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From this week's Torah portion:
The scriptures are a love story. They are a tale of a special people whom the Master of the universes chooses and calls out for Himself as a bride. It is written in the Prophets:
"Therefore, see, I am alluring her and shall lead her into the wilderness and shall speak to her heart and give to her the vineyards from there and the valley of Akor as a door of hope. And there she shall respond as in the days of her youth, as in the day when she came up from the land of Mitzrayim. And it shall be in that day, declares YHWH, that you shall call Me Ishi (my husband) and no longer call Me Ba’aliy (my lord)..."
The 10 commands which are given is this week's Torah portion are the "Kethuvah," the wedding contract between YHWH and His bride Yisrael. Scripture says this kethuvah was made not only with those who were standing there that day and near, but also those of Yisrael who were not standing there that day and afar off. Such is the great love between YHWH and His bride that she accepted it before she even heard it in its entirety, saying "All that YHWH has spoken, we will do."
What about you? Do you accept YHWH's Torah upon yourself in its entirety and agree to obey the wedding contract of your Maker - your Husband-to-be? If you do, He has this to say to you:
...and I will betroth thee unto Me forever; yea, I will betroth thee unto Me in righteousness, and judgment, and in lovingkindness and in mercy; and I will betroth thee unto Me in faithfulness; and thou shalt know YHWH.”