Bits of Torah Truths – #Torah Concept in the NT: Seek God in Prayer – Episode 711

Bits of Torah Truths – #Torah Concept in the NT: Seek God in Prayer – Episode 711

Matthew 7:7
״בַּקְּשׁוּ וְיִנָּתֵן לָכֶם. חַפְּשׂוּ וְתִמְצְאוּ. דִּפְקוּ וְיִפָּתַח לָכֶם.

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Matthew 7:7
7:7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. (NASB)

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A deeply rooted Torah concept, Yeshua’s words in Matthew 7:7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you” are not innovations. They are direct continuations of Torah patterns of seeking God through prayer, petition, and drawing near.

– Torah Parallels to “Seek God in Prayer” (Matt. 7:7) –

1. Deuteronomy 4:29 Seek God with All Your Heart, “You will seek YHWH your God and find Him when you search for Him with all your heart and soul.”
2. Deuteronomy 4:7 God Is Near When We Call, “What great nation has a god so near to them as YHWH our God is whenever we call on Him?”
3. Exodus 33:7–11 Moses Seeks God at the Tent of Meeting,
4. Numbers 21:7 Israel Prays and God Responds, Israel confesses sin and asks Moses to intercede.
5. Exodus 32:11–14 Moses Intercedes and God Relents, Moses pleads with God on behalf of Israel.
6. Genesis 25:21 Isaac Prays and God Answers, “Isaac prayed to YHWH for his wife… and YHWH granted his prayer.”
7. Genesis 32:9–12 Jacob Seeks God in Distress,
8. Deuteronomy 30:1–3 Seek God and He Responds.

– Context Synthesis –

• Ask and receive Gen. 25:21; Num. 21:7; Ex. 32:11–14 “Prayed… and YHWH granted;” “Moses prayed… and YHWH heard.”
• Seek and find Deut. 4:29; Ex. 33:7–11 “Seek YHWH… and find Him.”
• God responds to prayer Deut. 4:7; Ex. 32:14 “YHWH is near when we call.”
• Persistent seeking, Jacob (Gen. 32:9–12) Seeking God until He answers.
• Prayer as covenant access Deut. 30:1–3 “Return… and He will return to you.”

– Core Insight –

The Torah Logic Behind Matthew 7:7, Yeshua is restating the Torah’s covenant pattern: Seek God with your whole heart (Deut. 4:29). Call on Him because He is near (Deut. 4:7). Ask in faith because He responds (Gen. 25:21; Num. 21:7). Draw near and God draws near (Ex. 33:7–11). The Sermon on the Mount is built on the Torah’s theology of prayer-access and covenant nearness. This is how Yeshua taught Torah in the NT, the Torah has not passed away!

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