Hebrew Alignment(Vox): To-Rah תּוֺרָה

KEY WORD:       תּוֺרָה   (To-rah : Directions / Instructions)
 התורה    (ha-To-rah : The To-rah )

BDB Reference: תּוֺרָה (Noun feminine)

1) Instruction:  a. Human: of a mother.  b. Divine: through his servants  c. A body of Prophetic (Or sometimes perhaps priestly) teaching…

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The Hebrew wordתורה  (torah, Strong's #8451) is usually translated into the English word "Law". Because of this translation there is a great misunderstanding of what "Torah" truly is. "TORAH IS NOT LAW". When we use the word "law" we assume a certain meaning and concept of the word that is not present in the Hebrew Scriptures.

The word Torah comes from the Hebrew root word י-ר-ה (Strong's #3384), a verb which means "to flow or throw something". A “Hebraic definition” of Torah is "a set of Instructions, from a father to his children, violation of these instructions are disciplined in order to foster obedience and train his children".

Key Verse: (To align the mind’s impressions)

Proverbs 1:8

"Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's Torah." 

Proverbs 3:1

"My son, do not forget my Torah, but keep my commands in your heart".

 Psalms 94:12

"Blessed is the man you discipline, O Yehovah, the man you teach from your Torah".

NOTE:

The purpose of a parent’s Torah is to teach and bring the children to maturity. If the Torah is violated out of disrespect or defiant disobedience, the child is punished. If the child desires to follow the instructions out of a loving obedience but falls short of the expectations, the child is commended for the effort and counselled on how to perform the instructions better the next time.

Unlike Torah, ‘The Law’ is a set of rules from a government and binding on a community. Violation of the rules require punishment. With this type of law, there is no room for teaching. God, as our heavenly Father, gives his children his Torah in the same manner as parents give their Torah to their children, not in the manner as a government does to its citizens.

We must also account for Yehovah’s sovereign ability to make judgement against SIN (Behaviour blatantly against the Torah) & Evil.

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