Bits of Torah Truths – #Torah Concept in the NT: Do Not Pray as Hypocrites – Episode 659
Matthew 6:5
״כַּאֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם מִתְפַּלְּלִים אַל תִּהְיוּ כַּצְּבוּעִים, הָאוֹהֲבִים לְהִתְפַּלֵּל בְּעָמְדָם בְּבָתֵּי כְּנֶסֶת וּבְפִנּוֹת שֶׁל רְחוֹבוֹת לְמַעַן יֵרָאוּ לִבְנֵי אָדָם. אָמֵן אוֹמֵר אֲנִי לָכֶם, שְׂכָרָם אִתָּם.
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Matthew 6:5
6:5 “When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. (NASB)
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The Torah does not explicitly use the word “hypocrite,” it contains strong parallels to Matthew 6:5’s warning against insincere prayer (Do Not Pray as Hypocrites). The Torah emphasizes that worship and prayer must be wholehearted, not outward show. – Torah Parallels to Matthew 6:5 – Heart vs. Lips Deuteronomy 10:12–13 Israel is commanded to “fear the LORD your God, walk in all His ways, love Him, and serve Him with all your heart and soul.” This stresses inner devotion, not outward display. Deuteronomy 6:5 (Shema) “Love the LORD your God with all your heart, soul, and might.” Prayer and worship must come from genuine love, not performance. Condemnation of Empty Ritual Leviticus 26:14–15 warns against despising God’s statutes while pretending obedience. Numbers 11:1 Israel’s complaints are heard by God, showing that insincere speech brings judgment rather than blessing. Moses’ Intercessions, when Moses prays Exodus 32:11–14 after the Golden Calf), his prayer is humble, pleading for mercy, not self-glorifying. This models the opposite of hypocritical prayer: sincerity and concern for others. Note how Matthew 6:5 condemns praying “to be seen by others” and the Torah commands prayer and worship with heart and soul, never as an empty ritual. These examples from the Torah heighten the explicit warning against hypocritical prayer. Matthew 6:5 is best understood as standing firmly within these Torah principles. This is how Yeshua taught Torah in the NT, the Torah has not passed away!
