{"id":24754,"date":"2026-05-08T12:18:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T12:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=24754"},"modified":"2026-05-08T12:21:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T12:21:01","slug":"bits-of-torah-truths-torah-concept-in-the-nt-you-shall-not-covet-episode-776","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/bits-of-torah-truths-torah-concept-in-the-nt-you-shall-not-covet-episode-776\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits of Torah Truths &#8211; #Torah Concept in the NT: You shall not Covet &#8211; Episode 776"},"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: You shall not Covet - Episode 776\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BxneRMJyRYc?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: You shall not Covet &#8211; Episode 776 <\/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>Romans 13:9<br><\/strong> \u05d4\u05b5\u05df \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05b4\u05bc\u05e6\u05b0\u05d5\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05f4\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05ea\u05b4\u05e0\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05e3\u05f4, \u05f4\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05ea\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05e6\u05b7\u05d7\u05f4, \u05f4\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05ea\u05b4\u05d2\u05b0\u05e0\u05b9\u05d1\u05f4, \u05f4\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05ea\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05de\u05b9\u05d3\u05f4, \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc \u05de\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05ea, \u05db\u05b0\u05bc\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d1\u05b7\u05bc\u05de\u05b7\u05bc\u05d0\u05b2\u05de\u05b8\u05e8 \u05f4\u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05bc \u05dc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05e2\u05b2\u05da\u05b8 \u05db\u05b8\u05bc\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05da\u05b8.\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>Romans 13:9 <br><\/strong>13:9 For this, \u201cYOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, YOU SHALL NOT MURDER, YOU SHALL NOT STEAL, YOU SHALL NOT COVET,\u201d and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this saying, \u201cYOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.\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>The NT command <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cYou shall not covet\u201d<\/em><\/span> (Romans 13:9) directly reflects the Torah\u2019s prohibition against inward desire that seeks to grasp what belongs to another. Torah treats coveting not merely as an internal impulse but as the root of actions that violate neighbor-love and disrupt covenant order.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>&#8211; Torah parallels &#8211;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Exodus 20:17 \u2014 The tenth commandment forbids coveting a neighbor\u2019s house, wife, servants, animals, or anything that belongs to him.<\/li>\n<li>Deuteronomy 5:21 \u2014 Moses reiterates the command, distinguishing between coveting and desiring, showing the depth of the heart-level prohibition.<\/li>\n<li>Exodus 18:21 \u2014 Leaders must hate covetousness, indicating that coveting corrupts judgment and community leadership.<\/li>\n<li>Deuteronomy 7:25 \u2014 Israel is warned not to covet the silver or gold of idols, linking coveting to idolatry and spiritual compromise.<\/li>\n<li>Joshua 7:20\u201321 (referenced as Torah-era narrative) \u2014 Achan\u2019s confession shows the pattern: seeing, coveting, taking, illustrating how coveting leads to sin and communal harm.<\/li>\n<li>Deuteronomy 17:16\u201317 \u2014 Kings are warned not to multiply horses, wives, or wealth, guarding against covetous ambition that leads to oppression.<\/li>\n<li>Exodus 22:10\u201313 \u2014 Laws of stewardship imply that coveting another\u2019s goods leads to misusing or misrepresenting entrusted property.<\/li>\n<li>Leviticus 19:18 \u2014 The command to love one\u2019s neighbor as oneself stands as the opposite of coveting, framing the heart ethic behind the law.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>&#8211; Context Synthesis &#8211;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Paul\u2019s use of <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cYou shall not covet\u201d<\/em><\/span> in Romans 13:9 assumes the Torah\u2019s understanding that coveting is the internal seed from which theft, adultery, false witness, and other sins grow. In the Torah, coveting is not merely wanting something but desiring it in a way that disregards God\u2019s boundaries and the wellbeing of one\u2019s neighbor. The New Testament continues this framework by teaching that love fulfills the law because love refuses to grasp what God has not given. Coveting is therefore a heart-level violation that undermines the relational fabric of the covenant community.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>&#8211; Core Insight &#8211;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Torah reveals that coveting is a distortion of desire that places self above God\u2019s order and neighbor\u2019s good. Paul affirms this same truth, showing that the gospel calls believers to transformed desires that align with love, contentment, and trust in God\u2019s provision. 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