Bits of Torah Truths – #Torah Concept in the NT: Lend, hoping for nothing again – Episode 887
Luke 6:35
אַדְּרַבָּא, אֶהֱבוּ אֶת אוֹיְבֵיכֶם וְהֵיטִיבוּ וְהַלְווּ מִבְּלִי לְצַפּוֹת לִגְמוּל, וְרַב יִהְיֶה שְׂכַרְכֶם וּבְנֵי עֶלְיוֹן תִּהְיוּ, כִּי טוֹב הוּא גַּם לִכְפוּיֵי טוֹבָה וְגַם לָרָעִים.
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Luke 6:35
6:35 “But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men. (NASB)
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Yeshua’s command to “lend, hoping for nothing again” (Luke 6:35) reflects a deep Torah pattern in which generosity is offered without expectation of repayment because God Himself guarantees the blessing. The Torah consistently teaches that open‑handed giving to those in need must be motivated by covenant loyalty rather than personal gain.
– Torah parallels –
- Deuteronomy 15:7–10 – Israel must lend freely to the poor without a grudging heart, and God promises blessing for such generosity.
- Exodus 22:25 – Loans to the poor among Israel must not be treated as profit‑making ventures, forbidding interest and self‑benefit.
- Leviticus 25:35–37 – Israel must support a poor brother and lend without interest, grounding generosity in covenant responsibility rather than return.
- Deuteronomy 24:13 – Returning a poor man’s pledge is described as righteousness before God, showing that generosity without gain is divinely approved.
- Deuteronomy 23:19–20 – Israel may not charge interest to a fellow Israelite, reinforcing the principle that lending within the covenant community is not for personal advantage.
– Context Synthesis –
In Luke 6:35, Yeshua intensifies the Torah’s ethic of generosity by commanding His disciples to lend without expecting repayment, grounding the act in God’s character and promise of reward. The Torah repeatedly teaches that lending to the poor must be done without interest, without exploitation, and without calculating personal benefit. Instead, generosity is rooted in covenant loyalty, compassion, and trust that God Himself repays what is given in love. Yeshua’s teaching aligns with and expands this Torah foundation, directing His followers to embody God’s gracious nature by giving freely.
– Core Insight –
The Torah establishes that true generosity is measured not by what one receives back but by faithfulness to God’s covenant and compassion for the needy. Yeshua’s command to lend expecting nothing in return reinforces this principle, calling disciples to trust God as the ultimate guarantor of blessing and to give in a way that reflects His selfless character. This is how Yeshua taught Torah in the NT; the Torah has not passed away!
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