Bits of Torah Truths – Torah Concept in the NT: Let Us Not Walk in Rioting – Episode 634
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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Romans 13:13 is Paul’s exhortation to live with order, sobriety, and integrity. While the Torah doesn’t use the exact phrase “rioting,” it repeatedly warns against disorderly, indulgent, or rebellious living. – Torah Parallels to Romans 13:13 – Connection to “Not Walking in Rioting” – Exodus 32:6 “And the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.” The Golden Calf episode, Israel’s indulgence in revelry and idolatrous feasting mirrors Paul’s warning against drunkenness and riotous living. Leviticus 19:2 “You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.” Sets the standard of conduct: holiness excludes riotous, chaotic behavior. Leviticus 19:29 “Do not profane your daughter to make her a harlot, lest the land fall into harlotry and the land become full of wickedness.” Directly parallels Paul’s warning against “chambering and wantonness.” Numbers 11:4–6, 33–34 The people’s craving for meat refers to their uncontrolled desire that led to judgment, echoing Paul’s caution against fleshly excess. Deuteronomy 21:18–21 Gluttony, drunkenness, rebellion, the Torah explicitly condemns riotous living as worthy of discipline and judgment. Deuteronomy 32:15 is a poetic picture of indulgence leading to arrogance and disorder. We note how the Torah repeatedly warns against drunkenness and gluttony (e.g., the rebellious son, Numbers 11 cravings). God’s people are called to be a holy nation, set apart, not given to the chaotic revelry of surrounding nations. Paul’s exhortation resonates with Torah’s call to holiness and covenant faithfulness, which is always framed as walking in God’s light (cf. Deut. 30:15–20). Paul’s exhortation in Romans 13:13 is not a new ethic but a Torah-rooted ethic reframed in the Messiah. He’s essentially saying: Live as covenant people in the light, not as those who fall into the indulgence, rebellion, and chaos that Torah already condemned. This is how Paul taught Torah, the Torah has not passed away!
