{"id":24949,"date":"2026-06-29T19:11:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T19:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=24949"},"modified":"2026-06-29T19:12:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T19:12:06","slug":"bits-of-torah-truths-torah-concept-in-the-nt-cleave-to-good-episode-814","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/bits-of-torah-truths-torah-concept-in-the-nt-cleave-to-good-episode-814\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits of Torah Truths &#8211; #Torah Concept in the NT: Cleave to Good &#8211; Episode 814"},"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: Cleave to Good - Episode 814\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e_o6hhtzte4?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: Cleave to Good &#8211; Episode 814 <\/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 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Romans 12:9<br><\/strong> \u05ea\u05b0\u05bc\u05d4\u05b5\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05d1\u05b7\u05ea\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05de\u05b8\u05d3\u05b7\u05ea \u05e4\u05b8\u05bc\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd. \u05e9\u05b4\u05c2\u05e0\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05e8\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d3\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e7\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05b7\u05bc\u05d8\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><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 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Romans 12:9 <br><\/strong>12:9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good. (NASB) <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><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 to <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201ccleave to good\u201d<\/em><\/span> (Romans 12:9) reflects a Torah\u2011rooted pattern in which Israel is repeatedly instructed to cling to what is righteous, pure, and aligned with God\u2019s character. The Torah frames this cleaving as an active, continual attachment to God\u2019s ways rather than a passive moral preference.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>&#8211; Torah parallels &#8211;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Deuteronomy 10:20 \u2013 Israel is commanded to <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cfear the LORD\u2026 and cleave to Him,\u201d<\/em><\/span> making attachment to God the foundation of moral goodness.<\/li>\n<li>Deuteronomy 11:22\u201323 \u2013 Cleaving to God is linked with walking in His ways and keeping His commandments, showing that goodness is defined by God\u2019s revealed standards.<\/li>\n<li>Deuteronomy 13:4 \u2013 Israel must follow God, keep His commandments, obey His voice, serve Him, and cleave to Him, presenting cleaving as a comprehensive life\u2011orientation toward the good.<\/li>\n<li>Deuteronomy 30:19\u201320 \u2013 Choosing life and blessing is expressed by loving God, obeying His voice, and cleaving to Him, identifying goodness with covenantal loyalty.<\/li>\n<li>Exodus 23:2 \u2013 Israel is forbidden to follow a multitude into evil, implying that clinging to good requires resisting social pressure toward wrongdoing.<\/li>\n<li>Leviticus 19:2 \u2013 Israel is commanded to be holy as God is holy, grounding goodness in God\u2019s own nature.<\/li>\n<li>Deuteronomy 6:18 \u2013 Israel must <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cdo that which is right and good,\u201d<\/em><\/span> making goodness an active pursuit rather than a passive avoidance of evil.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>&#8211; Context Synthesis &#8211;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Paul\u2019s exhortation in Romans 12:9 echoes the Torah\u2019s insistence that goodness is not abstract but covenantal\u2014rooted in God\u2019s character and expressed through obedience to His revealed will. The Torah consistently frames cleaving to good as cleaving to God Himself, walking in His ways, resisting evil influences, and choosing life through faithful obedience. Paul\u2019s instruction therefore stands firmly within the Torah\u2019s moral vision: genuine love rejects evil and actively attaches itself to what God calls good.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>&#8211; Core Insight &#8211;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>To <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201ccleave to good\u201d<\/em><\/span> is to bind oneself to God\u2019s character, God\u2019s commandments, and God\u2019s ways, just as the Torah repeatedly commands Israel to cleave to the LORD. Paul\u2019s teaching continues this same covenantal pattern, calling believers in Yeshua to pursue goodness with deliberate attachment and unwavering loyalty. 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