Context. First I meant to illustrate the start to the decree. Then the Next Bold Sentence is when Moses begins giving Torah, His Instructions are part of it. It fits with the message He is constantly giving. I love my people, I protect my people, I instruct my People, if they are my people they will listen. The context was not their that They were speaking to Him but That Elohim was speaking from Moses.
Torah is the first five books, also called the books Moshe, the Pentateuch, Books of Law or usually just called the Law. It has the Instruction that God gave to live by but just as important It is here and here alone (the Epistles confirm it) that we have what is sin defined to us. Torah, which was given from God is what tells us what sin is. We also get the first promise of salvation and messianic prophecy here.
Nevi'im is the books of Prophets separated into two groups The early Prophets consisting of the narrative books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings; while the Latter Prophets include the books of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and The Twelve minor prophets.
There are many Instructions and decrees in Torah and Nevi'im .
You also have Ketuvim or writings such as Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Ester, Ezra-Nehemiah, Daniel and Chronicles I,II. Some Tanahk's have Daniel in the Prophet section some don't. In Ketuvim you will find Dath, decrees, and Prophecy all through out the writings. Most of that Dath though good examples weren't instruction for us because they were decrees of men to other men or decrees from man to God to follow but to high light what is going on. Timothy did say All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness. But not all of Scripture is His commands (mitzvot), His Statues (chukkovt) and His instructions (vetovrot) some of it is History and testimony.
So I agree it is All about His Instructions and promise highlighted in Torah and Nevi'im.
Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.
No Argument Both great examples of instruction from Torah. Torah is Love, you instruct those you love how to be the best they can be. The messages of the Prophets {besides prophecy} was you don't love God that's why your not following His instructions.
I personal understand that Grace and Torah are part of the same covenant, the same House and Yeshua is the Door. You cant be in submission to someone without directions your suppose to submit to. The Ten commandments, its Torah, love thy neighbor, its Torah, Love God with all... its Torah again. If your not in submission your in rebellion. We submit because we love HIM and we know it pleases HIM. Like some wives we submit fully others only as much as we feel we should. Some times we say I'm not obligated to do that to justify not submitting to instruction. Which type of wife are you? What kind do you want? Just remember that when your wife does the same to you.
Its Grace and Torah, submit to Him and do what is asked of you. You receive a free unwarranted gift of a new car. You still have to up keep the car. Change the oil, What type of oil does it use? Gasoline or Diesel? Window wiper fluid, where's the tank? Do you need a funnel? So much more is needed to be done. If you what is needed to up keep that free unwarranted gift of a new car it'll break down and be worthless. It'll take you no where, and you'll miss the party and from what I've been told its to die for. So we have an instruction manual that tells you have to take care of the car. If someone neglects to take care of their own car because their to busy judging the way others are taking care of their own. its their own fault if they miss the party.
James 2:14-16
What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone says he has faith, but does not have works? Can such faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Go in shalom, keep warm and well fed,” but you do not give them what the body needs, what good is that? 17 So also faith, if it does not have works, is dead by itself.
18 But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith without works and I will show you faith by my works. 19 You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe—and shudder! 20 But do you want to know, you empty person, that faith without works is dead? 21 Wasn’t Abraham our father proved righteous by works when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar? 22 You see that faith worked together with his works, and by the works his faith was made complete. 23 The Scripture was fulfilled that says, “And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness”—and he was called God’s friend. 24 You see that a man is proved righteous by works and not by faith alone. 25 And likewise, wasn’t Rahab the prostitute also proved righteous by works when she welcomed the messengers and sent them out another way? 26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.
An Understanding that changed my life. Its pointless to argue with scripture. If we have faith but our Hearts have not changed to causes us to act. To submit and do the things He has instructed us to do like, Deuteronomy 15:11 I therefore command you, “Open your hand to the poor and needy neighbor in your land.” the example given in the "New Testament" book of James quoted above, then our faith is dead and no better than a Demons belief. Abraham had faith and out of Love he submitted.
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) (Why does everyone have to protect this guy. I just don't get it.) I don't have any wounds as you say, I actually think any of these discussion with all the adjective uses when a idea is not liked becomes childish. But I have noticed, Torah people stick with Torah people and I guess that is to be expected. To me, and this is my opinion, and out of love (the same as you casing your post in love), dealing with Torah people is like dealing with what it seems Pharisees would have been (remember this is my opinion, nothing more). A religious thought that looked more at the rules than the Spirit of God.