{"id":24162,"date":"2025-12-01T17:44:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T17:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=24162"},"modified":"2025-12-01T17:45:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T17:45:44","slug":"bits-of-torah-truths-torah-concept-in-the-nt-prove-what-is-acceptable-to-god-episode-664","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/bits-of-torah-truths-torah-concept-in-the-nt-prove-what-is-acceptable-to-god-episode-664\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits of Torah Truths &#8211; #Torah Concept in the NT: Prove What is Acceptable to God &#8211; Episode 664"},"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: Prove What is Acceptable to God - Episode 664\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UM3HT-4NhS8?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; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hashtag\/torah\/shorts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Torah<\/a> Concept in the NT: Prove What is Acceptable to God &#8211; Episode 664 <\/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>Ephesians 5:10<br><\/strong> \u05d1\u05b7\u05bc\u05d7\u05b2\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05d5\u05b8\u05bc\u05db\u05b0\u05d7\u05d5\u05bc \u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e8\u05b8\u05e6\u05d5\u05bc\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9\u05df. <\/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>Ephesians 5:10 <br><\/strong>5:10 trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. (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>The Torah repeatedly emphasizes discerning and testing what is <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cacceptable\u201d<\/em><\/span> to God, paralleling Paul\u2019s exhortation in Ephesians 5:10. In the Torah, this takes the form of commands to examine, choose, and prove obedience through covenant faithfulness, sacrifice, and ethical conduct.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Key Torah Parallels to Ephesians 5:10 &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Deuteronomy 12:28 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cObserve and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee\u2026 when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the LORD thy God.\u201d<\/em><\/span> This is a direct parallel: Israel must test and prove their actions by whether they align with what God calls <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cgood and right.\u201d <\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Deuteronomy 30:19\u201320 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cI have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life\u2026 to love the LORD thy God, to obey his voice, and to cleave unto him.\u201d<\/em><\/span> The act of choosing life is essentially proving what pleases God, discerning between acceptable and unacceptable paths.<\/li>\n<li>Leviticus 22:19\u201320 illustrates the principle of testing quality before presenting it to the Lord, echoing the NT idea of proving what is well-pleasing.<\/li>\n<li>Exodus 19:5\u20136 Israel is called to be a <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201ckingdom of priests and a holy nation\u201d<\/em><\/span> if they obey God\u2019s voice. The covenant itself is conditional on proving obedience, showing that acceptability is tested through faithful response.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Note the Thematic Connections:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Testing &amp; Discernment<\/span>, just as Paul urges believers to <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cprove\u201d<\/em><\/span> what pleases Christ, Torah passages stress examining actions against divine instruction.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Holiness &amp; Separation<\/span>, Both Torah and Ephesians link acceptability to God with separation from impurity and idolatry. Covenant Obedience, Torah frames acceptability in covenant terms, obedience brings blessing, disobedience brings curse. Paul reframes this in Christ, but the principle is the same.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sacrificial Imagery<\/span>, Torah sacrifices must be acceptable; Paul applies this metaphor to ethical living as a <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cliving sacrifice\u201d<\/em><\/span> (cf. Romans 12:2, closely related to Eph. 5:10).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ephesians 5:10 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cProving what is acceptable unto the Lord\u201d<\/em> <\/span>is not a new concept but a continuation of Torah\u2019s call to discern, test, and choose obedience. The Torah provides the framework (laws, sacrifices, covenant conditions), while Paul applies it to the believer\u2019s daily walk in the Spirit. 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: Prove What is Acceptable to God &#8211; Episode 664 Ephesians 5:10 \u05d1\u05b7\u05bc\u05d7\u05b2\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05d5\u05b8\u05bc\u05db\u05b0\u05d7\u05d5\u05bc \u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e8\u05b8\u05e6\u05d5\u05bc\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9\u05df. #torah #torahwisdom #torahtruth #torahforlife #torah4you #torahtruth Ephesians 5:10 5:10 trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. 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