{"id":24711,"date":"2026-04-25T15:13:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T15:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=24711"},"modified":"2026-04-25T15:14:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T15:14:27","slug":"bits-of-torah-truths-torah-concept-in-the-nt-god-alone-must-be-served-episode-767","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/bits-of-torah-truths-torah-concept-in-the-nt-god-alone-must-be-served-episode-767\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits of Torah Truths &#8211; #Torah Concept in the NT: God alone must be served &#8211; Episode 767"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"\"><iframe title=\"Bits of Torah Truths - #Torah Concept in the NT: God alone must be served - Episode 767\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-v6pCyfTEj8?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\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: God alone must be served &#8211; Episode 767 <\/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 4:10<br><\/strong> \u05d4\u05b5\u05e9\u05b4\u05c1\u05d9\u05d1 \u05dc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d9\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05b7\u05c3 \u05f4 \u05d4\u05b4\u05e1\u05b0\u05ea\u05b7\u05bc\u05dc\u05b5\u05bc\u05e7, \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c2\u05d8\u05b8\u05df, \u05d4\u05b5\u05df \u05db\u05b8\u05bc\u05ea\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1, \u05f3\u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05ea\u05b4\u05bc\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05ea\u05b7\u05bc\u05d7\u05b2\u05d5\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05ea\u05b7\u05bc\u05e2\u05b2\u05d1\u05b9\u05d3\u05f3.\u05f4 <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\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>Luke 4:8 <br><\/strong>4:8 \u05d4\u05b5\u05e9\u05b4\u05c1\u05d9\u05d1 \u05dc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d9\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05b7\u05c3 \u05f4\u05db\u05b8\u05bc\u05ea\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1, \u05f3\u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05ea\u05b4\u05bc\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05ea\u05b7\u05bc\u05d7\u05b2\u05d5\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b9\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05ea\u05b7\u05bc\u05e2\u05b2\u05d1\u05b9\u05d3\u05f3.\u05f4 <\/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 4:10 <br><\/strong>4:10 Then Jesus said to him, \u201cGo, Satan! For it is written, \u2018YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD, AND SERVE HIM ONLY.\u2019 \u201d (NASB) <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\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>Luke 4:8 <br><\/strong>4:8 Jesus answered him, \u201cIt is written, \u2018YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD AND SERVE HIM ONLY.\u2019 \u201d (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 command that God alone must be served (Matthew 4:10; Luke 4:8) directly reflects the Torah\u2019s foundational insistence that service, loyalty, and obedience belong exclusively to the LORD. The Torah repeatedly warns Israel against serving other gods, imitating their practices, or dividing their allegiance.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>&#8211; Torah parallels &#8211;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Exodus 20:5 \u2013 Israel is forbidden to serve idols, establishing that service belongs to God alone.<\/li>\n<li>Exodus 23:24\u201325 \u2013 Israel must not serve the gods of the nations but must serve the LORD, who blesses them.<\/li>\n<li>Exodus 34:14 \u2013 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cYou shall worship no other god,\u201d<\/em><\/span> grounding exclusive service in God\u2019s jealous covenant love.<\/li>\n<li>Deuteronomy 6:13 \u2013 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cYou shall fear the LORD your God and serve Him,\u201d<\/em><\/span> the exact passage Yeshua quotes in resisting temptation.<\/li>\n<li>Deuteronomy 7:4 \u2013 Serving other gods leads to turning away from the LORD and brings covenant consequences.<\/li>\n<li>Deuteronomy 10:12 \u2013 Israel is commanded to fear, walk with, love, and serve the LORD with all their heart and soul.<\/li>\n<li>Deuteronomy 10:20 \u2013 Israel must <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cfear the LORD\u2026 serve Him\u2026 and cling to Him,\u201d<\/em><\/span> emphasizing exclusive loyalty.<\/li>\n<li>Deuteronomy 11:13 \u2013 Blessing is tied to serving the LORD with wholehearted devotion.<\/li>\n<li>Deuteronomy 13:1\u20135 \u2013 Even miraculous signs must not lead Israel to serve other gods; exclusive service is non\u2011negotiable.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>&#8211; Context Synthesis &#8211;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Torah frames service as an expression of covenant loyalty: the LORD redeemed Israel; therefore, Israel must serve Him alone. Service is not merely ritual activity but total allegiance\u2014fear, obedience, love, and daily faithfulness. The Torah repeatedly warns that serving other gods is the root of apostasy, national ruin, and covenant breach. Yeshua\u2019s declaration in the wilderness stands squarely within this framework, affirming that true obedience requires exclusive service to God and rejecting every rival claim to loyalty.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>&#8211; Core Insight &#8211;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Torah teaches that service to God is inseparable from covenant identity and must be exclusive, wholehearted, and undivided. Yeshua\u2019s command continues this same covenant logic: only God is worthy of service, and resisting all competing claims is essential to faithful discipleship. This is how Yeshua 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Episode-732-.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Episode-733-.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Episode-734-.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Episode-735-.png\"><\/a><a href=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Episode-737-.png\"><\/a><a href=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Episode-741-.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Episode-744-.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Episode-747-.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Episode-748-.png\"><\/a><a href=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Episode-751-.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Episode-752-.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Episode-753-.png\"><\/a><a href=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Episode-756-.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Episode-757-.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Episode-758_-.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Episode-759-.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Episode-760-.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Episode-761-.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Episode-762-.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Episode-763-.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Episode-764-.png\"><\/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\/04\/Episode-767--1024x572.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Episode-767--1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Episode-767--300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Episode-767--200x112.png 200w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Episode-767--1536x857.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Episode-767--2048x1143.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Episode-767--753x420.png 753w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Episode-767--696x388.png 696w, https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Episode-767--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: God alone must be served &#8211; Episode 767 Matthew 4:10 \u05d4\u05b5\u05e9\u05b4\u05c1\u05d9\u05d1 \u05dc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d9\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05b7\u05c3 \u05f4 \u05d4\u05b4\u05e1\u05b0\u05ea\u05b7\u05bc\u05dc\u05b5\u05bc\u05e7, \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b8\u05bc\u05c2\u05d8\u05b8\u05df, \u05d4\u05b5\u05df \u05db\u05b8\u05bc\u05ea\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1, \u05f3\u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05ea\u05b4\u05bc\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05ea\u05b7\u05bc\u05d7\u05b2\u05d5\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05ea\u05b7\u05bc\u05e2\u05b2\u05d1\u05b9\u05d3\u05f3.\u05f4 Luke 4:8 4:8 \u05d4\u05b5\u05e9\u05b4\u05c1\u05d9\u05d1 \u05dc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d9\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05b7\u05c3 \u05f4\u05db\u05b8\u05bc\u05ea\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1, \u05f3\u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05ea\u05b4\u05bc\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05ea\u05b7\u05bc\u05d7\u05b2\u05d5\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b9\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05ea\u05b7\u05bc\u05e2\u05b2\u05d1\u05b9\u05d3\u05f3.\u05f4 #torah#torahwisdom#torahtruth#torahforlife#torah4you#torahtruth Matthew 4:10 4:10 Then Jesus said to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24713,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,34],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-24711","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\/24711","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=24711"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24711\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24715,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24711\/revisions\/24715"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}