{"id":24179,"date":"2025-12-09T13:58:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T13:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=24179"},"modified":"2025-12-09T13:58:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T13:58:45","slug":"bits-of-torah-truths-torah-concept-in-the-nt-put-away-all-bitterness-episode-669","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/bits-of-torah-truths-torah-concept-in-the-nt-put-away-all-bitterness-episode-669\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits of Torah Truths &#8211; #Torah Concept in the NT: Put Away All Bitterness &#8211; Episode 669"},"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: Put Away All Bitterness - Episode 669\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4c84Xv6l0OY?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: Put Away All Bitterness &#8211; Episode 669 <\/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 4:31<br><\/strong> \u05d4\u05b8\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05de\u05b4\u05db\u05b6\u05bc\u05dd \u05db\u05b8\u05bc\u05dc \u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05ea \u05d5\u05b0\u05d7\u05b5\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05e1 \u05d5\u05bc\u05e6\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05e7\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d2\u05b4\u05d3\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05e3 \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc \u05e8\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4. <\/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 4:31 <br><\/strong>4:31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. (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>While the Torah doesn\u2019t use the exact phrase <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cput away all bitterness,\u201d<\/em><\/span> it repeatedly emphasizes rejecting resentment, avoiding grudges, and pursuing forgiveness and compassion. These themes in the Torah parallel Paul\u2019s exhortation in Ephesians 4:31<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Torah Parallels to \u201cPut Away All Bitterness\u201d (Eph. 4:31) &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Leviticus 19:17\u201318 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cYou shall not hate your brother in your heart\u2026 You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge\u2026 but you shall love your neighbor as yourself.\u201d<\/em><\/span> Prohibition of hatred and grudges; command to love, this directly aligns with rejecting bitterness, wrath, and malice.<\/li>\n<li>Deuteronomy 15:7\u201310 Command to open your hand generously to the poor, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cand your heart shall not be grieved when you give.\u201d<\/em><\/span> Generosity without resentment counters bitterness by cultivating compassion.<\/li>\n<li>Genesis 50:19\u201321 Joseph forgives his brothers: <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cDo not fear\u2026 you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good.\u201d<\/em><\/span> Forgiveness instead of revenge is the model for releasing bitterness and choosing mercy.<\/li>\n<li>Exodus 23:4\u20135 Help your enemy\u2019s donkey if it is struggling. The act of kindness toward adversaries rejects malice and promotes reconciliation.<\/li>\n<li>Deuteronomy 24:14\u201315 Do not oppress the poor or withhold wages. Justice and empathy prevent bitterness from exploitation and resentment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Key Observations &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bitterness as Grudge-Holding<\/span>: The Torah\u2019s clearest parallel is Leviticus 19:18, which explicitly forbids <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>&#8220;bearing grudges.\u201d <\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Forgiveness as a Covenant Value<\/span>: Stories like Joseph forgiving his brothers show that bitterness is overcome by trust in God\u2019s providence and choosing reconciliation over revenge.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Generosity and Justice<\/span>: Commands in Deuteronomy and Exodus stress that bitterness often arises from injustice or resentment. By mandating fairness and compassion, the Torah seeks to prevent bitterness from taking root.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Love as the Antidote<\/span>: Both Torah and Ephesians frame love as the opposite of bitterness. Torah says, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201clove your neighbor as yourself,\u201d<\/em><\/span> while Paul says, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cbe kind, tenderhearted, forgiving one another\u201d<\/em><\/span> (Eph. 4:32).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Torah\u2019s approach is structural and covenantal and insists that bitterness, wrath, and grudges are incompatible with covenantal love and must be replaced with forgiveness, compassion, and justice. 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: Put Away All Bitterness &#8211; Episode 669 Ephesians 4:31 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05de\u05b4\u05db\u05b6\u05bc\u05dd \u05db\u05b8\u05bc\u05dc \u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05ea \u05d5\u05b0\u05d7\u05b5\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05e1 \u05d5\u05bc\u05e6\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05e7\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d2\u05b4\u05d3\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05e3 \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc \u05e8\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4. #torah #torahwisdom #torahtruth #torahforlife #torah4you #torahtruth Ephesians 4:31 4:31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24181,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,34],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-24179","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\/24179","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=24179"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24180,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24179\/revisions\/24180"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}