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OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY SESSION 3: TORAH – PART 1 IN THIS SESSION We will begin observing the term torah and establish the varying meanings of that word from a biblical standpoint. Specifically, the two aspects of torah as “instruction” and “law” (or, “law of Moses”) will be unpacked. KEY PASSAGES Exodus 19:56 5 Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine; 6 and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. Deuteronomy 11:1819 18 You shall therefore lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul, and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 19 You shall teach them to your children, talking of them when you are sitting in your house, and when you are walking by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. Romans 7:812 8 But sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of covetousness. For apart from the law, sin lies dead. 9 I was once alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin came alive and I died. 10 The very commandment that promised life proved to be death to me. 11 For sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me. 12 So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good. DISCUSS When you hear the word law, what does it make you think or feel? What opinions or perceptions do you bring to the Bible when you read about law? As a good, loving parent why would you set up laws—or rules—for your children (i.e. “why did I discipline my son last night when he ran out into a parking lot at Chickfil a?”)? What is the purpose of establishing these rules This Session stated that the “law is not prohibitive; it’s protective.” Is this statement 100% true all the time? What is the difference between a law/rule that is protective and one that’s prohibitive? How does the heart of God the Lawgiver influence our answer to these questions when we think about why He gave the law to Israel? PRAY Pray that God, by his grace, would help you understand the heart behind the law as you read those sections of Scripture. Ask that God would give you a fresh perspective that will result in praise to him for the instructions of life we witness in the Old Testament law.

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 OLD  TESTAMENT  SURVEY  SESSION  3:  TORAH  –  PART  1                                                                                                                                            IN  THIS  SESSION  We  will  begin  observing  the  term  torah  and  establish  the  varying  meanings  of  that  word  from  a  biblical  standpoint.    Specifically,  the  two  aspects  of  torah  as  “instruction”  and  “law”  (or,  “law  of  Moses”)  will  be  unpacked.    KEY  PASSAGES  

• Exodus  19:5-­‐6  5  Now  therefore,  if  you  will  indeed  obey  my  voice  and  keep  my  covenant,  you  shall  be  my  treasured  possession  among  all  peoples,  for  all  the  earth  is  mine;  6  and  you  shall  be  to  me  a  kingdom  of  priests  and  a  holy  nation.  

• Deuteronomy  11:18-­‐19  18  You  shall  therefore  lay  up  these  words  of  mine  in  your  heart  and  in  your  soul,  and  you  shall  bind  them  as  a  sign  on  your  hand,  and  they  shall  be  as  frontlets  between  your  eyes.    19  You  shall  teach  them  to  your  children,  talking  of  them  when  you  are  sitting  in  your  house,  and  when  you  are  walking  by  the  way,  and  when  you  lie  down,  and  when  you  rise.  

• Romans  7:8-­‐12  8  But  sin,  seizing  an  opportunity  through  the  commandment,  produced  in  me  all  kinds  of  covetousness.    For  apart  from  the  law,  sin  lies  dead.    9  I  was  once  alive  apart  from  the  law,  but  when  the  commandment  came,  sin  came  alive  and  I  died.  10  The  very  commandment  that  promised  life  proved  to  be  death  to  me.    11  For  sin,  seizing  an  opportunity  through  the  commandment,  deceived  me  and  through  it  killed  me.    12  So  the  law  is  holy,  and  the  commandment  is  holy  and  righteous  and  good.  

 DISCUSS  

• When  you  hear  the  word  law,  what  does  it  make  you  think  or  feel?    What  opinions  or  perceptions  do  you  bring  to  the  Bible  when  you  read  about  law?    

• As  a  good,  loving  parent  why  would  you  set  up  laws—or  rules—for  your  children  (i.e.  “why  did  I  discipline  my  son  last  night  when  he  ran  out  into  a  parking  lot  at  Chick-­‐fil-­‐a?”)?    What  is  the  purpose  of  establishing  these  rules  

• This  Session  stated  that  the  “law  is  not  prohibitive;  it’s  protective.”    Is  this  statement  100%  true  all  the  time?    What  is  the  difference  between  a  law/rule  that  is  protective  and  one  that’s  prohibitive?    How  does  the  heart  of  God  the  Lawgiver  influence  our  answer  to  these  questions  when  we  think  about  why  He  gave  the  law  to  Israel?  

 PRAY  

• Pray  that  God,  by  his  grace,  would  help  you  understand  the  heart  behind  the  law  as  you  read  those  sections  of  Scripture.    Ask  that  God  would  give  you  a  fresh  perspective  that  will  result  in  praise  to  him  for  the  instructions  of  life  we  witness  in  the  Old  Testament  law.