{"id":18337,"date":"2021-02-06T16:38:18","date_gmt":"2021-02-07T00:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/?p=18337"},"modified":"2021-02-06T16:38:26","modified_gmt":"2021-02-07T00:38:26","slug":"the-18-benefits-of-studying-and-obeying-yhvhs-torah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2021\/02\/06\/the-18-benefits-of-studying-and-obeying-yhvhs-torah\/","title":{"rendered":"The 18 Benefits of Studying and Obeying YHVH\u2019s Torah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Torah-scroll-open-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18339\" width=\"498\" height=\"574\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Scriptures reveal that the Torah is much more than a list of dos and don\u2019ts<\/strong> as many people have been led to believe, and is therefore, in their mind, a negative thing. Deuteronomy 4:6 says that the Torah is our wisdom and understanding before the nations of the world. In Deuteronomy 11:8, we learn that the Torah makes us strong. The word <em>strong <\/em>in Hebrew is <em>chazaq<\/em> meaning \u201cto be strong, grow strong, to prevail, to be firm, be caught fast, be secure, to grow stout, grow rigid, to restore to strength, give strength, sustain, encourage, make bold, encourage, to repair or to withstand.\u201d This sounds like a good thing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is a list of the other benefits of studying and obeying YHVH\u2019s Torah:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Torah defines what sin (1 John 3:4) and righteousness are (Ps 119:172).<\/li><li>The Torah shows us what YHVH expects from man (Deut 10:12\u201313).\u00a0<\/li><li>The Torah convicts man of sin or lawlessness and brings us to Yeshua by way of the cross (Gal 3:24).<\/li><li>The Torah brings temporal and spiritual rewards; life and blessing when followed; curses when disobeyed (Deut 28; Matt 5:19).<\/li><li>Obeying the Torah helps deepen a loving and intimate relationship with YHVH-Yeshua and helps us to abide in Yeshua (John 14:15; 1 John 2:3\u20136).<\/li><li>Obeying the Torah helps us to stay spiritually pure (1 John 3:3\u20136).<\/li><li>Obeying the Torah protects us from the influence of the devil (1 John 3:8).<\/li><li>The Torah provides a framework or basis for YHVH\u2019s divine justice or judgment (Deut 17:11; John 12:48; Heb 4:12 cp. Rev 1:16; 2:16; 19:15, 21).<\/li><li>The Torah forms the basis for the jurisprudence system of civil government (Deut 17:11).<\/li><li>The Torah is heaven\u2019s revelation of divine grace. It reveals how sinful man can be reconciled to a righteous Elohim; it reveals the path of redemption or salvation from slavery to sin through the idea of substitutionary sacrifice. This all points to Yeshua the Messiah, the Redeemer or Savior of the world.<\/li><li>The Torah reveals the concept of covenant between YHVH and man involving YHVH\u2019s chosen people\u2014the nation of Israel. Only through covenantal relationship with the Elohim of Israel and by being grafted into the Israel of Elohim can one have eternal life (Eph 2:11\u201319).\u00a0<\/li><li>The Torah will guide and keep us on the path of righteousness and lead us into YHVH\u2019s everlasting kingdom and spiritual divine family. It acts as a protective guardrail to keep us on the road leading to eternal life. It keeps man from falling into the spiritual ditches or off the spiritual cliff along the side of the road of life.<\/li><li>The Torah is our light in a dark world; the answer to life\u2019s questions and dilemmas (Ps 119:99, 105; Prov 6:23).<\/li><li>Through Yeshua the Living Torah, the Torah helps us to become the person that YHVH wants to live with forever. It prepares us to be the spiritual bride of Yeshua (Rev 19:7\u20138).<\/li><li>Obeying the Torah brings us eternal rewards (not eternal life, which is by grace through faith alone, see Eph 2:8) in the world to come (Matt 5:19).<\/li><li>Obeying the Torah helps deepen a loving and intimate relationship with YHVH-Yeshua and helps us to abide in Yeshua (John 14:15; 1 John 2:3\u20136).<\/li><li>Obeying the Torah-Word of YHVH helps to perfect YHVH-Yeshua\u2019s love in us (1 John 3:6).<\/li><li>The Torah shows us how to love Elohim and our neighbor (Mark 12:29\u201331).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size has-white-color has-blue-background-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What Are the 15 Enemies of Torah-Obedience?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Enemy-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Enemy-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Enemy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Enemy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Enemy-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Enemy.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In the Book of Deuteronomy, YHVH through Moses <\/strong>lays out the wonderful blessings that will come when YHVH\u2019s people obey his Torah commandments. In stark terms, he also lays out the curses that will come as a result of disobedience. Throughout Deuteronomy, it\u2019s almost as if YHVH is pleading with his people to choose to obey him, so he can outrageously bless them. What a deal for the people! At the same time, he clearly shows that ultimately it is the choice of each person to choose which path they will follow: the path of obedience and righteousness that leads to blessings and life, or the path of disobedience and sin that leads to curses and death (Deut 30:15\u201320).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the two paths so clearly laid out before men, you\u2019d think that men would choose the path of blessings and life. Yet this isn\u2019t the case. Most men will choose the path of sin and rebellion. Why is this? This is because man has several enemies that are working against YHVH to draw men away from him into a path of sin and rebellion. Who and what are these enemies?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Enemy Number One: Our Flesh Nature<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fallen nature, carnal heart of man (Jer 17:9; Rom 8:7). Man\u2019s heart is naturally rebellious, stiffnecked and hard toward anyone or anything that tells it to do something it doesn\u2019t want to do. The rebellious pride and stubborn hard-heartedness of the human mind, will and emotions is the greatest force working against one to obey YHVH\u2019s commandments. What makes this enemy so lethal is that he\u2019s inside of us \u2014 in our heart (how we feel) and in our mind (what we think). This enemy is very hard to detect, since it is so well camouflaged within each of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Enemy Number Two: The World<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The influences of the world are a snare to us (Exod 34:12; Deut 7:16). The allurements of the pagan practices of the surrounding nations was ancient Israel\u2019s downfall. The ways of the heathen are enticing because they appeal to and satiate the carnal nature within each man. This is why it is so hard for us to resist. The enemy outside of us is seducing the enemy within us and together they are warring against word or truth of Elohim in our spirit man (our conscience).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Enemy Number Three: Satan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Satan the devil, the adversary, is YHVH\u2019s arch-rebel and is seeking to undermine everything that is good, true and righteous (1 Pet 5:8). He\u2019ll use the world to draw man away from Elohim. He\u2019ll use demonic, and lying spirits to tempt man to sin against YHVH. He\u2019ll shoot fiery darts into man\u2019s thinking (Eph 6:16) to deceive man and to lead him astray spiritually (Rev 12:9). He is the original sinner (1 John 3:8). He is the father of all lies (John 8:44) and he lies about and rebels against the truth of Elohim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Enemy Number Four: Church Traditions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Church traditions or doctrines of men by which make the word of Elohim is made of non-effect is a major force keeping man from obeying <em>all<\/em> of YHVH\u2019s Word including his Torah-commandments (Matt 15:6\u20139; Mark 7:8\u20139).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Enemy Number Five: Family and Friends<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Family members and friends who are opposed to obedience to the Word of Elohim is a strong deterrent to one\u2019s keeping YHVH\u2019s commandments. After all, what will they think? How will that affect my relationship with them?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Other Reasons Why People Refuse to Obey YHVH\u2019s Torah<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>They think it\u2019s too difficult to do.<\/li><li>It requires lifestyle changes.<\/li><li>They\u2019re afraid of what others may think.<\/li><li>They\u2019re afraid they might lose their friends.<\/li><li>People have become a victim of spiritual complacency. They don\u2019t want to leave their spiritual comfort zones.<\/li><li>They\u2019re too busy with the cares of this life to want to make any major spiritual changes.<\/li><li>They\u2019re really not in love with YHVH enough to want to obey his Word.<\/li><li>They lack the fear of YHVH, and therefore obeying his Word isn\u2019t really that important.<\/li><li>They don\u2019t take the Word of Elohim seriously enough.<\/li><li>They have succumbed to a faith of easy-believism when it comes to obeying YHVH\u2019s Word where actions don\u2019t have to back up one\u2019s belief or fatih.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Does one really think that any of these reasons and excuses will pass muster with YHVH Elohim on judgment day when he\u2019s determining a persons level of rewards in his kingdom?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. (Matt 5:19)<\/p><p>For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Messiah, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. (2 Cor 5:10)<\/p><p>And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work. 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