{"id":23916,"date":"2025-08-24T11:53:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T11:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=23916"},"modified":"2025-08-24T11:55:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T11:55:12","slug":"bits-of-torah-truths-torah-concept-in-the-nt-let-us-cast-off-works-of-darkness-episode-593","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/bits-of-torah-truths-torah-concept-in-the-nt-let-us-cast-off-works-of-darkness-episode-593\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits of Torah Truths &#8211; Torah Concept in the NT: Let us Cast off Works of Darkness &#8211; Episode 593"},"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 us Cast off Works of Darkness - Episode 593\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RBynHTdT2O8?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 us Cast off Works of Darkness &#8211; Episode 593 <\/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>Romans 13:12<br><\/strong> \u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05b7\u05bc\u05d9\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b5\u05e3 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05e7\u05b8\u05e8\u05b5\u05d1. \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05db\u05b5\u05bc\u05df \u05e0\u05b8\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b5\u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea \u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b5\u05c2\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d7\u05b9\u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05da\u05b0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05bc\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea \u05e9\u05b4\u05c1\u05e8\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hashtag\/torah\/shorts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#torah<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hashtag\/torahwisdom\/shorts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#torahwisdom<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hashtag\/torahtruth\/shorts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#torahtruth<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hashtag\/torahforlife\/shorts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#torahforlife<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hashtag\/torah4you\/shorts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#torah4you<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hashtag\/torahtruth\/shorts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#torahtruth<\/a> <\/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>Romans 13:12 <br><\/strong>13:12 The night is almost gone, and the day is near. Therefore let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. (NASB) <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/category\/bits-of-torah-truths\/ \">https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/category\/bits-of-torah-truths\/ <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul\u2019s exhortation in Romans 13:12 to <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201ccast off the works of darkness\u201d<\/em><\/span> has strong thematic roots in the Torah. While Paul uses metaphorical language to describe moral transformation, the Torah consistently urges God\u2019s people to reject sin, idolatry, and moral compromise, often using imagery of light vs. darkness, clean vs. unclean, and holy vs. profane. For example, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Casting off sin and darkness<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cPut away the evil from among you\u201d<\/em><\/span> &#8211; Deuteronomy 13:5; 17:7 &#8211; Israel is commanded to purge evil from the community, which is decisive rejection of sin &#8211; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Moral separation<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cBe holy, for I am holy\u201d<\/em><\/span> &#8211; Leviticus 19:2 &#8211; Holiness requires separation from impurity and moral darkness &#8211; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Rejecting idolatry and corruption<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cDo not follow other gods\u201d<\/em><\/span> &#8211; Exodus 20:3\u20135; Deuteronomy 7:25\u201326 &#8211; Idolatry is described as defiling and detestable, works of darkness to be destroyed &#8211; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Choosing light and life<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cWalk in His ways\u2026 choose life\u201d<\/em><\/span> &#8211; Deuteronomy 30:15\u201319 &#8211; A call to reject death and evil, and walk in righteousness and covenant fidelity. Paul\u2019s metaphor of casting off darkness and putting on light echoes the Torah patterns: Moral clarity and separation from sin, Active purging of evil influences, Daily choice to walk in God\u2019s ways, and Holiness as identity and lifestyle. The Torah doesn\u2019t use the phrase <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cworks of darkness,\u201d<\/em><\/span> but it repeatedly calls Israel to remove, destroy, or purge anything that defiles, whether physical impurity, idolatry, or moral corruption. This is how Paul 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 us Cast off Works of Darkness &#8211; Episode 593 Romans 13:12 \u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05b7\u05bc\u05d9\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b5\u05e3 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05e7\u05b8\u05e8\u05b5\u05d1. \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05db\u05b5\u05bc\u05df \u05e0\u05b8\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b5\u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea \u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b5\u05c2\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d7\u05b9\u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05da\u05b0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05bc\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea \u05e9\u05b4\u05c1\u05e8\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8. #torah #torahwisdom #torahtruth #torahforlife #torah4you #torahtruth Romans 13:12 13:12 The night is almost gone, and the day is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23918,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,34],"tags":[106,73,65,78,107],"class_list":{"0":"post-23916","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bits-of-torah-truths","8":"category-video","9":"tag-armoroflight","10":"tag-biblicalethics","11":"tag-messianicteaching","12":"tag-torahtruths","13":"tag-walkinholiness"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23916","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=23916"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23916\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23917,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23916\/revisions\/23917"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}