It was during my first college-level Bible class when I heard the word Torah. At the time, I was not familiar with what that word actually meant. I was grateful for my professor’s explanation and have come to learn even more about the Torah since then. Perhaps like my experience many years ago, when you hear the word Torah, you are not quite sure what it means, and you might even feel a little confused by it.
Torah
For those who follow God, the Torah is at the center of life, understanding God, and knowing His laws.
The Torah is made up of the first five books in the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. The Torah includes poetry, instructions, narrative, and other writing styles to convey the story of God and humanity. All of God’s followers are encouraged to read, learn, and live the teachings of the Torah. In some orthodox Jewish synagogues, women are not allowed to read the Torah. Yet all are encouraged to learn it because the Torah impacts both community practices and individual life. In Judaism, the Torah is the focal point of Jewish life and religion.
In Jewish tradition, it is believed that Moses received the Torah from God on Mt. Sinai when he was there for 40 days. These first five books set the foundation of having faith in God and eventually, coming to anticipate and embrace the Messiah — Jesus Christ! Given from God to Moses, the Torah became profound in the life, thought, and hearts of the Israelites and was passed on through the generations. In His earthly ministry, Jesus affirmed both the value of the Torah and made clear that He was not abolishing the Scriptures but fulfilling them.
There are many themes throughout the Torah, yet God’s loving relationship with humanity remains the central theme of the Torah. From this central theme, we see various other major concepts emerge, such as, creation, God’s faithfulness, sinfulness versus righteousness, God as the only true living God, the story of God’s chosen people and His covenants with them, and the plan of redemption that God has put in place to save all creation.
The Torah contains the first five books of the Bible, and the central theme of God’s loving relationship with humanity arises and points us to the redemption and salvation found in Jesus Christ. Jesus truly is the fulfillment of all Scriptures and gives life to those who believe in Him.
He is a cross pendant.
He is engraved with a unique Number.
He will mail it out from Jerusalem.
He will be sent to your Side.
Emmanuel
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