Bits of Torah Truths – #Torah Concept in the NT: Rebuke with All Authority – Episode 697

Bits of Torah Truths – #Torah Concept in the NT: Rebuke with All Authority – Episode 697

Titus 2:15
אֶת הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה תְּדַבֵּר; הָאֵץ וְהוֹכֵחַ בִּמְלוֹא הַסַּמְכוּת. אִישׁ אַל יָבוּז לְךָ.

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Titus 2:15
2:15 These things speak and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no one disregard you. (NASB)

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Paul’s command to “rebuke with all authority” (Titus 2:15) is not an invention of the New Testament. It is a direct continuation of the Torah’s model of authoritative, covenant‑based correction.

– Torah Parallels to “Rebuke With All Authority” (Titus 2:15) –

1. Authority to Rebuke Comes From God’s Command Leviticus 19:17 “You shall surely rebuke your neighbor.” This is the Torah’s foundational command for rebuke.
2. Moses as the Model of Authoritative Rebuke Deuteronomy 1:3; 1:5 Moses speaks “according to all that YHWH commanded him.”
3. Priests and Levites Rebuke With Judicial Authority Deuteronomy 17:8–13 Priests and judges issue authoritative rulings.
4. “Let No One Disregard You” = Torah’s “Do Not Turn Aside” Deuteronomy 17:11 “Do not turn aside from the word they declare to you.”
5. Covenant Leaders Must Teach and Rebuke Authoritatively Deuteronomy 31:9–13 Priests teach with authority, so Israel learns to fear YHWH.

6. Authoritative Rebuke Protects the Community Deuteronomy 13:11; 17:13; 19:20 “All Israel shall hear and fear.”

– Context Synthesis –

• Rebuke with all authority Lev. 19:17 Rebuke is a divine command.
• Speak with divine authority Deut. 1:3, 1:5 Moses as authoritative rebuker.
• Binding correction Deut. 17:8–13 Priests/judges speak with YHWH’s authority.
• Let no one disregard you Deut. 17:11 Do not turn aside from authoritative instruction.
• Teach and exhort with authority Deut. 31:9–13 Priests teach with covenant authority.
• Rebuke to protect the community Deut. 13:11; 17:13; 19:20 Authoritative correction preserves holiness.

– Conclusion –

Paul’s command to Titus “rebuke with all authority” is a direct continuation of Torah’s model of authoritative, covenant‑rooted correction: Rebuke is commanded (Lev. 19:17), Leaders speak with God’s authority (Deut. 1:3; 17:8–13), The community must not disregard correction (Deut. 17:11), Authoritative rebuke protects the covenant people (Deut. 13; 17; 19). Paul is not inventing a new leadership style, he is applying the Torah’s judicial and priestly authority structure to the ekklēsia. This is how Paul taught Torah in the NT, the Torah has not passed away!

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