Y7
We are to acknowledge God as our Supreme father, and Yeshua as our supreme rabbi, teacher, and leader.
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.
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
Bible references
Key NT Scriptures
- Matthew 23:8-10
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Commentary
Rabbi Michael Rudolph
The Greek words used in Matthew 23:8-10 are for rabbi, for father, for teacher or leader. Since other Scriptures refer to our earthly fathers, teachers, and leaders, and since John does not object to being called "rabbi" in John 3:26 , Yeshua cannot be saying that we should not appropriately acknowledge our earthly fathers, teachers, leaders, and ordained rabbis. He is instead saying that we are to acknowledge our Father in heaven as our supreme father, and only him (Yeshua) as our supreme rabbi, teacher, & leader. The context is Yeshua criticizing Torah -teachers and the P'rushim who are using titles to elevate their stature, and doing things in public in order to be seen. This is a warning to us as well, to neither elevate our positions higher than we ought, nor approve or affirm others who may seek to do the same.
Rabbi Daniel Juster
Yeshua is warning us against gaining our identities through titles or other means that give an idolatrous level of honor to human beings.
Classical commentators
This Mitzvah is not addressed by any of the Jewish classical commentators.
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Drawings
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