Bits of Torah Truths – #Torah Concept in the NT: Let Us Not Walk in Envying – Episode 639
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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There are strong Torah foundations that parallel the NT exhortation “Let us not walk in envying” (Galatians 5:26). The Five Books of Moses consistently portray envy as a destructive force that undermines covenantal relationships, disrupts community, and leads to sin. – Torah Parallels to “Not Walking in Envy” – Cain and Abel (Genesis 4:1–8), Sarah and Hagar (Genesis 16:1–6), Rachel and Leah (Genesis 30:1), Joseph and His Brothers (Genesis 37:3–11), Korah’s Rebellion (Numbers 16:1–3), and The Tenth Commandment (Exodus 20:17; Deuteronomy 5:21) “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house…wife…or anything that belongs to your neighbor.” Notice how the Torah repeatedly shows envy as a catalyst for sin (Cain, Joseph’s brothers). A disrupter of relationships (Sarah/Hagar, Rachel/Leah). A challenge to God’s order (Korah). The antidote is contentment, gratitude, and love of neighbor (Leviticus 19:18: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself”). Paul’s exhortation in Galatians 5:26 is not a new ethic but a continuation of Torah’s moral foundation, reframed in the Spirit-led community of Messiah. This is how Paul understood and taught Torah, the Torah has not passed away!
