Bits of Torah Truths – #Torah Concept in the NT: Stand fast-hold to the traditions you’ve been taught – Episode 715

Bits of Torah Truths – #Torah Concept in the NT: Stand fast-hold to the traditions you’ve been taught – Episode 715

2 Thessalonians 2:15
לְפִיכָךְ, אַחַי, עִמְדוּ עֲמִידָה אֵיתָנָה וְהַחֲזִיקוּ בַּמָּסוֹרוֹת שֶׁלֻּמַּדְתֶּם הֵן עַל–יְדֵי דְּבָרִים שֶׁאָמַרְנוּ וְהֵן עַל–יְדֵי אִגֶּרֶת שֶׁכָּתַבְנוּ.

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2 Thessalonians 2:15
2:15 So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word of mouth or by letter from us. (NASB)

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The Torah contains clear foundations for Paul’s command in 2 Thessalonians 2:15 to “stand fast and hold to the traditions you were taught.” In Torah language, this is the call to hold firmly to the commandments, statutes, and covenant-teachings that God gave through Moses, without adding to them, subtracting from them, or drifting from them.

– Torah Parallels to Holding fast to what was taught –

1. Deuteronomy repeatedly commands Israel to cling to the teachings they received. Deuteronomy 4:1, 5, 9, 10.
2. Do not turn aside from what was handed down. The Torah emphasizes unwavering loyalty to the received teachings. Deuteronomy 5:32, 17:19–20, 28:14.
3. Do not add to or subtract from the received tradition. This is the clearest parallel to Paul’s “hold to the traditions.” Deuteronomy 4:2, 12:32.
4. Remember and guard the teaching. The Torah uses the language of guarding, keeping, and remembering. Exodus 19:5, Deuteronomy 6:17, 11:22.
5. Teach the tradition to the next generation. Torah emphasizes that the received instruction must be transmitted unchanged. Deuteronomy 6:7, 11:19.

– Context Synthesis –

• Stand fast Deut 5:32; 17:19–20; 28:14 Do not turn aside from the covenant.
• Hold to the traditions Deut 4:1, 4:5, 4:9–10 Keep the teachings handed down.
• Do not alter the teaching Deut 4:2; 12:32 Preserve the received instruction.
• Guard the teaching Exod 19:5; Deut 6:17; 11:22 Keep and protect the covenant words.
• Transmit the teaching Deut 6:7; 11:19 Pass on the received tradition faithfully.

– Core Insight –

Paul’s command in 2 Thessalonians 2:15 is rooted in the Torah’s covenant pattern: Receive the authoritative teaching, Guard it, Do not alter it, Stand firm in it, Pass it on unchanged. Paul applies this same Torah pattern to the apostolic teaching about Messiah. This is how Paul taught Torah in the NT, the Torah has not passed away!

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