Following Yeshua & Putting Him Before of All Else

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We are to follow Yeshua and put him before all else.

Category: God & Yeshua

Type: Positive

Form: Explicit

Source dataset: Old Testament

Uniqueness: 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.

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Bible references

Key NT Scriptures

Mark 8:34
Matthew 4:18-22
Matthew 10:37-38

Supportive NT Scriptures

Luke 9:57-62
Luke 14:25-33
Luke 18:28-30
Mark 10:28-30
Matthew 16:24
Matthew 19:28-29
Matthew 24:9

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Commentary

Rabbi Michael Rudolph

For Yeshua to say that to follow him we must leave our homes and members of our family seems unreasonably extreme until we understand what he means. It is disclosed in Luke 18:22 in which Yeshua tells the young leader: There is one thing you still lack. Sell whatever you have, distribute the proceeds to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven. Then come, follow me! Verse 23 that follows tells the story: But when the man heard this, he became very sad, because he was very rich. For him giving up wealth was a requirement because he was enamored of his holdings to the extent that he gave it precedence over following Yeshua. For many of us, money may not be the hindrance; what each of us must give up or walk away from will be according to our own idolatries and excessive affections. What Yeshua is calling us to do, is to divest ourselves of everything and everyone that we care about more than we care about him. Were Yeshua a mere mortal, his insistence on this would be akin to human slavery and sinful. But Yeshua is not a mere mortal; " in him, bodily, lives the fullness of all that God is " ( Colossians 2:9 ), and he is God's son. Although pursuing eternal life (salvation) is not commanded, it is the clear benefit and result of following Yeshua.

Classical commentators

This Mitzvah is not addressed by any of the Jewish classical commentators.

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Source and License

Based on The Law of Messiah - Torah from a New Covenant Perspective by Michael Rudolph and Daniel C. Juster.

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License: CC BY-ND 4.0 (Attribution required, NoDerivatives). CC BY-ND 4.0

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.

Record source: The Law of Messiah - Torah from a New Covenant Perspective - Volume 1 & 2

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