{"id":23961,"date":"2025-09-10T12:33:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T12:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=23961"},"modified":"2025-09-10T12:35:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T12:35:18","slug":"bits-of-torah-truths-torah-concept-in-the-nt-let-us-not-desire-vain-glory-episode-605","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/bits-of-torah-truths-torah-concept-in-the-nt-let-us-not-desire-vain-glory-episode-605\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits of Torah Truths &#8211; Torah Concept in the NT: Let Us Not Desire Vain Glory &#8211; Episode 605"},"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 Not Desire Vain Glory - Episode 605\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f7yo3e7l0GY?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 Not Desire Vain Glory &#8211; Episode 605 <\/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>Galatians 5:26<br><\/strong> \u05d0\u05b7\u05dc \u05e0\u05b8\u05d0 \u05e0\u05b4\u05d4\u05b0\u05d9\u05b6\u05d4 \u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d0\u05b2\u05e4\u05b5\u05d9 \u05db\u05b0\u05bc\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3 \u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05d5\u05b0\u05d0, \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05b4\u05bc\u05ea\u05b0\u05d2\u05b8\u05bc\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b0\u05e7\u05b7\u05e0\u05b0\u05bc\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05e8\u05b5\u05e2\u05b5\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc. <\/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>Galatians 5:26 <br><\/strong>5:26 Let us not become boastful, challenging one another, envying one another. (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 warning in Galatians 5:26 against <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cvain glory\u201d<\/em><\/span> (Greek: kenodoxia, empty pride) has strong thematic parallels in the Torah, though the terminology differs. The Torah consistently critiques self-exaltation, prideful ambition, and rivalry, especially when they disrupt covenantal community or divine order. For example &#8211; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tower of Babel<\/span>: Genesis 11:1\u20139 Note the Human ambition to <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cmake a name for ourselves\u201d<\/em><\/span> (v.4) Parallel to Gal. 5:26: Desire for self-glory leads to division and divine judgment. The pursuit of renown apart from God results in fragmentation, mirroring Paul\u2019s concern about provocation and envy. &#8211; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Korah\u2019s Rebellion<\/span>: Numbers 16 The Levites challenge Moses and Aaron\u2019s leadership, claiming <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201call the congregation is holy.\u201d<\/em><\/span> Parallel to Gal. 5:26: Conceit and rivalry provoke communal strife. Korah\u2019s desire for status leads to destruction; Paul warns against similar spiritual arrogance. &#8211; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Miriam and Aaron\u2019s Critique of Moses<\/span>: Numbers 12 Sibling rivalry rooted in jealousy over Moses\u2019 unique prophetic role. Parallel to Gal. 5:26: Envy and provocation disrupt unity. God defends humility (Moses is called <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cvery meek\u201d<\/em><\/span>) and rebukes self-glorifying comparison. &#8211; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Deuteronomy\u2019s Warnings Against Pride<\/span>, Deut. 8:11\u201317 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cBeware lest you say\u2026 \u2018My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/span> Pride leads to forgetting God. Deut. 17:20 Kings must not <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cexalt themselves above their brothers\u201d<\/em><\/span> Leadership must be humble, not vainglorious. These passages reinforce Paul\u2019s ethic: spiritual life is marked by humility, not self-promotion. Paul\u2019s critique of kenodoxia in Galatians 5:26 echoes Torah narratives where pride leads to division, judgment, or exclusion from divine favor. The Torah doesn\u2019t use the term <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cvain glory,\u201d<\/em><\/span> but it repeatedly warns against self-exaltation, rivalry, and envy, especially when they threaten covenantal harmony. This is how Paul and the NT 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 Not Desire Vain Glory &#8211; Episode 605 Galatians 5:26 \u05d0\u05b7\u05dc \u05e0\u05b8\u05d0 \u05e0\u05b4\u05d4\u05b0\u05d9\u05b6\u05d4 \u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d0\u05b2\u05e4\u05b5\u05d9 \u05db\u05b0\u05bc\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3 \u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05d5\u05b0\u05d0, \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05b4\u05bc\u05ea\u05b0\u05d2\u05b8\u05bc\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b0\u05e7\u05b7\u05e0\u05b0\u05bc\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05e8\u05b5\u05e2\u05b5\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc. #torah#torahwisdom#torahtruth#torahforlife#torah4you#torahtruth Galatians 5:26 5:26 Let us not become boastful, challenging one another, envying one another. (NASB) https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/category\/bits-of-torah-truths\/ Paul\u2019s warning in Galatians 5:26 against \u201cvain [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23963,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,34],"tags":[135,134,133,95],"class_list":{"0":"post-23961","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-biblicalhumility","10":"tag-galatians526","11":"tag-torahinnt","12":"tag-torahteaching"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23961","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=23961"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23961\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23962,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23961\/revisions\/23962"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}