{"id":23773,"date":"2025-07-05T12:44:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T12:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=23773"},"modified":"2025-07-05T12:44:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T12:44:10","slug":"bits-of-torah-truths-torah-concept-in-the-nt-let-conversation-be-without-covetousness-episode-557","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/bits-of-torah-truths-torah-concept-in-the-nt-let-conversation-be-without-covetousness-episode-557\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits of Torah Truths &#8211; Torah Concept in the NT: Let Conversation be without Covetousness &#8211; Episode 557"},"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 Conversation be without Covetousness, Episode 557\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7J938ZLspiU?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 Conversation be without Covetousness &#8211; Episode 557 <\/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 13:5<br><\/strong> \u05e8\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05e7\u05d5\u05bc \u05de\u05b5\u05d0\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05d1\u05b7\u05ea \u05db\u05b6\u05bc\u05e1\u05b6\u05e3 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e9\u05b4\u05c2\u05de\u05b0\u05d7\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05d7\u05b6\u05dc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd, \u05db\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9 \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8, \u05f4\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e4\u05b0\u05bc\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e2\u05b6\u05d6\u05b0\u05d1\u05b6\u05da\u05b8\u05bc.\u05f4\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 13:5 <br><\/strong>13:5 Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, \u201cI WILL NEVER DESERT YOU, NOR WILL I EVER FORSAKE YOU,\u201d (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>Hebrews 13:5 exhorts believers to live free from covetousness and to be content, grounding that ethic in God\u2019s enduring presence. This principle is deeply rooted in the Torah, where contentment, trust in divine provision, and warnings against greed are central to covenantal life. Torah parallel topics: Covetousness Forbidden: The Tenth Commandment, Exodus\u00a020:17\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cYou shall not covet your neighbor\u2019s house&#8230; wife&#8230; servant&#8230; ox&#8230; or anything that belongs to your neighbor.\u201d<\/em><\/span> This is the Torah\u2019s most explicit prohibition of covetousness \u2014 not just action but desire itself is addressed. Deuteronomy\u00a05:21\u00a0Repeats the command with emphasis on internal disposition. Covetousness is framed as a heart issue \u2014 just as Hebrews 13:5 speaks to the inner life (<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cconversation\u201d<\/em><\/span> = conduct). Contentment with God\u2019s Provision. Deuteronomy 8:3\u20134 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cHe humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna&#8230; to teach you that man does not live on bread alone&#8230;\u201d<\/em><\/span> The wilderness experience was a divine lesson in contentment and dependence. Exodus\u00a016:18\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cHe who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack.\u201d<\/em><\/span> A striking image of sufficiency \u2014 each had \u201cenough,\u201d echoing Hebrews\u2019 call to be content with what one has. Trust in God\u2019s Presence and Provision: Deuteronomy 31:6 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cBe strong and courageous&#8230; for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.\u201d<\/em><\/span> This is the very promise quoted in Hebrews 13:5 \u2014 a direct Torah anchor for the New Testament ethic. Numbers 11:4\u20136 The people\u2019s craving for meat reflects discontent and distrust in God\u2019s provision \u2014 and leads to judgment. Covetousness is not just a moral failing, but a rupture in trust. 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 Conversation be without Covetousness &#8211; Episode 557 Hebrews 13:5 \u05e8\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05e7\u05d5\u05bc \u05de\u05b5\u05d0\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05d1\u05b7\u05ea \u05db\u05b6\u05bc\u05e1\u05b6\u05e3 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e9\u05b4\u05c2\u05de\u05b0\u05d7\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05d7\u05b6\u05dc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd, \u05db\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9 \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8, \u05f4\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e4\u05b0\u05bc\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e2\u05b6\u05d6\u05b0\u05d1\u05b6\u05da\u05b8\u05bc.\u05f4\u00a0 #torah\u00a0#torahwisdom\u00a0#torahtruth\u00a0#torahforlife\u00a0#torah4you\u00a0#torahtruth\u00a0 Hebrews 13:5 13:5 Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23775,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,34],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-23773","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\/23773","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=23773"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23773\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23774,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23773\/revisions\/23774"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}