Study on the sovereign law - the golden rule! You shall love your neighbor as yourself!

1. The
Commandments
Series
8th Day of the 2nd Hebrew
Month, 2023 C.E.
THE SECOND COMMAND

2. 7-WEEK SHABBAT SERIES
1 – 15/4/2023 – The
Commands of YHUH
15 Apr. 2023
2 – 22/4/2023 – The First
Command
22 Apr. 2023
3 – 29/4/2023 – The
Second Command
29 Apr. 2023
4 – 6/5/2023 – Love is
the Completion of the
Thurah
6 May 2023
5 – 13/5/2023 – The
Duty of Humanity
13 May 2023
6 – 20/5/2023 – The Final
Test of Faith
20 May 2023
7 – 27/5/2023 – The
Commands are Eternal
27 May 2023

4. But the fruit of the Spirit is LOVE, joy, peace,
patience, kindness, goodness, trustworthiness,
gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no
Thurah.
Galatians 5:22-23

5. “A renewed command I give to you, that
you love one another, as I have loved
you, that you also love one another. “By
this shall all know that you are My taught
ones, if you have love for one another.”
Yachanan / John 13:34-35

6. “In this My Father is esteemed, that you bear much fruit, and
you shall be My taught ones. As the Father has loved Me, I
have also loved you. Stay in My love. If you guard My
commands, you shall stay in My love, even as I have
guarded My Father’s commands and stay in His love. These
words I have spoken to you, so that My joy might be in you,
and that your joy might be complete. This is My command:
that you love one another, as I have loved you.
Yachanan / John 15:8-12

7. But Alahym proves His own love for us, in
that while we were still sinners, Messiah
died for us.
Romans 5:8

8. “No one has greater love than this: that one
should lay down his life for his friends.
You are My friends if you do whatever I
command you.
Yachanan / John 15:13-14

9. Mar 12:30 ‘And you shall love ‫יהוה‬ your Alahym with all your
heart, and with all your being, and with all your mind, and with
all your strength.’ Deu_6:5. This is the first command.
Mar 12:31 “And the second, like it, is this, ‘You shall love your
neighbour as yourself.’ Lev_19:18. There is no other command greater
than these.”
Mar 12:32 And the scribe said to Him, “Well said, Teacher. You
have spoken the truth, for there is one Alahym, and there is no
other besides Him. Deu_4:35.
Mar 12:33 “And to love Him with all the heart, and with all the
understanding, and with all the being, and with all the
strength, Deu_6:5 and to love one’s neighbour as oneself, is more
than all the ascending offerings and offerings.”
WHICH IS THE COMMAND?
Deu 6:5 “And you shall love ‫יהוה‬ your
Alahym with all your heart, and with all
your being, and with all your might.
Lev 19:18 ‘Do not take vengeance or bear a
grudge against the children of your people.
And you shall love your neighbour as yourself. I
am ‫יהוה‬.
Deu 4:35 “You have been shown it, to know
that ‫יהוה‬ Himself is Alahym; there is no one
beside Him.
Deu 5:22 “These Words ‫יהוה‬ spoke to all your
assembly, in the mountain from the midst of
the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick
darkness, with a loud voice, and He added no
more. And He wrote them on two tablets of
stone and gave them to me.

10. THE LAW AND
THE PROPHETS
And ‫יהושע‬said to him [the scribe]:
“ ‘You shall love ‫יהוה‬your Alahym with all
your heart, and with all your being, and with
all your mind.’
This is the first and great command.
“And the second is like it, ‘You shall love your
neighbour as yourself.’
On these two commands hang all the Thurah
and the Prophets.”
Matthew 22:37-40

11. Image: Wong Chim Yuen

12. “Therefore, whatever you wish men to do to you, do also
to them, for this is the Thurah and the Prophets. Enter in
through the narrow gate! Because the gate is wide – and
the way is broad – that leads to destruction, and there
are many who enter in through it. Because the gate is
narrow and the way is hard pressed which leads to life,
and there are few who find it.”
Matthew 7:12-14
WHAT IS THE GOLDEN RULE OR SOVEREIGN LAW?

13. THE RICH, YOUNG MAN
And see, one came and said to Him: “Good Teacher, what good shall I do to have
everlasting life?”
And He said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except One – Alahym.
But if you wish to enter into life, guard the commands.”
He said to Him, “Which?”
And ‫הושע‬s said, “ ‘You shall not murder,’ ‘You shall not commit adultery,’ ‘You shall not
steal,’ ‘You shall not bear false witness,’ ‘Respect your father and your mother,’ and ‘You
shall love your neighbour as yourself.’
The young man said to Him, “All these I have watched over from my youth, what do I still
lack?”
‫יהושע‬said to him, “If you wish to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor,
and you shall have treasure in heaven. AND COME, FOLLOW ME.”
Matthew 19:16-21
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14. Owe no one any matter except to love one another, for he who loves another has filled the
Thurah.
For this, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,”
“You shall not bear false witness,” “You shall not covet,”
and if there is any other command, it is summed up in this word: “You shall love your
neighbour as yourself.”
Love does no evil to a neighbour. Therefore, love is completion of the Thurah.
And do this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for us to wake up from sleep, for
now our deliverance is nearer than when we did believe. The night is far advanced, the day
has come near. So let us put off the works of darkness and let us put on the armour of light.
Let us walk becomingly, as in the day, not in wild parties and drunkenness, not in living
together and indecencies, not in fighting and envy, but put on the Master ‫יהושע‬ Messiah, and
make no provision for the lusts of the flesh.
Romans 13:8-14

15. For you, brothers, have been called to freedom, only do not use freedom as an
occasion for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
For the entire Thurah is completed in one word, in this:
“You shall love your neighbour as yourself.”
And if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one
another!
Galatians 5:13-15

16. KEY MESSAGE
LOVE YAH
LOVE NEIGHBOR
LOVE SELF

17. And He said to him, “You have answered rightly. Do this and you shall live.”
But he, wishing to declare himself righteous, said to ‫יהושע‬, “And who is my neighbour?”
And replying, ‫יהושע‬ said, “A certain man was going down from Yerushalayim to Yeriḥo, and
fell among robbers, who, both stripping and beating him, went away, leaving him half dead.
And by a coincidence a certain priest was going down that way. And when he saw him, he
passed by on the other side. And likewise a Lěwite also, when he came to the place, and
seeing, passed by on the other side. But a certain Shomeroni, journeying, came upon him.
And when he saw him, he had compassion on him, and he went to him and bandaged his
wounds, pouring on oil and wine. And having placed him on his own beast, he brought him
to an inn, and looked after him. And going out on the next day, he took out two denarii,
gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, ‘Look after him, and whatever more you spend
I shall repay you when I return.’
“Who, then, of these three, do you think, was neighbour to him who fell among the
robbers?”
And he said, “He who showed compassion on him.”
Then ‫יהושע‬ said to him, “Go and do likewise.”
Luke 10:25-37
WHO IS MY NEIGHBOR?
And see, a certain one learned in the Thurah stood up, trying Him, and saying, “Teacher,
what shall I do to inherit everlasting life?” And He said to him, “What has been written in the
Thurah? How do you read it?” And he answering, said, “ ‘You shall love ‫יהוה‬ your Alahym
with all your heart, and with all your being, and with all your strength, and with all
your mind,’ and ‘your neighbour as yourself.’ ”
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18. Listen, my beloved brothers: Has Alahym not chosen the poor of this world, rich in belief
and heirs of the reign which He promised to those who love Him? But you have shown
disrespect towards the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you into the
courts? Do they not blaspheme that good Name by which you are called?
If you truly accomplish the sovereign law according to the Scripture, “You shall love
your neighbour as yourself,” you do well, but if you show partiality, you commit sin,
being found guilty by the Thurah as transgressors.
For whoever shall guard all the Thurah, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all.
For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” Now if you do
not commit adultery, but you do murder, you have become a transgressor of Thurah.
So speak and so do as those who are to be judged by a Thurah of freedom. For the
judgment is without compassion to the one who has shown no compassion. And
compassion boasts over judgment.
James 2:5-13
JUDGED BY A Thurah OF FREEDOM

19. Beloved ones, let us love one another, because love is of Alahym, and everyone who loves
has been born of Alahym, and knows Alahym. The one who does not love does not know
Alahym, for Alahym is love. By this the love of Alahym was manifested in us, that Alahym has
sent His only brought-forth Son into the world, in order that we might live through Him. In
this is love, not that we loved Alahym, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be an
atoning offering for our sins. Beloved ones, if Alahym so loved us, we also ought to love one
another. No one has seen Alahym at any time. If we love one another, Alahym does stay in
us, and His love has been perfected in us. By this we know that we stay in Him, and He in us,
because He has given us of His Spirit. And we have seen and bear witness that the Father
has sent the Son, Saviour of the world. Whoever confesses that ‫יהושע‬ is the Son of Alahym,
Alahym stays in him, and he in Alahym. And we have known and believed the love that
Alahym has for us. Alahym is love, and he who stays in love stays in Alahym, and Alahym in
him. By this love has been perfected with us, in order that we might have boldness in the
day of judgment, because as He is so are we in this world. There is no fear in love, but
perfect love casts out fear, because fear holds punishment, and he who fears has not been
made perfect in love. We love Him because He first loved us. If someone says, “I love
Alahym,” and hates his brother, he is a liar. For the one not loving his brother whom he has
seen, how is he able to love Alahym whom he has not seen? And we have this command
from Him, that the one loving Alahym should love his brother too.
1 John 4:7-21
YAH IS LOVE!

20. “For Alahym so loved the world that He gave His only brought-forth Son, so
that everyone who believes in Him should not perish but possess everlasting
life. “For Alahym did not send His Son into the world to judge the world, but
that the world through Him might be saved.
Yachanan / John 3:16-17
YAH LOVES US!

22. PSALM 119: 33-56
YOUR WORD IS A LAMP TO MY FEET
Psa 119:57 Ḥet You are my portion, O ‫;יהוה‬ I have promised to guard
Your words.
Psa 119:58 I have sought Your face with all my heart; Show me
favour according to Your word.
Psa 119:59 I have thought upon my ways, And turned my feet to
Your witnesses.
Psa 119:60 I have hurried, and did not delay To guard Your
commands.
Psa 119:61 The cords of the wrong have surrounded me, Your
Thurah I have not forgotten.
Psa 119:62 At midnight I rise to give thanks to You, For Your
righteous right-rulings.
Psa 119:63 I am a companion of all who fear You, And of those
guarding Your orders.
Psa 119:64 O ‫יהוה‬, Your loving-commitment has filled the earth;
Teach me Your laws.
Psa 119:65 Tet You have done good to Your servant, O ‫יהוה‬,
According to Your word.
Psa 119:66 Teach me good sense and knowledge, For I have trusted
in Your commands.
Psa 119:67 Before I was afflicted I myself was going astray, But now I
have guarded Your word.
Psa 119:68 You are good, and do good; Teach me Your laws.
Psa 119:69 The proud have forged a lie against me, With all my heart I
observe Your orders.
Psa 119:70 Their heart has become like fat, Without feeling; I have
delighted in Your Thurah.
Psa 119:71 It was good for me that I was afflicted, That I might learn
Your laws.
Psa 119:72 The Thurah of Your mouth is better to me Than thousands of
gold and silver pieces.
Psa 119:73 Yod Your hands have made me and formed me; Make me
understand, that I might learn Your commands.
Psa 119:74 Those who fear You see me and rejoice, For I have waited for
Your Word.
Psa 119:75 I know, O ‫יהוה‬, That Your right-rulings are righteous, And in
trustworthiness You have afflicted me.
Psa 119:76 Please let Your loving-commitment be for my comfort,
According to Your word to Your servant.
Psa 119:77 Let Your compassions come to me, That I might live, For Your
Thurah is my delight.
Psa 119:78 Let the proud be put to shame, For with lies they perverted
me; But I study Your orders.
Psa 119:79 Let those who fear You turn to me, And those who know
Your witnesses.
Psa 119:80 Let my heart be perfect in Your laws, So that I am not put to
shame.
WEEKLY PSALM READING
4:23 – 6:25

23. PRAYER
Baruch Atah Yahuah Eloyeinu. Malak Ha’Olam.
Hear now and do, Yashar’Al! Yahuah our Alahym, Yahuah is one. And you shall
love ‫אא‬Yahuah your Alahym, with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all
yourself; and you shall love your neighbor as yourself. Blessed are you Yahuah our Alahym,
King of all time, for giving us the path of restoration.