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Putting Yeshua Ahead of Worldly Wealth

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We are to put Yeshua ahead of worldly wealth.

Category: Prioritization & Acquisition of Wealth & Possessions

Type: Positive

Form: Explicit

Source dataset: New Testament

Uniqueness: Not unique

Classical commandment: No

New Covenant Literal Application

Applies to Person Categories: Everyone

Literal Application: mandated

More explanation about New Covenant Literal Application

The New Covenant Literal Application Code (NCLA) is an interpretive guide used by the authors to indicate which person categories a mitzvah applies to, and at what level of literal compliance.

It combines person categories such as Jewish, K'rov Yisrael, and Gentile, together with male/female distinctions and an application level such as mandated, recommended, optional, or prohibited.

This code reflects the authors' interpretive opinion and is provided for prayerful consideration. On this page, the technical code is summarized into plain language to help new readers understand it more easily.

Detailed codes: GFm - Gentile female, mandated | GMm - Gentile male, mandated | JFm - Jewish female, mandated | JMm - Jewish male, mandated | KFm - K'rovat Yisrael female, mandated | KMm - K'rov Yisrael male, mandated

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Bible references

Key NT Scriptures
  • Luke 14:33
  • Luke 18:22
  • Matthew 6:33
Supportive NT Scriptures
  • Mark 10:21
  • Matthew 10:37-38
  • Matthew 19:20-21
Supportive OT Scriptures
  • Deuteronomy 6:5
  • Exodus 20:3
  • Proverbs 3:9

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Commentary

Rabbi Michael Rudolph

Matthew 6:33 commands us to “seek first his Kingdom.” This means that we are to put God ahead of all worldly things. Consistent with that, Luke 14:33 and Luke 18:22 are explicit that we cannot be disciples of Yeshua if we do not put him before our money and our possessions. In Luke 18:22 , Yeshua told a young man who was following him to sell all he had and distribute the proceeds to the poor. Some take that to mean that we should not own homes, not have bank accounts and not have retirement plans, but it is a mistaken interpretation. Yeshua said what he said because the young man had an idolatry to his wealth and needed to be freed of it. For those of us who are not in bondage to money and possessions, it is not our heart attitude, and there is therefore nothing wrong with our pursuing, acquiring, and accumulating such things within reason.


Copyright © Michael Rudolph and Daniel C. Juster, The Law of Messiah - Torah from a New Covenant Perspective - Volume 3

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Disclaimer: the original content is authored by Rabbi Michael Rudolph and Rabbi Daniel Juster; additional notes or implementation details on this website are not part of their original work and do not represent their views.

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