{"id":24530,"date":"2026-03-07T13:44:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T13:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=24530"},"modified":"2026-03-07T13:45:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T13:45:18","slug":"bits-of-torah-truths-torah-concept-in-the-nt-submit-to-god-episode-732","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/bits-of-torah-truths-torah-concept-in-the-nt-submit-to-god-episode-732\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits of Torah Truths &#8211; #Torah Concept in the NT: Submit to God &#8211; Episode 732"},"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: Submit to God - Episode 732\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4dANP5ScrHo?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: Submit to God &#8211; Episode 732 <\/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>James 4:7<br><\/strong> \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05db\u05b5\u05bc\u05df \u05d4\u05b4\u05db\u05b8\u05bc\u05e0\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd. \u05d4\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05d9\u05b7\u05e6\u05b0\u05bc\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc \u05e0\u05b6\u05d2\u05b6\u05d3 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c2\u05d8\u05b8\u05df \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05d7 \u05de\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05bc\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd. <\/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>James 4:7 <br><\/strong>4:7 Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. (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>James\u2019 call to <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201csubmit to God\u201d<\/em><\/span> (James 4:7) is a direct continuation of the Torah\u2019s central demand that Israel yield its will, desires, and decisions to the authority of YHWH. Submission is covenantal surrender, placing oneself under God\u2019s rule so that resistance to evil becomes possible.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>&#8211; Torah Parallels, Submit to God &#8211;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Yielding the will to God\u2019s voice<\/span> \u2014 Deut 6:4\u20135; Deut 10:12\u201313: loving God with all heart, soul, and strength is the Torah\u2019s foundational act of submission.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Obedience as surrender<\/span> \u2014 Exod 19:5; Deut 11:26\u201328: Israel\u2019s identity is defined by listening to God\u2019s commands rather than following its own impulses.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Rejecting self\u2011rule<\/span> \u2014 Deut 8:11\u201318: Israel must not say <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cmy power and the strength of my hand\u201d<\/em><\/span> accomplished anything; submission begins with renouncing self\u2011sovereignty.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Drawing near through humility<\/span> \u2014 Exod 20:18\u201321; Lev 16:29\u201331: approaching God requires humility, repentance, and reverence, inner postures of submission.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Resisting evil by aligning with God<\/span> \u2014 Deut 7:1\u20136; Deut 13:1\u20135: Israel resists evil not by willpower alone but by loyalty to God\u2019s authority and commands.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Choosing God\u2019s rule over competing desires<\/span> \u2014 Deut 30:15\u201320: life and blessing come from choosing God\u2019s way over the heart\u2019s natural inclinations.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>&#8211; Context Synthesis &#8211;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>James 4 addresses divided loyalty, people attempting to befriend the world while claiming devotion to God. His solution is the Torah\u2019s solution: submit to God first, and resistance to evil follows naturally. The structure mirrors Deuteronomy\u2019s covenant logic:<\/p>\n<p>humility \u2192 submission \u2192 obedience \u2192 blessing.<\/p>\n<p>James\u2019 language of <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cdrawing near,\u201d \u201chumbling yourselves,\u201d<\/em><\/span> and <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cGod giving grace to the humble\u201d<\/em><\/span> echoes Israel\u2019s call to approach God with a contrite heart and to reject pride, self\u2011exaltation, and idolatrous desires. Submission is not passive; it is an active re\u2011alignment of the heart under God\u2019s authority, enabling the believer to stand firm against the adversary.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>&#8211; Core Insight &#8211;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>To <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201csubmit to God\u201d<\/em><\/span> is to embrace the Torah\u2019s covenant posture: yielding the will, humbling the heart, and aligning one\u2019s desires with God\u2019s commands. Submission is the doorway to spiritual strength, only when the heart bows to God\u2019s authority can it resist evil, walk in purity, and experience the grace God gives to the humble. This is how James taught Torah in the NT; the Torah has not passed away!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visual Summary of Concepts the Torah in the NT<a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Episode-714-.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Episode-715-.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Episode-717-.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Episode-718-.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Episode-719-.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Episode-720-.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Episode-721-.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Episode-722-.png\"><\/a><a href=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Episode-724-.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Episode-725-.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Episode-726-.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Episode-727-.png\"><\/a><a href=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\"><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Episode-732--1024x572.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Episode-732--1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Episode-732--300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Episode-732--200x112.png 200w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Episode-732--1536x858.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Episode-732--2048x1143.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Episode-732--752x420.png 752w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Episode-732--696x389.png 696w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Episode-732--1068x596.png 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bits of Torah Truths &#8211; #Torah Concept in the NT: Submit to God &#8211; Episode 732 James 4:7 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05db\u05b5\u05bc\u05df \u05d4\u05b4\u05db\u05b8\u05bc\u05e0\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd. \u05d4\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05d9\u05b7\u05e6\u05b0\u05bc\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc \u05e0\u05b6\u05d2\u05b6\u05d3 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c2\u05d8\u05b8\u05df \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05d7 \u05de\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05bc\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd. #torah#torahwisdom#torahtruth#torahforlife#torah4you#torahtruth James 4:7 4:7 Submit therefore to God. 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