{"id":24617,"date":"2026-03-30T14:23:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T14:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=24617"},"modified":"2026-03-30T14:25:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T14:25:59","slug":"bits-of-torah-truths-torah-concept-in-the-nt-take-heed-not-to-despise-little-ones-episode-749","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/bits-of-torah-truths-torah-concept-in-the-nt-take-heed-not-to-despise-little-ones-episode-749\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits of Torah Truths &#8211; #Torah Concept in the NT: Take Heed Not to despise little ones &#8211; Episode 749"},"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: Take Heed Not to despise little ones - Episode 749\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AtcEXEK3-jM?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: Take Heed Not to despise little ones &#8211; Episode 749 <\/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>Matthew 18:10<br><\/strong> \u05f4\u05d4\u05b4\u05d6\u05b8\u05bc\u05d4\u05b2\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05dc\u05b9\u05bc\u05d0 \u05ea\u05b8\u05bc\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc\u05d6\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05d3 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e7\u05b0\u05bc\u05d8\u05b7\u05e0\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b6\u05bc\u05d4. \u05d4\u05b2\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b5\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b8\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05db\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05b7\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05db\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05dc\u05b8\u05bc\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05d1\u05b7\u05bc\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c1\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05ea\u05b8\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea \u05e4\u05b0\u05bc\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05d1\u05b7\u05bc\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c1\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\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>Matthew 18:10 <br><\/strong>18:10 \u201cSee that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that their angels in heaven continually see the face of My Father who is in heaven. (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>Yeshua\u2019s warning not to despise <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201clittle ones\u201d<\/em><\/span> (Matthew 18:10) echoes long\u2011standing Torah commands to protect, honor, and never exploit the vulnerable. The Torah consistently frames God as the defender of the small, the weak, and the easily overlooked, making contempt for them a direct violation of covenant ethics.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>&#8211; Torah Parallels &#8211;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Protection of the Vulnerable (Exodus 22:21\u201324), Israel is forbidden to oppress the stranger, widow, or orphan. The Lord God explicitly states He hears their cry and will personally act in their defense.<\/li>\n<li>Do Not Mistreat the Weak or Powerless (Leviticus 19:14) <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cYou shall not curse the deaf nor put a stumbling block before the blind.\u201d <\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Equal Worth Before God (Deuteronomy 10:17\u201319) God <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cshows no partiality\u201d<\/em><\/span> and <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cexecutes justice for the orphan and widow.\u201d <\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Do Not Harden Your Heart Against the Needy (Deuteronomy 15:7\u201311) We must open our hand generously to the poor.<\/li>\n<li>The Shepherding Ethic (Numbers 27:16\u201317) Moses asks God for a leader who will not leave the people <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cas sheep without a shepherd.\u201d <\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>&#8211; Context Synthesis &#8211;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In Matthew 18, Yeshua is teaching about humility, childlike faith, and the kingdom\u2019s inverted hierarchy. His warning not to despise \u201clittle ones\u201d is not merely sentimental, it is covenantal. The Torah repeatedly establishes God\u2019s special concern for the vulnerable and commands Israel to mirror that concern in community life. Yeshua\u2019s teaching stands firmly within this trajectory: the greatness of the kingdom is measured by how one treats the smallest, weakest, and least socially significant.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>&#8211; Core Insight &#8211;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Torah and Yeshua both present God as the vigilant defender of the vulnerable, and both insist that covenant faithfulness is measured by how one treats those who seem insignificant. To despise a <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201clittle one\u201d<\/em><\/span> is to oppose the very character of God, who watches over them with special attention and expects His people to do the same. 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#Torah Concept in the NT: Take Heed Not to despise little ones &#8211; Episode 749 Matthew 18:10 \u05f4\u05d4\u05b4\u05d6\u05b8\u05bc\u05d4\u05b2\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05dc\u05b9\u05bc\u05d0 \u05ea\u05b8\u05bc\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc\u05d6\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05d3 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e7\u05b0\u05bc\u05d8\u05b7\u05e0\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b6\u05bc\u05d4. \u05d4\u05b2\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b5\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b8\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05db\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05b7\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05db\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05dc\u05b8\u05bc\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05d1\u05b7\u05bc\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c1\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05ea\u05b8\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea \u05e4\u05b0\u05bc\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05d1\u05b7\u05bc\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c1\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd. #torah #torahwisdom #torahtruth #torahforlife #torah4you #torahtruth Matthew 18:10 18:10 \u201cSee that you do not [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24619,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,34],"tags":[567,565,72,566],"class_list":{"0":"post-24617","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-matthew18teaching","10":"tag-protectthevulnerable","11":"tag-torahinthent","12":"tag-yeshuaandtorah"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24617","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=24617"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24620,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24617\/revisions\/24620"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}