"See, I place before you today a blessing and a curse..."
Ramban explains that if we choose to accept the Torah and to obey it then, it will be a blessing. If, however, we choose to discard the Torah and disobey the will of G-d, then Torah will be a curse for us.
I have heard from time to time that Yeshua has freed us from the "curse of the Law" and that we no longer need to embrace and obey the commandments of Hashem found in the "Old Testament."
The response to these claims appear later in Re'eh. Chapter 13 begins "the entire word that I command you, that shall you observe to do; you shall not add to it and you shall not subtract from it." It goes on to tell us that even if a prophet shall perform wonders, if he attempts to lead us away from G-d and His laws, we "do not hearken to the words of that prophet..."
Hashem has given us the ultimate in free will, we can choose Him and His Torah as our blessing or we can reject Him and the Torah to our ultimate cursing. The Zohar calls the 613 Mitzvot of the Torah "advice" something we can accept or reject.
What will be your choice? If, as I hope, you choose G-d and his Torah and its blessings, begin today... at this very moment and claim your blessing.
"See, I place before you today a blessing and a curse..."
Ramban explains that if we choose to accept the Torah and to obey it then, it will be a blessing. If, however, we choose to discard the Torah and disobey the will of G-d, then Torah will be a curse for us.
I have heard from time to time that Yeshua has freed us from the "curse of the Law" and that we no longer need to embrace and obey the commandments of Hashem found in the "Old Testament."
The response to these claims appear later in Re'eh. Chapter 13 begins "the entire word that I command you, that shall you observe to do; you shall not add to it and you shall not subtract from it." It goes on to tell us that even if a prophet shall perform wonders, if he attempts to lead us away from G-d and His laws, we "do not hearken to the words of that prophet..."
Hashem has given us the ultimate in free will, we can choose Him and His Torah as our blessing or we can reject Him and the Torah to our ultimate cursing. The Zohar calls the 613 Mitzvot of the Torah "advice" something we can accept or reject.
What will be your choice? If, as I hope, you choose G-d and his Torah and its blessings, begin today... at this very moment and claim your blessing.
"See, I place before you today a blessing and a curse..."
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