promises (Num. 30:2). This is because the sacredness of our word<\/em> is the foundation for all our other responsibilities. After all, if our word is equivocal, it is unclear, unreliable, undecided, and therefore ultimately meaningless…. Insincere words are without genuine commitment, and the lack of decisiveness undermines all Torah. \u05d6\u05d4 \u05d4\u05d3\u05d1\u05e8 \u05d0\u05e9\u05c1\u05e8 \u05e6\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 – \u201cThis is the thing the LORD has commanded,\u201d namely, to accept your duty to honor the truth; to keep your faith in God\u2019s word; and to hold sacred your commitment before God.<\/p>\n

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