A lot of believers today have been lied to by saying that all the commandments are for the Jews, however we know that Abraham begot Isaac, Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot the 12 Tribes of Yisra’el and one of his sons names was Judah, this where the Jews come from. So the Jews are just one of the 12 Tribes of Yisra’el and we see that Abraham existed before them all. People will also tell you that Abraham lived by faith alone and will point to Hebrews 11 which some called the “Hall of Faith.” So is this true that he lived by faith alone?
In the 66 Books of the Bible we see that Abraham kept the commandments, but the Book of Jubilees goes into greater detail about it. And we know that Paul writes in Galatians 3:27-29
“For as many of you as were immersed (baptized) in Messiah have put on Messiah. There is not Jew nor Greek, there is not slave nor free, there is not male and female, for you are all ONE in Messiah YESHUA. And if you are of Messiah, then you are seed of Abraham, and heirs according to the promise.”
Since we are the seed of Abraham and heirs according to the promise; then shouldn’t we be following in the footsteps of Abraham and our ancestors by keeping the commandments and living by faith?
YESHUA is fulfilling the role of our High Priest in heaven taking over the function that the earthly priests did from the tribe of Levi, but I want to point out that Abraham and Noah were obedient to the Torah even down to doing priestly functions before the Levites, which will be will be an eye opener for most. I just wanted to point out some interesting parallel scriptures to show that Abraham was obeying the Torah the very thing which Christianity says is “done away with” and that he did not just live by faith alone. Which further proves the Torah is eternal (lasting forever). Enoch 99:2 “Woe to them who pervert the words of uprightness, and transgress the ETERNAL LAW (lasting forever Law).
We will look at the parallels between the 66 Books and Jubilees:
Genesis 18:19
“For I have known him, so that he commands his children and his household after him, to guard the Way of YAHWEH, to do righteousness and Right-Ruling…”
What is the Way of YAHWEH and righteousness according to scripture?
Psalms 119:1
“Blessed are the perfect in THE WAY, who walk in the TORAH of YAHWEH?” We see that Abraham guarded the Torah of YAHWEH and this is confirmed in the book of Jubilees with exact same wording.
Deuteronomy 6:25
“And it is righteousness for us when we guard to do all these Commands before YAHWEH our ELOHIM, as He has commanded us.”
Jubilees 20:1-2
“And in the forty-second Jubilee, in the first year of the seventh week, Abraham called Ishmael, and his twelve sons, and Isaac and his two sons, and the six sons of Keturah, and their sons. And he commanded them that they should observe The Way of YAHWEH; that they should work righteousness, and each love his neighbor, and act in this manner among all men; that they should each so walk with regard to them as to do Right-Ruling and righteousness on the earth.”
So we see the key words from Genesis 18:19 which are The Way of YAHWEH, righteousness, and Right-Ruling are found in Jubilees 20:1-2.
Genesis 26:5
“Because Abraham obeyed My voice and guard My Charge: My Commands, My Laws, and My Torot (Plural form of Torah).
Sirach 44:19-20
“Abraham was a great father of many people; there was none like him in esteem; who kept the LAW OF THE MOST HIGH, and was in Covenant with Him.”
Before the Levites followed Levitical Law Abraham was doing it!
Testament of Levi 9:6-14
“And Isaac called me (Levi) continually to put me in remembrance of the Torah of YAHWEH, even as the messenger of YAHWEH showed me. And he taught me the Torah of the priesthood, of slaughterings, ascension offerings, first-fruits, freewill offerings, and peace offerings. And each day that he was instructing me, he worked on my behalf before YAHWEH, and said to me, beware of the spirit of whoring; for this will continue and by your seed will pollute set-apart place. Therefore, take to yourself a wife without blemish or pollution, while you are still young; and not the race of strange nations. And bathe before entering into the set-apart place. And when you offer the slaughterings, wash, and then again when you finish. And when you finish the slaughtering, present twelve leafy trees, and offer them to YAHWEH, as ABRAHAM also taught ME. And every CLEAN BEAST and BIRD offer a slaughtering to YAHWEH. And of all your first-fruits and of wine offer the first, as an offering to YAHWEH ELOHIM; and every slaughtering you will season with SALT.”
As we see Abraham showed his son Isaac and Isaac showed Jacob’s son Levi everything that he was shown to prepare him. Even Noah followed this command of offering every clean beast and every clean bird for an offering as we saw from the Testament of Levi:
Genesis 8:20
“And Noah built an altar to YAHWEH, and took of every CLEAN beast and of every CLEAN bird, and offered BURNT OFFERINGS on the altar.”
Jubilees 6:1-3
“And on the new moon of the third month he (Noah) went out from the ark, and built an altar on the mountain. And he made atonement for the earth, and took a young goat and made atonement with its blood for all the guilt of the earth; for all that had been on it had been destroyed, except those that were in the ark of Noah. And he placed the fat of it on the altar, and he took a bull, and a goat, and male goat, and SALT, and a turtledove, and the young pigeon, and placed a burnt offering on the altar, and poured an offering on it mixed with oil, and sprinkled wine and spread frankincense over all, and caused a sweet fragrance to arise, acceptable before YAHWEH.”
Firstly, notice how Noah knew which animals were clean and unclean before the dietary laws in Leviticus 11? This is clear evidence that Noah was already observing the Torah. Scripture makes it clear to us that Noah offered only the clean beasts and birds just as Abraham and Isaac provided the same offering to YAHWEH. Furthermore, notice how Noah offered a “Burnt Offering” to YAHWEH? That means that he was following Torah and offering sacrifices before we see it mentioned in Leviticus. So Noah, Abraham, and Isaac all obeyed the Torah well before there ever was a mention of a Jew.
Leviticus 1:3
“If his offering is a BURNT offering of the herd, let him bring a male, a perfect one. Let him bring it at the door of the Tent of Appointment, for his acceptance before YAHWEH.”
Jubilees 7:20
“And in the twenty-eighth Jubilee Noah began to command his sons’ sons the LAWS AND COMMANDS, and all the Right-Rulings that he knew, and he urged his sons to observe RIGHTEOUSNESS, and to cover the shame of their flesh, and to bless their creator, and honor dad and mother, and love their neighbor, and guard their beings from whoring and uncleanness and all wickedness.”
Again, we not only was Noah obeying the commandments but he also taught his sons’ sons the laws. We can see that Noah was telling them to observe the Torah of YAHWEH which is righteousness. There is also further proof found in Enoch that the Torah was being obeyed during Noah’s time:
Enoch 106:9-13
“And he (Methusaleh) answered and said, “I have come to you (Enoch) because of great anxiety, and have approached because of a disturbing vision. And now my dad, hear me. A son (Noah) has been born to my son Lamek, the like of whom there is none, and his nature is not like man’s nature, and the color of his body is whiter than snow and redder than the bloom of a rose, and the hair of his head is whiter than white wool, and his eyes are like the rays of the sun, and he opened his eyes and lit up the whole house. And he arose in the hands of the midwife, and opened his mouth and blessed the Master of heaven. And his dad Lamek became afraid and fled to me, and did not believe that he was sprung from him, but thought that he was born in the likeness of the messengers of heaven. And behold I have come to you that you may make the truth known to me.” And I, Enoch answered and said to him, YAHWEH will RENEW HIS TORAH ON THE EARTH, just as I saw, and made known to you that in the generation my dad Jared some of the angels of heaven transgressed the word of the Maser, the law of heaven.”
So the Torah existed before the flood and after the flood it was to be renewed starting with Noah. HalleluYAH! This how Noah already knew what to do regarding the Torah because he was already obeying it.
Peace offering parallels
Jubilees 21:8-9
“And you shall offer the fat of the slaughtering of thanksgiving on the fire which is upon the altar, and the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them by the loins, and the appendage on the liver you shall remove together with the kidneys. And offer all these for a sweet fragrance before YAHWEH, with its grain-offering and with its drink-offering, for a sweet fragrance, the bread of the offering to YAHWEH.”
Leviticus 3:3-4
“And from the peace offering he shall bring an offering made by fire to YAHWEH, the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them by the loins, and the appendage on the liver which he removes with the kidneys. And the sons of Aaron shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt offering, which is on the wood, which is on the fire, as an offering made by fire, a sweet fragrance unto YAHWEH.”
Peace/voluntary offering parallels
Jubilees 21:10
“And eat its meat on that day and on the second day, and do not let the sun on the second day go down on it till it is eaten, and let none be left over for the THIRD DAY; for it is not acceptable and let it no longer be eaten. And all who eat of it shall bring sin upon themselves; for thus I have found it written in the Books of my forefathers, and in the words of Enoch, and in the words of Noah.”
Leviticus 7:15-18
“As for the flesh of the slaughtering of his peace offering for thanksgiving, it is eaten the same day it is offered, he does not leave any of it until morning. And if the offering he brings is a vow or voluntary offering, it is eaten the same day that he brings his slaughtering, and what is left of it is eaten the next day, but whatever is left of the flesh of the slaughtering on the THIRD DAY is burned with fire. However, if any of the flesh of his peace offering is eaten at all on the third day, it is not accepted. It is not reckoned to him who brings it, it is unclean to him, and the being who eats of it bears his wickedness.”
Salt on offerings
Leviticus 2:13
“And season with SALT every offering of your grain offering, and do not allow THE SALT OF THE COVENANT OF YOUR ELOHIM TO BE LACKING FROM YOUR GRAIN OFFERING. WITH ALL YOUR OFFERINGS YOU BRING SALT.”
Jubilees 21:11
“And you shall put SALT on ALL your offerings, AND DO NOT LET THE SALT OF THE COVENANT BE LACKING IN ALL YOUR OFFERINGS BEFORE YAHWEH.”
Jubilees 6:1-3
“And on the new moon of the third month he (Noah) went out from the ark, and built an altar on the mountain. And he made atonement for the earth, and took a young goat and made atonement with its blood for all the guilt of the earth; for all that had been on it had been destroyed, except those that were in the ark of Noah. And he placed the fat of it on the altar, and he took a bull, and a goat, and male goat, and SALT, and a turtledove, and the young pigeon, and placed a burnt offering on the altar, and poured an offering on it mixed with oil, and sprinkled wine and spread frankincense over all, and caused a sweet fragrance to arise, acceptable before YAHWEH.”
So again, we see that Noah and Abraham both did the exact same instructions when it comes to offerings, they offered every clean beast and bird, they seasoned the offerings with salt which are all instructions of the Torah.
Testament of Levi 9:12-14
“And when you finish the slaughtering, present twelve leafy trees, and offer them to YAHWEH, as ABRAHAM also taught ME. And every clean beast and bird offer a slaughtering to YAHWEH. And of all your first-fruits and of wine offer the first, as an offering to YAHWEH ELOHIM; and every slaughtering you will season with SALT.”
Washing of Hands and feet
Jubilees 21:16
“And at all times be clean in your body, and wash yourself with water before you approach to offer on the altar, and WASH YOUR HANDS AND YOUR FEET before you draw near to the altar; and when you are done offering, WASH YOUR HANDS AND FEET again.”
Exodus 30:18-19
“And you shall make a basin of bronze, with its stand also of bronze, for washing. And you shall put it between the Tent of Appointment and the altar, and shall put water in it. And Aaron and his sons shall wash from it their HANDS AND THEIR FEET.”
Covering blood with dust
Jubilees 21:17
“And let no blood appear upon you nor on your clothes; be on your guard, my son, against blood, be on your guard exceedingly; COVER IT WITH DUST.”
Leviticus 17:13
“And any man from the children of Yisra’el, or from the strangers, who sojourn among you, who hunts and catches any beast or bird, which is eaten, shall pour out its blood and COVER IT WITH DUST.”
I point this scripture out to show that Abraham knew what YAHWEH’s expectations were about blood that it is to be covered with dust. These scriptures are just further proof that the Torah is for all and clearly not just for the Jews and that Noah and Abraham were already obeying the Torah from the very beginning. It is not too late to repent and ask for forgiveness and begin to walk in the ancient paths as our ancestors did.
As always, I pray this clears up any misconceptions or lies that have been told and that some eyes have been opened.
May our Father YAHWEH bless you in YESHUA’s Name!