The Bible: The Book Of The Torah

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The book of the Torah consists of the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Even though the Torah is made up of five books, it is still one whole book. While reading the book, to understand it easier, the message can be divided into two patterns. Narrative, poetry, and epilogue focus on the eschatology of the book. Covenant, stipulation, and failure focus on the ethics of the book. The message of the Torah is to instruct readers that because of the sinfulness of man, a barrier arises between God and man so the Mosaic Covenant is put in place, but God promises hope through the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that one-day man will return to God and His kingdom. Man is sinful which causes a …show more content…

God provided laws to Moses for the Israelites at Mt. Sinai because of their sin. These laws, also known as the Mosaic Covenant, are called the Ten Commandments. The laws were established to keep order among the Israelites as well as point them to their sins. Even though these law codes are decades of years old, God established these laws to provide wisdom to the reader today. The barrier between God and man still exists today because of how sinful man’s heart is. Man’s heart is extremely sinful and needs to be right in order for a good relationship to occur with God. In the Torah, the Israelites were required to make blood sacrifices in order to receive forgiveness from God for their sin. In the book of Deuteronomy, it summarizes everything that has taken place so far in the Torah. Deuteronomy also teaches what happens after the Ten Commandments are given to the Israelites. The most important chapters in the Torah are Deuteronomy 29-30. These chapters emphasize that God will exile the Israelites but also make a way for them to return again to Him. In addition, God exiles His children because man’s heart is so sinful just like the Israelites. God provides hope because after the exile “in the end of the days,” He will circumcise the heart of man and return Israel as well as His children to Him. God also requires His children to love Him completely, this is known as the Shema. For example, the Israelites are

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