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The document called "The Torah" or "The Law" is contained within "The Five Books of Moses" (the first five books of "The Holy Scriptures": Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy). This can be accurately defined as the owner's manual on how humankind can obtain his/her rules for the care and operation of our whole human being: spirit, soul and body. To the end that we would be in one accord with the operations of all of creation: such as gravity, night and day, cold and heat, the motions of the sun, the moon, the stars, the planets, and especially the intricate eco-systems of this perfectly built planet earth. All of its beauty and wonder were designed to show forth the glory and eternity of The Living, Unseen, Irresistible and Almighty God.
Humankind (man), made in the image of God is the only creature of creation who can acknowledge God's love and return God's love as to a loving father. Now obedience to the commandments, laws, statutes and judgments of our Father-God is the way we actually show our love and gratitude to our Creator, Maker, Owner and Possessor who loves us all with all of the power of His Eternal Being. Therefore, understanding "The Law" is to truly understand that the Eternal God; the one who was, who is and who shall always be, has revealed to humankind His will for us to give back to Him the glory, the honor, the praise and the thanksgiving that is due to His mighty and His glorious name, YHWH.
"Hear, O Israel: YHWH our God; YHWH is one. And you must love YHWH your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. And these words, which I command you this day, must be in your heart. And you must teach them diligently to your children, and must 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 up." - Deuteronomy 6:4-8
"And now, Israel, what does YHWH your God require of you, but to fear YHWH your God, to walk in all His ways, and to love Him, and to serve YHWH your God with all your heart and with all your soul." - Deuteronomy 10:12
Finally, to obey and keep the commandments of YHWH with joy and gladness will reap the rewards of a long life filled with happiness, prosperity, productivity and lasting joy in our children and in our being.
"When your son asks you in time to come, saying, 'What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which YHWH our God has commanded you?' Then you will say to your son, 'We were Pharaoh's bondmen in Egypt; and YHWH brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand. And YHWH showed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes. And He brought us out from there, that He might bring us in, to give us the land which He swore to our fathers. And YHWH commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear YHWH our God, for our good always, that He might preserve us alive, as it is at this day. And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before YHWH our God, as He has commanded us." - Deuteronomy 6:20-25
"Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep His commandments: for this is the whole duty of man." - Ecclesiastes 12:13
When we consider the state of fallen humanity as it exists today, we can see the need for a full return to the word of God to be our guide, rule and/or way of life.
Humankind (man), made in the image of God is the only creature of creation who can acknowledge God's love and return God's love as to a loving father. Now obedience to the commandments, laws, statutes and judgments of our Father-God is the way we actually show our love and gratitude to our Creator, Maker, Owner and Possessor who loves us all with all of the power of His Eternal Being. Therefore, understanding "The Law" is to truly understand that the Eternal God; the one who was, who is and who shall always be, has revealed to humankind His will for us to give back to Him the glory, the honor, the praise and the thanksgiving that is due to His mighty and His glorious name, YHWH.
"Hear, O Israel: YHWH our God; YHWH is one. And you must love YHWH your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. And these words, which I command you this day, must be in your heart. And you must teach them diligently to your children, and must 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 up." - Deuteronomy 6:4-8
"And now, Israel, what does YHWH your God require of you, but to fear YHWH your God, to walk in all His ways, and to love Him, and to serve YHWH your God with all your heart and with all your soul." - Deuteronomy 10:12
Finally, to obey and keep the commandments of YHWH with joy and gladness will reap the rewards of a long life filled with happiness, prosperity, productivity and lasting joy in our children and in our being.
"When your son asks you in time to come, saying, 'What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which YHWH our God has commanded you?' Then you will say to your son, 'We were Pharaoh's bondmen in Egypt; and YHWH brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand. And YHWH showed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes. And He brought us out from there, that He might bring us in, to give us the land which He swore to our fathers. And YHWH commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear YHWH our God, for our good always, that He might preserve us alive, as it is at this day. And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before YHWH our God, as He has commanded us." - Deuteronomy 6:20-25
"Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep His commandments: for this is the whole duty of man." - Ecclesiastes 12:13
When we consider the state of fallen humanity as it exists today, we can see the need for a full return to the word of God to be our guide, rule and/or way of life.
