Faith & Reason Nexus

TORAH

• Meaning: Direction, Guidance, Instruction
• Examples: Exodus 24:12
• Significance: Emphasizes the need for law, a command from a higher authority to a lower one.

MITSWAH

• Meaning: Commandment, Command
• Examples: Genesis 26:5
• Significance: Specific instructions from God to be obeyed, especially used for the Ten Commandments.

MISHPAT

• Meaning: Regulations, Judgment, Ordinance
• Examples: Exodus 15:26, Exodus 20:2-17
• Significance: Refers to civil, social, and sanitation laws, reflecting how God deals with His people.

EDUTH

• Meaning: Testimony, Truth
• Examples: Genesis 18:19, Deuteronomy 15:18, Deuteronomy 17:9, Exodus 25:22
• Significance: Highlights that Hebrew law serves as a personal and national guide, directing moral, spiritual, and social life under God’s authority.

WORD: HUQQIM

• Meaning: Statues, Law
• Examples: Leviticus 18:4, Deuteronomy 4:1
• Significance: Connected to royal pronouncements, mainly related to worship and feasts.

WORD: PIQQUDIM

• Meaning: Orders, Commandments
• Examples: Psalm 19:8, Psalm 103:18
• Significance: Frequently used in Psalms to describe God’s orders and assignments.

WORD: DABAR

• Meaning: Word, Terms
• Examples: Exodus 34:28, Deuteronomy 4:13
• Significance: Indicates divine oracles or revelations of God.

WORD: DATH

• Meaning: Royal Edict, Public Law
• Examples: Ezekiel 7:26, Daniel 6:8-12
• Significance: Refers to public law or Jewish religious tradition.

Hebrew law served as the personal and national guide for living under God’s authority. It directed the moral, spiritual, and social life. Its purpose was to produce better understanding of God and greater commitment to Him.
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