{"id":24263,"date":"2025-12-21T15:29:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T15:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=24263"},"modified":"2025-12-21T18:05:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T18:05:35","slug":"bits-of-torah-truths-torah-concept-in-the-nt-put-off-malice-episode-678","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/bits-of-torah-truths-torah-concept-in-the-nt-put-off-malice-episode-678\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits of Torah Truths &#8211; #Torah Concept in the NT: Put Off Malice &#8211; Episode 678"},"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 Off Malice - Episode 678\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xb1c8V0u-Ls?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 Off Malice &#8211; Episode 678 <\/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>Colossians 3:8<br><\/strong> \u05d0\u05b2\u05d1\u05b8\u05dc \u05db\u05b8\u05bc\u05e2\u05b5\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05d2\u05b7\u05bc\u05dd \u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05b6\u05bc\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea \u05db\u05b8\u05bc\u05dc \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b6\u05bc\u05d4\u05c3 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05e8\u05b9\u05d2\u05b6\u05d6 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05db\u05b7\u05bc\u05e2\u05b7\u05e1 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e9\u05b7\u05c1\u05e2 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05d2\u05b4\u05bc\u05d3\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05e3 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05ea \u05e0\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc \u05d4\u05b7\u05e4\u05b6\u05bc\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>Colossians 3:8 <br><\/strong>3:8 But now you also, put them all aside: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive speech from your mouth. (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 command in Colossians 3:8 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cput off\u2026 malice\u201d<\/em><\/span> is about discarding deliberate ill\u2011will and harmful intent. The Torah doesn\u2019t use the exact word <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cmalice,\u201d<\/em><\/span> but it repeatedly forbids harboring hatred, grudges, or plotting harm, and instead commands love, fairness, and reconciliation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Torah Parallels to \u201cPut Off Malice\u201d &#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> Direct prohibition of malice (hatred, grudges, vengeance). Love replaces ill\u2011will.<\/li>\n<li>Exodus 23:1\u20132, 4\u20135 Do not spread false reports or join hands to do evil; help your enemy\u2019s donkey if it is struggling. Malice expressed in slander or harm is forbidden; kindness toward enemies is commanded.<\/li>\n<li>Deuteronomy 19:15\u201321 False witnesses are punished with the penalty they intended for another. Malicious intent in testimony is condemned and restrained.<\/li>\n<li>Genesis 50:19\u201321 Joseph forgives his brothers: <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cYou meant evil against me, but God meant it for good.\u201d<\/em><\/span> Narrative model of rejecting malice and choosing forgiveness.<\/li>\n<li>Deuteronomy 27:24\u201325 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cCursed be anyone who strikes down his neighbor in secret\u2026 or takes a bribe to shed innocent blood.\u201d<\/em><\/span> Malicious plotting against others is explicitly cursed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> &#8211; Key Observations &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Malice as Hatred\/Grudge<\/span>: Leviticus 19:18 is the clearest Torah parallel, forbidding hatred and grudges, commanding love instead.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Malice as False Witness<\/span>: Deuteronomy 19 shows that malicious intent in testimony is punished, preventing harm through deceit.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Malice as Secret Violence<\/span>: Deuteronomy 27 curses hidden, malicious acts against neighbors.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Narrative Example<\/span>: Joseph\u2019s forgiveness illustrates the opposite of malice, transforming intended harm into reconciliation.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ethical Antidote<\/span>: Torah consistently replaces malice with love, justice, and kindness, the same ethic Paul reaffirms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The Torah\u2019s approach to malice is covenantal and communal:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Prohibition<\/span>: Hatred, grudges, false witness, and secret harm are forbidden.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Replacement<\/span>: Love, kindness, and justice are commanded instead.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Narrative reinforcement<\/span>: Joseph\u2019s story shows malice overcome by forgiveness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Paul\u2019s <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cput off malice\u201d<\/em><\/span> is essentially a Torah-shaped ethic: the covenant community must reject ill\u2011will and embrace love and reconciliation, just as Israel was commanded in the Torah. 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