Bits of Torah Truths – Yeshua emphasized the weightier matters of the Torah using the Torah – Episode 16
Matthew 23:23
כג אוֹי לָכֶם סוֹפְרִים וּפְרוּשִׁים צְבוּעִים, כִּי נוֹתְנִים אַתֶּם מַעַשְׂרוֹת מִמִּנְתָּה וְשֶׁבֶת וְכַמּוֹן, (ויקרא כז׳ ל׳) וּמַזְנִיחִים אֶת הַדְּבָרִים הַחֲשׁוּבִים יוֹתֵר שֶׁבַּתּוֹרָה –– אֶת הַמִּשְׁפָּט, אֶת הַחֶסֶד וְאֶת הָאֱמוּנָה.(זכריה ז׳ ט׳) צָרִיךְ הָיָה לַעֲשׂוֹת אֶת אֵלֶּה הָאַחֲרוֹנִים וְאֵין לַעֲזֹב אֶת הַדְּבָרִים הָאֲחֵרִים.
Matthew 23:23
23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. (KJV)
The weightier matters of the Torah are things having to do with making the right decisions according to the Torah (Loving God), loving our neighbors, and having faith in the Word (without faith, it’s impossible to please God). Our relationship with God and with each other is a weightier matter of Torah. If the two greatest commandments in Torah are Love God, and Love Your Neighbor, then our relationship with God and our relationships with each other are weightier matters of Torah. If our relationship with God is weightier than we should not neglect mercy and truth, etc.
