How much importance do you give the study of the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament)?

Answer 1

Extreme importance, the new cannot be understood in context without a working knowledge of what went on before and that includes a study of the intertestiment times. Yahshua did not come to start a new religion he came to complete the covenant, and by complete I don't mean end I mean make it full, by the shedding of the very blood of the one who made the covenant with us so that because of our sin and breaking of the covenant because of His blood paying the price, His mercy could be extended to us. Any one who really studies the covenants and the sacrifices can see that clearly. Those who consider the Old Testiment as outdated and quaint storys about a harsh God have never really studied it at all but believe the lies they have been taught. There is very little new material in the New Testiment and a careful study of the words of Yahshua will reveal he was only quoting what he had already said.

Its interesting that a holiday that the Jewish people just finished up the festival of lights or Hanakkah is a holiday that if looked at in its historical context and not the storys or rhetoric that has grown up around it, is a holiday that celebrates religious intolerance.

This is a correct inturpretation of the Hebrew scriptures. "Christans" want to throw out the laws and customs of YHVH and replace them with their own customs they have borrowed from paganism and yet this holiday celebrates the victory of some zealots over the paganism that had crept into Judaism at that time. Some of that Paganism continued into the time of Yahshua. A more correct translation of the places where it says The Greek is The Hellenist and without a knowledge of what went on before a person would have no idea what a Hellenist was.

Basically it was a Jew (not a Greek) who had adopted Western European (Greek) practices into their worship of God which is strickly forbidden in Torah.

I would ask If its strictly forbidden to adopt Greek culture into the true worship of YHVH why is it that "Christians" think they can adopt a variety of pagan customs into their worship of YHVH?

And yet to listen to "Christian" leaders today we should be "tolerant" of other's beliefs. Huh? I wonder sometimes if they read the same bible I do or are they using the Non Inspired Version or the Lieing translation (NIV and Living)

Get a grip folks those who worship God must worship Him in spirit and in truth. Torah (the old testiment) is the truth. The truth will set you free. You think your doing okay but honestly if you don't have the truth you are not His so the spirit in which you worship is suspect.

Remember Revelation tells us that those who are His have the Testimony of Yahshua AND KEEP the commandments of God. Yahshua said his words are truth and in the same talk said that his words are not his own but the Fathers. How on earth can you justify the strange and contrary belief that they were nailed to the cross and you no longer have to keep them. Good luck with that.

Lone Ranger time out to thank you for your insightful and thought provoking questions, and yes I know that many here share my feelings, I'm not trying to reach those people its our brothers and sisters that have been lead astray that I worry and pray for and feel I need to give a prophetic warning too. Thanks

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Repent! The Kingdom of God is at hand!

Answer 2

The Jewish Bible came first. The Old Testament is a re-write of the Jewish Bible to support the "Jesus is the Messiah" story line. There is a reason that the original writers of the Jewish Bible do not see Jesus as the messiah. Because he wasn't and the prophecies in the Jewish Bible do not support it.
I also find it's interesting that there wasn't a need to re-write the Tanakh and give it a new name until after Jesus was supposedly born and the scribing of the New Testament.

Yeah, I guess I give it some importance.

Answer 3

I think it is very important. Judaism is a major part of our current and past cultures. If we don't understand influences, how can we grow as people?

I am not Jewish, nor do I read Hebrew. I do read multiple translation of certain documents to try to piece together (the best I can) what is at the heart of it.

I do not understand how anyone of modern monotheistic religions can claim to be true believers if they do not understand the past of their religion.

A belief in one god did not start with Jesus and it did not end with Jesus.

Another reason why I respect the Jewish practices so much is that it was not the Jews that tore pagans religions apart. They believed the pagans were not the chosen ones, but that they still felt the love of their god and would not be deny life in heaven as long as they lived a good life. In other words, it was important to live "holier" lives because they were chosen. It was also important to realize their god still loved pagans even though they did not believe.

Wanna talk religion of tolerance?

Answer 4

Unless one reads the Old testament one will not understand in what context Jesus brought about the reforms that is told in the New Testament.

Answer 5

Just as important as the New Testament

Answer 6

You can not understand the New without the Old so it is very important. Not to mention that a whole lot of the New is taken directly from the Old they go hand in hand

Answer 7

I know the Old Testament is important to the Bible, but I have to admit that I sometimes skim through parts that I know Christians don't have to worry about (such as the sacrifice procedures (during Moses' time) for every category and such)

Answer 8

Anyone can just read the Torah but the study of it, is a life's work and you can only understand this once you have started this. There is so much that could be said about this but it would seem so contradictory to Christians.

Answer 9

What's the Deal?

The Old and New Testament is "Jesus".

Jesus is The Word of GOD.

Takes The Holy Spirit to "UnderStand" these Things.

So---

Answer 10

They are of great importance, seeing as they are the foundation of the Re-newed Covenant. I now study the Main
Covenant daily, plus the GoodNews.