Bits of Torah Truths – Torah Concept in the NT: Give to God – Episode 416
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Colossians 3:17
יז וְכָל מַה שֶּׁתַּעֲשׂוּ, הֵן בְּאֹמֶר הֵן בְּמַעֲשֶׂה, עֲשׂוּ הַכֹּל בְּשֵׁם הָאָדוֹן יֵשׁוּעַ וְהוֹדוּ לֵאלֹהִים אָבִינוּ בְּאֶמְצָעוּתוֹ.
Revelation 14:7
ז וְהוּא קוֹרֵא בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל׃ ״יִרְאוּ אֶת אֱלֹהִים וּתְנוּ לוֹ כָּבוֹד, כִּי בָּאָה עֵת מִשְׁפָּטוֹ. הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לְעוֹשֵׂה הַשָּׁמַיִם וְהָאָרֶץ וְהַיָּם וּמַעַיְנוֹת הַמַּיִם.״
Colossians 3:17
3:17 Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father. (NASB)
Revelation 14:7
14:7 and he said with a loud voice, “Fear God, and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come; worship Him who made the heaven and the earth and sea and springs of waters.” (NASB)
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The Torah contains several parallels to the concept of giving to God, as seen in Colossians 3:17 and Revelation 14:7. The Torah emphasizes various ways in which God’s people are to dedicate their possessions, time, and lives to God. For example, Leviticus 1:1-3 the entire system of offerings and sacrifices detailed in Leviticus emphasizes giving to God as an act of worship, atonement, and dedication. In Leviticus 27:30 we are told tithing was a way for God’s people to dedicate a portion of their produce and earnings to God, acknowledging His provision and sovereignty. Firstfruits also speak to this in Deuteronomy 26:1-2 where the offering of firstfruits was a practice that demonstrated gratitude and honor to God by giving the first and best of the harvest. The dedication of the Firstborn in Exodus 13:1-2 “And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.” The dedication of the firstborn to God symbolized the Israelites’ acknowledgment that all life comes from Him and belongs to Him. Honoring God (Deuteronomy 6:5) also encompasses the idea of giving one’s entire self to God, including actions, thoughts, and possessions, as an expression of total devotion. These passages from the Torah align with the teaching in Colossians 3:17 and Revelation 14:7. Both the Torah and the NT emphasize the importance of dedicating one’s resources, time, and life to God as an act of worship and reverence. This is how Paul and the NT teaches Torah, the Torah has not passed away!
