Bits of Torah Truths – Torah Concept in the NT: Let Us Not Walk in Chambering – Episode 636
Romans 13:13
וּכְמוֹ בַּיּוֹם נִתְנַהֵג נָא כַּיָּאוּת, לֹא בְּהוֹלְלוּת וּבְשִׁכְרוּת, לֹא בְּזִמָּה וּפְרִיצוּת, לֹא בְּרִיב וְקִנְאָה,
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Romans 13:13
13:13 Let us behave properly as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy. (NASB)
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Paul warns in Romans 13:13 against “chambering” (Greek: koitai = “beds,” a euphemism for sexual immorality). Paul is exhorting believers not to live in promiscuity or casual sexual indulgence. Notice how the Torah repeatedly sets boundaries against this very lifestyle. – Torah Parallels to “Not Walking in Chambering” – Connection to Romans 13:13 – Genesis 19:4–11 The Men of Sodom sought to violate Lot’s guests which is a vivid example of Sexual immorality and shamelessness, “chambering” as unrestrained lust leads to judgment. Genesis 34:1–7 Shechem defiles Dinah, the Torah frames this as a disgraceful act, paralleling Paul’s warning against casual sexual sin. Exodus 20:14 “You shall not commit adultery.” The 7th commandment directly forbids sexual immorality, the essence of “chambering.” Leviticus 18:1–30 The Torah sets strict boundaries against sexual immorality, defining it as defilement of the land. Laws against incest, adultery, homosexuality, and bestiality. Leviticus 19:29 “Do not profane your daughter to make her a harlot, lest the land fall into harlotry.” This is a Warning against prostitution which directly addresses wanton sexual practices. Numbers 25:1–3 Remember Israel’s harlotry with Moabite women at Baal Peor and how Sexual immorality is tied to idolatry. Deuteronomy 22:13–30 Laws on sexual purity (rape, adultery, fornication), the Torah legislates against sexual misconduct, reinforcing Paul’s ethic. Paul’s warning in Romans 13:13 is Torah-centered: he’s not inventing a new ethic but reaffirming the covenantal call to holiness. Torah already condemned “chambering” as destructive to both individuals and the community. Paul reframes it in Messiah as part of walking “in the day” living transparently, in purity, and in covenant faithfulness.
