Values of the Elect • Value #2

KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS

The Word & The Law Are One

Series: Values of the Elect — Value #2 pt 1

Author: Bishop Jaha

Fear YAHUAH and Keep His Commandments

"Let the conclusion of all of these thoughts be heard: Fear YAHUAH and obey His commandments, for this is what it means to be human."

— Ecclesiastes 12:13

This single verse stands as the divine summary of mankind's purpose.

It is the final word of wisdom from a king who tasted every pleasure,

built every achievement,

and explored every path under heaven.

At the end of it all, when every pursuit was weighed and every matter examined, this was the conclusion YAHUAH desired to be understood:

To fear YAHUAH and to obey His commandments is the essence of human identity.

This is not a suggestion.

It is not a cultural tradition.

It is the Creator's revelation of what mankind is.

Moses echoes this truth:

"Now Israel, what does YAHUAH your God desire from you? Only this: Fear Him, walk in all His ways, love Him, serve Him with all your heart and in all your life, and observe His commandments and statutes that I'm commanding you today for your own good."

— Deuteronomy 10:12–13

The psalmist affirms it:

"The fear of YAHUAH is the beginning of wisdom. All those who practice His commandments have good understanding."

— Psalm 111:10

YESHUA MESSIAH Himself confirmed it:

"If you love Me, keep My commandments."

— John 14:15

John the Apostle defines true faith by it:

"This is how we are sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments."

— 1 John 2:3

The Scriptures speak with one unified voice:

Fear produces obedience.

Obedience proves love.

Love fulfills our purpose.

But before we can keep His commandments, we must understand what the commandments are, what the Word is, what the Law reveals, and Who the Word became.

This article will cover four foundational subjects:

  • What is the Law of YAHUAH?
  • What is the Word of YAHUAH?
  • The Law reveals YAHUAH's character
  • The Word become Flesh — YESHUA MESSIAH

Through these four teachings, it will become undeniable that:

The Word & The Law are One — for YAHUAH is One.

Lesson 1 — What Is the Law of YAHUAH?

The Law of YAHUAH is not merely a list of rules, nor an ancient cultural code, nor a burdensome system meant to restrain mankind. Scripture defines the Law in far higher, divine terms.

The Law is:

  • The Word of YAHUAH
  • The expression of His nature
  • The instruction that teaches mankind how to live in His presence
  • The path of righteousness
  • The standard of holiness

The Law is the revelation of what YAHUAH requires from those who belong to Him.

Moses declares:

"These commands that I'm giving you today are neither confusing nor unattainable for you… No, the Word is very near you— it's within your mouth and heart for you to obey it."

— Deuteronomy 30:11, 14

The Law is near. The Law is understandable. The Law is given so that mankind might walk with YAHUAH rightly.

David describes the Law as life-giving:

"The Law of YAHUAH is perfect, restoring life; the testimony of YAHUAH is reliable, making foolish people wise."

— Psalm 19:7

The Law restores what sin destroys. It gives wisdom where ignorance once ruled.

Solomon asserts that the Law is the core of righteous living:

"Keep My commands and you will live."

— Proverbs 7:2

Isaiah declares the Law to be eternal:

"The grass withers and the flower fades, but the Word of YAHUAH stands forever."

— Isaiah 40:8

Since the Law is YAHUAH's Word, it is unchanging and everlasting.

The psalmist continues:

"Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and Your Law is truth."

— Psalm 119:142

Here the Law is explicitly defined as Truth — not merely "true," but Truth itself.

YAHUAH speaks:

"Listen, My people, and I will warn you! Israel, if only you would obey Me! … If only My people would obey Me, if Israel would walk in My ways!"

— Psalm 81:8, 13

The heart of YAHUAH is revealed: He desires a people who obey Him, not for slavery, but for relationship.

This is why Paul the Apostle — writing after the resurrection, writing to the assemblies of the saints — declares that obedience to the Commandments remains the defining standard for the Elect:

"Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but obeying YAHUAH's Commandments is everything."

— 1 Corinthians 7:19

According to Paul, ritual identity means nothing; obedience means everything.

This aligns perfectly with the purpose of the Law:

  • to teach mankind how to honor YAHUAH,
  • how to treat others with righteousness,
  • how to walk in purity,
  • how to worship rightly,
  • how to discipline the heart,
  • and how to remain separate from the corruption of this world.

Paul affirms:

"So then, the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy, just, and good."

— Romans 7:12

The Law is holy because YAHUAH is holy. The Law is just because YAHUAH is just. The Law is good because YAHUAH is good.

To call the Law bondage is to misunderstand its purpose.

To despise the Law is to despise YAHUAH's nature.

To obey the Law is to walk in fellowship with YESHUA MESSIAH who is YAHUAH.

Lesson 2 — What Is the Word of YAHUAH?

To understand the unity between the Word and the Law, we must first understand what Scripture means when it speaks of the Word of YAHUAH. The Word is not merely speech, nor simply teachings written on a page. The Word is the revelation of YAHUAH Himself.

Scripture describes the Word in five primary ways:

A. The Word Is the Eternal Expression of YAHUAH

The Word existed before creation. Before anything was formed, the Word already was.

"In the beginning, the Word existed. The Word was with YAHUAH, and the Word was YAHUAH."

— John 1:1

The Word is not separate from YAHUAH. The Word is YAHUAH — His nature, His will, His voice.

"Forever, YAHUAH, Your Word stands in heaven."

— Psalm 119:89

The Word has no beginning and no end because YAHUAH has no beginning and no end.

B. The Word Is the Power That Created All Things

The Word is not passive. It is active, creative, life-giving.

"By the Word of YAHUAH the heavens were made."

— Psalm 33:6

The universe itself is the result of YAHUAH speaking.

"By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the Word of YAHUAH."

— Hebrews 11:3

Creation responds to the Word because the Word carries the authority of YAHUAH Himself.

C. The Word Is the Instruction, Wisdom, and Righteous Path Given to Humanity

The Word is YAHUAH's revelation of how mankind is to live.

"Your Word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path."

— Psalm 119:105

Yeshua Messiah Himself affirmed this truth when confronting the adversary:

"It is written: 'One must not live on bread alone, but on every word coming out of the mouth of YAHUAH.'"

— Matthew 4:4

Here Yeshua teaches that life is sustained not merely by physical nourishment, but by the Word that proceeds from YAHUAH's mouth. The Elect live by YAHUAH's instruction. True faith is expressed through obedience to His Word. The Word is the foundation of spiritual living.

Bread nourishes the body, but the Word nourishes the soul.

"Your words were found, and I ate them; and Your Word became to me joy and my heart's delight."

— Jeremiah 15:16

The Word nourishes the soul. It shapes the heart. It forms the character of those who receive it. The Word is not merely commands; it is instruction in how to reflect YAHUAH in thought, action, and life.

D. The Word Is the Agent of New Birth and Transformation

The Scriptures reveal that the Word is how YAHUAH regenerates and sanctifies His people.

"In accordance with His will, He gave birth to us by the Word of truth."

— James 1:18

"You have been born again… through the living and everlasting Word of YAHUAH."

— 1 Peter 1:23

"…the washing of water by the Word."

— Ephesians 5:26

The Word is cleansing. The Word is renewing. The Word transforms the Elect into the image of YAHUAH.

📖 Bishop's Insight — Born by the Word of Truth

James reveals one of the deepest mysteries of the New Covenant when he writes, "He gave birth to us by the Word of truth." The Elect are not born again through emotion, ceremony, or human striving. They are born because YAHUAH Himself plants His Word and His Spirit within them.

Just as the Word created the heavens, the Word creates a new heart. Just as the Word brought light into darkness, the Word brings life into the soul.

This aligns perfectly with the teaching of Yeshua Messiah: "Unless a person is born of water and Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of YAHUAH." The "water" of this rebirth is the Word — the washing of water by the Word, the living and enduring Word of YAHUAH.

When YAHUAH wills salvation, He speaks His Word into the soul, and spiritual life begins. This is why the Elect obey the Commandments: not to become saved, but because the Word inside them is alive, pulling them toward righteousness.

The Word cleanses us. The Spirit indwells us. Together they make us new — born not of flesh, nor of human effort, but of YAHUAH alone.

E. The Word Is Spirit-Breathed

"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, so that the man of YAH may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good action."

— 2 Timothy 3:16–17

The Word originates from the Spirit of YAHUAH. It carries His breath, His authority, His power.

⭐ Bishop's Theological Summary So Far

From Scripture we learn:

  • The Word is YAHUAH (John 1:1)
  • The Word is eternal (Psalm 119:89)
  • The Word created all things (Psalm 33:6)
  • The Word instructs and guides (Psalm 119:105)
  • The Word produces rebirth (1 Peter 1:23)
  • The Word cleanses and sanctifies (Ephesians 5:26)
  • The Word is Spirit-breathed (2 Timothy 3:16)

The Word of YAHUAH is the living revelation of YAHUAH Himself — His nature, His wisdom, His voice, His will, His character, His power.

This leads us to an unavoidable conclusion: everything the Law is said to be… the Word is also said to be. Everything the Word accomplishes… the Law accomplishes as well.

Lesson 3 — The Law Reveals the Character of YAHUAH

The Law of YAHUAH is not an arbitrary list of commands. It is not cultural. It is not temporary. It is not merely instructional. The Law is a revelation of who YAHUAH is.

To understand the Law is to understand YAHUAH's holiness, righteousness, justice, mercy, purity, love, nature, and identity.

This is why Scripture speaks of the Law in the same terms it uses to describe YAHUAH Himself.

A. The Law Is Perfect Because YAHUAH Is Perfect

"The Law of YAHUAH is perfect, restoring life."

— Psalm 19:7

The Law is perfect because the One who gave it is perfect. No human instruction restores life; only by YAHUAH's command is one's life restored. The Law does not merely command — it heals, it restores, it revives.

B. The Law Is Righteous Because YAHUAH Is Righteous

"Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and Your Law is truth."

— Psalm 119:142

YAHUAH's righteousness is eternal; therefore His Law is eternal. If the Law could change, the righteousness of YAHUAH would have to change — which Scripture says is impossible.

C. The Law Is Holy Because YAHUAH Is Holy

"So then, the Law itself is holy, and the commandment is holy, just, and good."

— Romans 7:12

Holiness is not merely a moral standard — it is the nature of YAHUAH Himself. Thus the Law is holy as YAHUAH is holy.

D. The Law Is Good Because YAHUAH Is Good

The Law reveals YAHUAH's goodness — His compassion toward the poor, His justice toward the oppressed, His moral purity, His concern for truth, His insistence on righteousness. Everything the Law teaches flows from the goodness of the One who gave it, YAHUAH.

E. The Law Is Truth Because YAHUAH Is Truth

"The entirety of Your Word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever."

— Psalm 119:160

If the Law is truth, and the Word is truth, and YESHUA MESSIAH is the Truth… then they are not separate realities. They are one truth flowing from one God, YAHUAH.

F. The Law Is Eternal Because YAHUAH Is Eternal

"The grass withers and the flower fades, but the Word of YAHUAH stands forever."

— Isaiah 40:8

"I tell all of you with certainty that until heaven and earth disappear, not one letter or one stroke of a letter will disappear from the Law until everything has been accomplished."

— Matthew 5:18

If the Law could pass away, then heaven and earth would have to pass away first — and even then, only at YAHUAH's command.

G. The Law Is Spiritual Because YAHUAH Is Spirit

"For we know that the Law is spiritual."

— Romans 7:14

"YAHUAH is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."

— John 4:24

The Law is not fleshly. It is not human. It is not earthly. It comes from the Spirit of YAHUAH. This is why the natural man resists the Law, but the Elect delight in it.

"I delight in Your Law."

— Psalm 119:70
📖 BISHOP'S INSIGHT

Scripture reveals that the Law is:

  • perfect (Psalm 19:7)
  • righteous (Psalm 119:142)
  • holy (Romans 7:12)
  • good (Romans 7:12)
  • truth (Psalm 119:160)
  • eternal (Isaiah 40:8)
  • spiritual (Romans 7:14)

These are the same attributes used to describe YAHUAH Himself. Thus the Law is not merely a moral code — it is the nature of YAHUAH expressed in commandments.

Lesson 4 — The Word Became Flesh

Everything Scripture teaches about the Law and the Word points toward one unavoidable reality: that the final and greatest revelation is this — the eternal Word of YAHUAH, eternal, holy, righteous, creative, life-giving; the same Word that created the heavens and earth; the same Word that proclaimed the commandments at Sinai; the same Word that reveals YAHUAH's nature — took on flesh and walked among us.

This is the heart of the gospel. This is the foundation of the New Covenant. This is the revelation of YAHUAH to mankind.

"In the beginning, the Word existed. The Word was with YAHUAH, and the Word was YAHUAH."

— John 1:1

"The Word became flesh and lived among us."

— John 1:14

The same eternal Word who created the heavens, who spoke the commandments, who gave the covenant, who revealed YAHUAH's nature, became Yeshua Messiah. The One whom Moses heard on Sinai is the One who walked the hills of Galilee.

A. Yeshua Messiah Did Not Abolish the Law — He Embodied It

Yeshua made His mission unmistakably clear:

"Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I didn't come to destroy them but to fulfill them."

— Matthew 5:17

To "fulfill" means to embody, complete, reveal, demonstrate, live out.

"Until heaven and earth disappear, not one letter or one stroke of a letter will disappear from the Law until everything has been accomplished."

— Matthew 5:18

Heaven and earth still remain. Therefore the Law still remains.

B. Yeshua Messiah Kept the Law Perfectly

"Everyone who sins breaks the Law, in fact, sin is lawlessness."

— 1 John 3:4

If sin is breaking the Law, and Yeshua was sinless, then He never broke the Law.

Yeshua kept:

  • the Sabbaths,
  • the Feasts,
  • the dietary laws,
  • the moral commandments,
  • the statutes of righteousness,
  • and the entire Torah perfectly.

His life is the living demonstration of how mankind was meant to walk with YAHUAH.

"The one who says he abides in Him must live the same way He Himself lived."

— 1 John 2:6

To follow Yeshua is to obey the commandments. Everything Yeshua teaches, does, commands, and expects is in perfect agreement with the Law — because He is the Lawgiver in flesh.

C. Yeshua Messiah Taught Obedience to the Commandments

Yeshua did not hide this truth — He declared it openly.

"If you love Me, keep My commandments."

— John 14:15

"The person who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me."

— John 14:21

"If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father's commandments and remain in His love."

— John 15:10

Yeshua expects obedience if we claim to love Him, because obedience is the fruit of love.

D. Yeshua Messiah Claimed the Authority of the Lawgiver

Yeshua spoke with the authority of YAHUAH Himself.

"Heaven and earth will disappear, but My words will never disappear."

— Matthew 24:35

"Why do you keep calling Me 'Lord, Lord' but don't do what I tell you?"

— Luke 6:46

"Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Get away from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'"

— Matthew 7:23

He equates rejecting His commandments with rejecting Him.

E. Yeshua Messiah Is the Perfect Revelation of YAHUAH

"The Son is the reflection of YAHUAH's glory and the exact likeness of His being."

— Hebrews 1:3

"For in Him lives all the fullness of Deity in bodily form."

— Colossians 2:9

Yeshua is not a messenger of the Law — He is the Lawgiver. He is the Law of YAHUAH made flesh. He is not merely a representative of YAHUAH — He is YAHUAH revealed in flesh.

Therefore:

What the Law commands, the Word commands. What the Law reveals, the Word reveals. What the Law teaches, Yeshua Messiah teaches. The Word and the Law are One because YESHUA MESSIAH and YAHUAH are One.

📖 Bishop's Insight — The Living Torah

The Torah is not merely a book. The Torah is a Person. Every command, every precept, every judgment reflects the nature of YAHUAH — and that nature took on flesh in Yeshua Messiah.

To see Yeshua is to see the Law lived out. To hear Yeshua is to hear the Law explained. To follow Yeshua is to keep the Law He kept. To obey Yeshua is to obey the Law He gave.

The Elect do not choose between "Yeshua" and the Law. They follow Yeshua Messiah, the living embodiment of the Law, the perfect revelation of YAHUAH.

This is why the Law cannot be abolished — because the nature of YAHUAH cannot be abolished. The Word became flesh. The Law walked among us. YAHUAH revealed Himself in the Person of YESHUA MESSIAH. And the Elect walk as He walked.

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