Bits of Torah Truths – #Torah Concept in the NT: Rebuke with All Longsuffering – Episode 698

Bits of Torah Truths – #Torah Concept in the NT: Rebuke with All Longsuffering – Episode 698

2 Timothy 4:2
הַכְרֵז אֶת הַדָּבָר, הַתְמֵד בְּעִתּוֹ וְשֶׁלֹּא בְּעִתּוֹ, הוֹכֵחַ, גְּעַר, הַפְצֵר, וְזֹאת בְּכָל אֹרֶךְ רוּחַ וְעַל–יְדֵי הַהוֹרָאָה.

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2 Timothy 4:2
4:2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction. (NASB)

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Here Paul is commanding Timothy to rebuke with all longsuffering (with patience, endurance, and covenantal steadfastness, 2 Tim. 4:2). This combination rebuke + longsuffering is deeply rooted in the Torah’s portrayal of God, Moses, and covenant leadership.

– Torah Parallels to “Rebuke With All Longsuffering” (2 Tim. 4:2) –

1. God’s Own Longsuffering as the Foundation for Rebuke Exodus 34:6 “YHWH, YHWH… slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love.” This is the Torah’s central revelation of God’s character.
2. Moses as the Model of Patient Rebuke Numbers 14:11–20 Moses intercedes patiently while rebuking Israel’s unbelief.
3. Rebuke Must Be Persistent, Not One‑Time Deuteronomy 8:5 “As a man disciplines his son, so YHWH disciplines you.”
4. Rebuke Must Be Done Without Hatred or Harshness Leviticus 19:17 “You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.”
5. Leaders Must Endure the People While Correcting Them Numbers 11:11–17 Moses bears the burden of the people with patience.
6. Covenant Instruction Requires Repetition and Endurance Deuteronomy 6:7 “You shall teach them diligently… when you sit, walk, lie down, rise up.” Paul’s “in season and out of season” + “with all longsuffering” is a direct continuation of this covenant teaching rhythm.

– Context Synthesis –

• Rebuke with all longsuffering Exod. 34:6 God’s patient correction.
• Patient, repeated rebuke Deut. 8:5 Father‑son discipline pattern.
• Rebuke without hatred Lev. 19:17 Patient, restorative correction.
• Enduring the people while correcting Num. 11:11–17 Moses’ longsuffering leadership.
• Rebuke + teaching rhythm Deut. 6:7 Constant, patient instruction.
• Intercessory patience Num. 14:11–20 Moses rebukes yet intercedes.

– Conclusion –

Paul’s command to “rebuke with all longsuffering” is not a new Christian ethic. It is a direct continuation of Torah’s model of patient, covenant‑rooted correction: God is longsuffering while rebuking (Exod. 34:6), Moses rebukes patiently and repeatedly (Num. 14; 11), Rebuke must be restorative, not harsh (Lev. 19:17), Covenant instruction requires endurance (Deut. 6:7; 8:5). Paul is telling Timothy to rebuke the way God and Moses rebuked: firmly, faithfully, and patiently. This is how Paul taught Torah in the NT, the Torah has not passed away!

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