[youtube url=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=McchQQ0l5DM&feature=youtu.be”]<\/p>\n
This week\u2019s reading is from Parashat Noach (Shemot \/ Genesis 6:9-11:32<\/span><\/em>).\u00a0 The opening verses tell us that the Lord saw all of the wickedness of mankind on the face of the earth (\u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e8\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e8\u05b8\u05e2\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d9\u05b5\u05e6\u05b6\u05e8 \u05de\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d1\u05b9\u05ea \u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05e8\u05b7\u05e7 \u05e8\u05b7\u05e2 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd: \u05d5\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05d7\u05b6\u05dd \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05e2\u05b8\u05e9\u05b8\u05b9\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b5\u05d1 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9).\u00a0 The Lord said that the heart of man was consistently focused upon evil (Bereshit \/ Genesis 6:9<\/span><\/em>).\u00a0 It grieved the Lord that He had made man.\u00a0 As a result, the Lord was going to bring a great flood to destroy all life having breath from the face of the earth.\u00a0 God instructs Noach to build an ark and then Noach, his family, two of every unclean animal, and 7 pairs of every clean animal enter into the ark.\u00a0 In Bereshit \/ Genesis 9:11<\/span><\/em> the Lord says \u05d5\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05e7\u05b4\u05de\u05b9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u201cI establish my covenant with you,\u201d<\/span><\/em> declaring that He will establish His covenant again with man.\u00a0 He places His bow as a reminder of this covenant to not destroy the earth by water (flood) again.\u00a0 The interesting topic about this week\u2019s portion is found in the opening words that describe Noah as a righteous man.\u00a0 The Scriptures describe Moshe as a righteous man.\u00a0 The question is, based upon the generation that he lived, how righteous would one have to be in order to excel beyond the generations of Noah?\u00a0 How righteous was Noah and are there different levels of righteousness?<\/p>\n \u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05d9\u05ea \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05d5<\/strong> Bereshit \/ Genesis 6:9<\/span><\/em><\/strong> The question that presents itself with regard to the righteousness of Noah, \u201cAre there really degrees in truth and righteousness?\u201d<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 If you were asked this question, how would you respond?\u00a0 Yes, No, Maybe?\u00a0 In Hebrew a \u201crighteous one\u201d is called a \u201cTsadik\u201d<\/span><\/em> (\u05e6\u05d3\u05d9\u05e7, singular, \u201cTsadikim,\u201d<\/span><\/em> \u05e6\u05d3\u05d9\u05e7\u05d9\u05dd, plural).\u00a0 According to Jewish tradition, the Tsadik is a title given to person who is considered righteous, such people as Biblical figures and later the rabbis of blessed memory.\u00a0 The root of the word \u201cTsadik,\u201d<\/span><\/em> is \u05e6\u05d3\u05e7 tzedek, which means \u201cjustice\u201d<\/span><\/em> or \u201crighteousness,\u201d<\/span><\/em> and is also the root for \u201ctzedakah\u201d<\/span><\/em> meaning \u201ccharity,\u201d<\/span><\/em> or literally \u201crighteousness.\u201d<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 The term Tsadik, \u201crighteous,\u201d<\/span> <\/em>and its associated meanings, are well developed in Rabbinic thought which may also be compared to the Talmudic concept of the \u201ckhasid\u201d<\/span><\/em> (\u201cpious one,\u201d<\/span><\/em> from the root khesed \u05d7\u05e1\u05d3).\u00a0 The question is though whether the concept of different degrees of righteousness is really biblical?\u00a0 Well, interestingly enough, Yeshua had something to say concerning levels of righteousness according to Matthew 5:18-20<\/span><\/em>.<\/p>\n Matthew 5:18-20<\/span><\/em><\/strong> Yeshua commented to his disciples saying, \u201cunless your righteousness surpasses that of the pharisees.\u201d<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 This statement is significant because, how can one\u2019s righteousness surpass or exceed that of another?\u00a0 Can a person be two or three times more correct than a disagreeing party?\u00a0 Are there degrees in truth and righteousness?\u00a0 Well, according to the Scriptures it appears that not all righteous persons are equal.\u00a0 There does appear to be different individuals with differing levels of holiness and righteousness.\u00a0 Based upon the Torah portion, here in Parashat Noah, the text appears to call our attention to the righteousness of individuals in the narrative, especially in the cases of Noah and Abraham.\u00a0 We can see this if we compare the different ways in which the Torah describes both Noah and Abraham according to Bereshit \/ Genesis 6:9 and 17:1.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Bereshit \/ Genesis 6:9<\/span><\/em><\/strong> \u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05d9\u05ea \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05d5<\/strong> Bereshit \/ Genesis 17:1<\/span><\/em><\/strong> \u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05d9\u05ea \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05d9\u05d6<\/strong> Based upon these Scriptures, the Torah states that Noah \u201cwalked with God\u201d<\/span><\/em> (\u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b6\u05da\u05b0-\u05e0\u05b9\u05d7\u05b7) whereas for Abraham, we are told the Lord speaks to Abraham and says \u201cWalk before Me\u201d<\/span><\/em> (\u05d4\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b7\u05d9).\u00a0 The difference here is that Noah walked with God, while Abraham walked before God.\u00a0 What is the difference between walking with God and walking Before God?\u00a0 The Torah also tells us the following in Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 13:5<\/span><\/em>, \u05d5\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d7\u05b9\u05dc\u05b5\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b8\u05ea \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d3\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8-\u05e1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e6\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd | \u05de\u05b5\u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05de\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05b9\u05d3\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05de\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05ea \u05e2\u05b2\u05d1\u05b8\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d7\u05b2\u05da\u05b8 \u05de\u05b4\u05df-\u05d4\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e6\u05b4\u05d5\u05bc\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b8\u05dc\u05b6\u05db\u05b6\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b4\u05e2\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05e2 \u05de\u05b4\u05e7\u05bc\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05da\u05b8: 13:5 \u2018But that prophet or that dreamer of dreams shall be put to death, because he has counseled rebellion against the Lord your God who brought you from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery, to seduce you from the way in which the Lord your God commanded you to walk. So you shall purge the evil from among you. (NASB)<\/span><\/em> In Deuteronomy, we find this concept of walking according to \u201cthe way the Lord commanded,\u201d<\/span><\/em> which is synonymous to walking after the Lord your God.\u00a0 So within these three scripture verses, there is \u201cwalking with God,\u201d \u201cwalking before God,\u201d and \u201cwalking after God.\u201d<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 How do all of these things fit together?\u00a0 The answer may be found in the Torah descriptions of righteousness.\u00a0 Thinking about righteousness,as you know, righteousness is not an instantaneous thing that occurs in our lives, righteousness and righteous living actually takes time to develop in our lives.\u00a0 For example, after Adam had sinned, we see the onset of a natural order of decay and death.\u00a0 There was not an instantaneous shift in the world to death, it was more gradual and we can see this based upon the life spans of those recorded in the book of Genesis, where each subsequent person lived shorter and shorter lives.\u00a0 Similarly, the Lord did not seek to correct the world instantaneously, rather, mankind was given instructions to obey the word of the Lord.\u00a0 The significance of these things is in the walk of the righteous, it is a slow, gradual, and steady moral progression that occurs in our lives.\u00a0 For example, when we first come to faith in the Messiah, we did not instantaneously walk perfect before God and I do not think we will ever walk perfectly before the Lord in this life.\u00a0 However, we do strive to do so with each day we live here on earth.<\/p>\n The rabbis of blessed memory (Chachameinu Zichronam Liv\u2019racha, \u05d7\u05db\u05de\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5 \u05d6\u05db\u05e8\u05d5\u05e0\u05dd \u05dc\u05d1\u05e8\u05db\u05d4) also asked the same questions regarding Noah, righteousness, and the generation that he lived in according to Midrash Rabbah Bereshit, Parashat 30, Part 9<\/span><\/em> (\u05de\u05d3\u05e8\u05e9 \u05e8\u05d1\u05d4 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05d9\u05ea \u05e4\u05e8\u05e9\u05d4 \u05dc \u05e1\u05d9\u05de\u05df \u05d8).<\/p>\n Midrash Rabbah Bereshit, Parashat 30, Part 9<\/span><\/em><\/strong> \u05de\u05d3\u05e8\u05e9 \u05e8\u05d1\u05d4 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05d9\u05ea \u05e4\u05e8\u05e9\u05d4 \u05dc \u05e1\u05d9\u05de\u05df \u05d8<\/strong> According to the midrash, rabbi Judah said that it was only in his generation that he (Noah) was considered a righteous man.\u00a0 Noah was a righteous man by compromise.\u00a0 What does it mean \u201cby compromise?\u201d<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 He says that if he had lived in the time of Moshe, he would not have been called righteous.\u00a0 He makes a comparison to the street that contains men who are totally blind.\u00a0 A one eyed man is called clear sighted, and an infant a scholar.\u00a0 Another parable that is used is that of a wine vault, one barrel is vinegar, another is vinegar, the third is found turning sour.\u00a0 The idea is that in comparison to his generation, it did not take much to be considered a righteous man.\u00a0 Rabbi Nehemiah said on the other hand that he was in fact a righteous man in his generation.\u00a0 The comparison that is made is to a perfume bottle laying in the midst of a graveyard.\u00a0 Though there is death all around, within is a fragrant odor.\u00a0 The concept here is taken from the Torah regarding Noah who \u201cwalked with God\u201d verses Abraham who \u201cwalked before God.\u201d<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 Was Noah only as good as the standards of his time?\u00a0 Does the standard that we live by become flexible depending upon the generation that we live in?\u00a0 Taking the example from Noah, his generation was very wicked, so much so the Lord destroyed all life that had breath from the face of the earth.\u00a0 Yeshua spoke of the last days before his return, Matthew 24:37<\/span><\/em> and Luke 17:26<\/span><\/em>, that it would be as in the days of Noah.\u00a0 Destruction would come upon the people without notice.\u00a0 Could Yeshua also have been referring to the state of wickedness in these last days also?\u00a0 By simple observation, there are cultural indicators of an increase in wickedness, e.g. homosexuality, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, suicide, rape, pregnancy, robbery, and assault, even terrorism, and mass murder, rumors of war and wars, etc.\u00a0 Based upon these indicators, the standard of justice, holiness, and righteousness in our culture is waning.\u00a0 Are the rabbis saying that righteousness is relative to a persons cultural setting?\u00a0 Should our righteousness be judged based upon the state of the culture today as compared to 100, 200, or 300 years ago?<\/p>\n Noah, according to the Scriptures, was just and good according to the standards that were prevalent in his day.\u00a0 For this reason the Torah emphasizes that Noah was \u201cfaultless in his generation.\u201d\u00a0 His level of righteousness was antithetical to the moral expectations of his generation.\u00a0 Abraham on the other hand sought to proclaim righteousness and the one true God to all the world.\u00a0 According to the Rabbis, in Talmud Bavli Yoma 28b<\/span><\/em>, Abraham walked before God preparing the world to be ready for the greatest enlightenment of all, the giving of the Torah.\u00a0 As a result of this interpretation on Abraham\u2019s life, the rabbis say that Abraham fulfilled the Torah in his proclaiming righteousness to the world.\u00a0 Abraham\u2019s righteousness was the result of his love and faith in the Lord and His promises.\u00a0 This is exactly what the apostles taught in the Apostolic Writings.\u00a0 The Apostle Paul said the following concerning righteousness in Romans 10:5-6<\/span><\/em>:<\/p>\n Romans 10:5-11<\/span><\/em><\/strong> Paul makes a clear distinction between the \u201crighteousness that is by the Law\u201d<\/span><\/em> and the \u201crighteousness that is by faith.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/em> The difference between these two types of righteousness is found within this week\u2019s Torah portion and the comparison between Noah and Abraham.\u00a0 We are not told that Noah was given a set of commands to obey.\u00a0 Therefore, when the Scriptures say \u201cNoah was a righteous man, blameless in his time; Noah walked with God,\u201d<\/span><\/em> Noah walked in righteousness and justice because he loved the Lord God Almighty and believed in Him.\u00a0 Similarly with Abraham, he was not given a command to proclaim righteousness to the nations; his proclamation of righteousness to the world was based upon his love and faith in the Lord in heaven.\u00a0 The apostle Paul agrees with this in Romans 4:1-3<\/span> <\/em>when he states his understanding of Abraham, that Abraham was not justified by works, he was declared righteous through faith. Paul said,\u00a0 \u201cWhat then shall we say that Abraham our father has found according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the Scripture say? Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.\u201d<\/span><\/em> (Romans 4:1-3<\/span><\/em>)\u00a0 These men are our examples, to live our lives by faith, because we love the Lord choose to walk in His ways.\u00a0 According to the Torah, God\u2019s ways are peace, love, mercy, righteousness, justice, holiness, and innocence.\u00a0 The level of righteousness according to the Torah is not supposed to change with regard to the extent of wickedness of a given generation.\u00a0 God\u2019s righteousness and standard for living is eternal.\u00a0 With the help of Yeshua the Messiah and the Holy Spirit of God, we are given the power to walk in His ways, to abide in the Messiah (in Christ), even in the midst of an evil generation.\u00a0 Praise the Lord!\u00a0 BTT_Parashat Noach-2014<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [youtube url=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=McchQQ0l5DM&feature=youtu.be”] This week\u2019s reading is from Parashat Noach (Shemot \/ Genesis 6:9-11:32).\u00a0 The opening verses tell us that the Lord saw all of the wickedness of mankind on the face of the earth (\u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e8\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e8\u05b8\u05e2\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d9\u05b5\u05e6\u05b6\u05e8 \u05de\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d1\u05b9\u05ea \u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05e8\u05b7\u05e7 \u05e8\u05b7\u05e2 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd: \u05d5\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05d7\u05b6\u05dd \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05e2\u05b8\u05e9\u05b8\u05b9\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b5\u05d1 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9).\u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3407,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3399","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bits-of-torah-truth"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3399","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=3399"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3399\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
\n\u05d8\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b9\u05ea \u05e0\u05b9\u05d7\u05b7 \u05e0\u05b9\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05e6\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05e7 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b9\u05e8\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5\u00a0 \u05b1\u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b6\u05da\u05b0-\u05e0\u05b9\u05d7\u05b7:<\/p>\n
\n 6:9 These are the records of the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his time; Noah walked with God. (NASB)<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n 5:18 \u2018For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished. 5:19 \u2018Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 5:20 \u2018For I say to you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. (NASB)<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n 6:9 These are the records of the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his time; Noah walked with God. (NASB)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n
\n\u05d8\u00a0 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b9\u05ea \u05e0\u05b9\u05d7\u05b7 \u05e0\u05b9\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05e6\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05e7 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b9\u05e8\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5\u00a0 \u05b1\u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b6\u05da\u05b0-\u05e0\u05b9\u05d7\u05b7:<\/p>\n
\n 17:1 Now when Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, \u2018I am God Almighty; Walk before Me, and be blameless. (NASB)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n
\n\u05d0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05df-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05ea\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05e2 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b6\u05d4\u05b0\u05d9\u05b5\u05d4 \u05ea\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd:<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\n In his generations.\u00a0 Rabbi Judah and Rabbi Nehemiah differed.\u00a0 Rabbi Judah said, Only in his generations was he a righteous man (by compromise); had he flourished in the generation of Moshe or Samuel, he would not have been called righteous, in the street of the totally blind, the one-eyed man is called clear sighted, and the infant is called a scholar.\u00a0 It is as if a man who had a wine vault opened one barrel and found it vinegar; another found it vinegar; the third, however, he found turning sour.\u00a0 It is turning, people said to him.\u00a0 Is there any better here?\u00a0 He retorted.\u00a0 Similarly, In his generations he was a righteous man.\u00a0 Rabbi\u00a0 Nehemiah said, If he was righteous in his generation, how much more so had he lived in the age of Moshe.\u00a0 He might be compared to a tightly closed phial of perfume lying in a graveyard, which nevertheless gave forth a fragrant odor; how much more then if it were outside the graveyard.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n
\n\u05d8 \u05d1\u05d3\u05d5\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9\u05d5, \u05e8\u05d1\u05d9 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e8\u05d1\u05d9 \u05e0\u05d7\u05de\u05d9\u05d4, \u05e8\u05d1\u05d9 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4 \u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d1\u05d3\u05d5\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d4\u05d9\u05d4 \u05e6\u05d3\u05d9\u05e7, \u05d4\u05d0 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d5 \u05d4\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d1\u05d3\u05d5\u05e8\u05d5 \u05e9\u05dc \u05de\u05e9\u05d4 \u05d0\u05d5 \u05d1\u05d3\u05d5\u05e8\u05d5 \u05e9\u05dc \u05e9\u05de\u05d5\u05d0\u05dc \u05dc\u05d0 \u05d4\u05d9\u05d4 \u05e6\u05d3\u05d9\u05e7, \u05d1\u05e9\u05d5\u05e7 \u05e1\u05de\u05d9\u05d9\u05d0 \u05e6\u05d5\u05d5\u05d7\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05e2\u05d5\u05d5\u05d9\u05e8\u05d0 \u05e1\u05d2\u05d9 \u05e0\u05d4\u05d5\u05e8, \u05de\u05e9\u05dc \u05dc\u05d0\u05d7\u05d3 \u05e9\u05d4\u05d9\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d5 \u05de\u05e8\u05ea\u05e3 \u05d0\u05d7\u05d3 \u05e9\u05dc \u05d9\u05d9\u05df, \u05e4\u05ea\u05d7 \u05d4\u05d1\u05d9\u05ea \u05d0\u05d7\u05ea \u05d5\u05de\u05e6\u05d0\u05d4 \u05e9\u05dc \u05d7\u05d5\u05de\u05e5, \u05e9\u05e0\u05d9\u05d4 \u05db\u05df, \u05e9\u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05d9\u05ea \u05d5\u05de\u05e6\u05d0\u05d4 \u05e7\u05d5\u05e1\u05e1, \u05d0\u05de\u05e8\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05d9\u05d4 \u05e7\u05d5\u05e1\u05e1 \u05d4\u05d5\u05d0, \u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05dc\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05d5\u05d0\u05d9\u05ea \u05d4\u05db\u05d0 \u05d8\u05d1 \u05de\u05d9\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d0\u05f4\u05dc \u05dc\u05d0, \u05db\u05da \u05d1\u05d3\u05d5\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d4\u05d9\u05d4 \u05e6\u05d3\u05d9\u05e7 \u05d4\u05d0 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d5 \u05d4\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d1\u05d3\u05d5\u05e8\u05d5 \u05e9\u05dc \u05de\u05e9\u05d4 \u05d0\u05d5 \u05d1\u05d3\u05d5\u05e8\u05d5 \u05e9\u05dc \u05e9\u05de\u05d5\u05d0\u05dc \u05dc\u05d0 \u05d4\u05d9\u05d4 \u05e6\u05d3\u05d9\u05e7, \u05e8\u05d1\u05d9 \u05e0\u05d7\u05de\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d5\u05de\u05d4 \u05d0\u05dd \u05d1\u05d3\u05d5\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d4\u05d9\u05d4 \u05e6\u05d3\u05d9\u05e7, \u05d0\u05dc\u05d5 \u05d4\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d1\u05d3\u05d5\u05e8\u05d5 \u05e9\u05dc \u05de\u05e9\u05d4 \u05d0\u05d5 \u05d1\u05d3\u05d5\u05e8\u05d5 \u05e9\u05dc \u05e9\u05de\u05d5\u05d0\u05dc \u05e2\u05dc \u05d0\u05d7\u05ea \u05db\u05de\u05d4 \u05d5\u05db\u05de\u05d4, \u05de\u05e9\u05dc \u05dc\u05e6\u05dc\u05d5\u05d7\u05d9\u05ea \u05e9\u05dc \u05d0\u05e4\u05e8\u05e1\u05de\u05d5\u05df \u05de\u05d5\u05e7\u05e4\u05ea \u05e6\u05de\u05d9\u05d3 \u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05dc, \u05d5\u05de\u05d5\u05e0\u05d7\u05ea \u05d1\u05d9\u05df \u05d4\u05e7\u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea, \u05d5\u05d4\u05d9\u05d4 \u05e8\u05d9\u05d7\u05d4 \u05e0\u05d5\u05d3\u05e3, \u05d5\u05d0\u05dc\u05d5 \u05d4\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d7\u05d5\u05e5 \u05dc\u05e7\u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea \u05e2\u05d0\u05db\u05f4\u05d5, \u05de\u05e9\u05dc \u05dc\u05d1\u05ea\u05d5\u05dc\u05d4 \u05e9\u05d4\u05d9\u05ea\u05d4 \u05e9\u05e8\u05d5\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d1\u05e9\u05d5\u05e7 \u05e9\u05dc \u05d6\u05d5\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05e6\u05d0 \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9\u05d4 \u05e9\u05dd \u05e8\u05e2, \u05d0\u05dc\u05d5 \u05d4\u05d9\u05ea\u05d4 \u05d1\u05e9\u05d5\u05e7\u05df \u05e9\u05dc \u05db\u05e9\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea \u05e2\u05dc \u05d0\u05d7\u05ea \u05db\u05de\u05d4 \u05d5\u05db\u05de\u05d4, \u05db\u05da \u05d5\u05de\u05d4 \u05d0\u05dd \u05d1\u05d3\u05d5\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d4\u05d9\u05d4 \u05e6\u05d3\u05d9\u05e7 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d5 \u05d4\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d1\u05d3\u05d5\u05e8\u05d5 \u05e9\u05dc \u05de\u05e9\u05d4 \u05d0\u05d5 \u05d1\u05d3\u05d5\u05e8\u05d5 \u05e9\u05dc \u05e9\u05de\u05d5\u05d0\u05dc \u05e2\u05dc \u05d0\u05d7\u05ea \u05db\u05de\u05d4 \u05d5\u05db\u05de\u05d4.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\n 10:5 For Moses writes that the man who practices the righteousness which is based on law shall live by that righteousness. 10:6 But the righteousness based on faith speaks as follows: \u2018Do not say in your heart, \u2018Who will ascend into heaven?\u2019 (that is, to bring Christ down), 10:7 or \u2018Who will descend into the abyss?\u2019 (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).\u2019 10:8 But what does it say? \u2018The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart\u2019 that is, the word of faith which we are preaching, 10:9 that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; 10:10 for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. 10:11 For the Scripture says, \u2018Whoever believes in Him will not be disappointed.\u2019 (NASB)<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n