{"id":23770,"date":"2025-07-04T11:45:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T11:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=23770"},"modified":"2025-07-04T11:45:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T11:45:48","slug":"bits-of-torah-truths-torah-concept-in-the-nt-let-brotherly-love-continue-episode-556","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/bits-of-torah-truths-torah-concept-in-the-nt-let-brotherly-love-continue-episode-556\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits of Torah Truths &#8211; Torah Concept in the NT: Let Brotherly Love Continue &#8211; Episode 556"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Bits of Torah Truths - Torah Concept in the NT: Let Brotherly Love Continue - Episode 556\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CnYYx3EZew0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bits of Torah Truths &#8211; Torah Concept in the NT: Let Brotherly Love Continue &#8211; Episode 556 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>Hebrews 13:1<br><\/strong> \u05ea\u05b0\u05bc\u05d4\u05b5\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05d1\u05b7\u05ea \u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e7\u05b7\u05d9\u05b6\u05bc\u05de\u05b6\u05ea \u05d1\u05b5\u05bc\u05d9\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hashtag\/torah\/shorts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#torah<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hashtag\/torahwisdom\/shorts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#torahwisdom<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hashtag\/torahtruth\/shorts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#torahtruth<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hashtag\/torahforlife\/shorts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#torahforlife<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hashtag\/torah4you\/shorts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#torah4you<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hashtag\/torahtruth\/shorts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#torahtruth<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Hebrews 13:1 <br><\/strong>13:1 Let love of the brethren continue. (NASB)\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/category\/bits-of-torah-truths\/\u00a0\">https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/category\/bits-of-torah-truths\/\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exhortation in Hebrews 13:1, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cLet brotherly love continue,\u201d<\/em><\/span> echoes a foundational ethic in the Torah: love and loyalty within the covenant community, especially among kin and fellow Israel. While the exact phrase<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em> \u201cbrotherly love\u201d<\/em><\/span> isn\u2019t used in the Torah in the same Greek sense (philadelphia), the concept is deeply embedded in its moral and legal framework. Let\u2019s explore this: for example, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cLove Your Neighbor as Yourself\u201d<\/em><\/span> \u2014 The Core Principle &#8211; Leviticus\u00a019:18\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cYou shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.\u201d<\/em><\/span> This is the Torah\u2019s most direct parallel \u2014 a command to sustain love within the community, not as a fleeting emotion but as a continual ethic. Both Yeshua and Rabbi Akiva called this <em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u201ca great principle in the Torah\u201d<\/span><\/em> (Matthew\u00a022:34\u201340, Mark\u00a012:28\u201334, Luke\u00a010:25\u201328, Sifra on Lev.\u00a019:18), and Hillel famously said, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cWhat is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow \u2014 this is the whole Torah; the rest is commentary.\u201d<\/em><\/span> Brotherhood as Covenant Identity: Deuteronomy 15:7\u201311 Commands generosity toward a <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cbrother\u201d<\/em><\/span> in need \u2014 not just biological kin, but fellow Israelites. Brotherly love is expressed through tangible acts of mercy and justice. Exodus\u00a02:11\u00a0Moses sees an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cone of his brothers,\u201d<\/em><\/span> and intervenes. Solidarity and protection are marks of brotherhood. Reconciliation and Enduring Love: Joseph and His Brothers, Genesis 45:4\u201315 Joseph forgives his brothers, embraces them, and provides for them despite their betrayal. A powerful Torah narrative of brotherly love continuing \u2014 even after deep wounds. Genesis\u00a050:20\u201321 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cYou meant evil against me, but God meant it for good&#8230; So do not fear; I will provide for you and your little ones.\u201d<\/em><\/span> Love that endures and restores \u2014 a living embodiment of Hebrews 13:1. Note this is how the NT and the author of Hebrews taught Torah, the Torah has not passed away!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bits of Torah Truths &#8211; Torah Concept in the NT: Let Brotherly Love Continue &#8211; Episode 556 Hebrews 13:1 \u05ea\u05b0\u05bc\u05d4\u05b5\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05d1\u05b7\u05ea \u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e7\u05b7\u05d9\u05b6\u05bc\u05de\u05b6\u05ea \u05d1\u05b5\u05bc\u05d9\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd.\u00a0 #torah\u00a0#torahwisdom\u00a0#torahtruth\u00a0#torahforlife\u00a0#torah4you\u00a0#torahtruth\u00a0 Hebrews 13:1 13:1 Let love of the brethren continue. (NASB)\u00a0 https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/category\/bits-of-torah-truths\/\u00a0 The exhortation in Hebrews 13:1, \u201cLet brotherly love continue,\u201d echoes a foundational ethic in the Torah: love and loyalty [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23772,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,34],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-23770","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bits-of-torah-truths","8":"category-video"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23770"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23770\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23771,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23770\/revisions\/23771"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}