Lesson from weekly Torah reading: Parashat Toldot (Gen 25:19-28:9)
"...Abraham obeyed Me and observed My charge, My commandments, My statutes and My laws." - Genesis 26:5
Abraham lived hundreds of years before the time when the first 5 books of the Bible, the Law of Moses, were given to the people of Israel at Mount Sinai under Moses. What, then, where these laws that Abraham obeyed?
One can see a 'remez' (hint) to the 7 laws of Noah here. Commandments, statutes, and laws are each in the plural form. This means that each of these terms are at least 2 in number, adding up to 6. Then charge is in the singular, totalling 7. These 7 things (as a minimal number) are what Abraham is said to have obeyed, when it says 'because Abraham obeyed Me..'
According to the faith of the people of Israel, only Israelites [called Jews in modern English] are obligated to keep all 613 commandments of the "Old Testament." Those individuals who are not members of the people of Israel are only obligated to keep the 7 Laws of Noah - with their subsections. For more information see the NOAHIDE Section of this blog.
Source: http://sagavyah.tripod.com/id3.html
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