Not all the laws in the Torah is applicable to you! You have to learn to know what is still applicable to you. There are seven sets of laws.
1. Priests and Temple service
2. Laws on how to act towards YHWH:
- Laws for men
- Laws for women
- Laws for fathers as appose to husbands….
3. Laws on how to act toward people:
- Ex: When you borrowed something from your neighbour, and it gets lost/broken, how do I replace it...
- Teaches us how to solve squabbles between men
- Teaches us how to deal with murder and robbery etc.
4. How to treat animals
5. How to worship Him: Teaches you how to keep the Sabbath, the Festivals and how to fasts.
6. Laws for the Land of Yisrael: 7 year Sabbath etc.
7. Moral law
They say the Torah has the perfect law for society...it is a shame our governments does not use it...
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