All That I Have Commanded You | Torah to the Nations (Matthew 28:19-20)

In this week’s Parashah Point on the Torah Portion, Vayelech, we see in Deuteronomy 31:12-13 how the Torah is for all nations. Israel was charged by the Creator to make disciples of all nations.

This episode explains that the Great Commission in Matthew 28:19–20 calls us to make disciples who obey all of Yeshua’s commands, highlighting the importance of teaching obedience to God’s law.

In Do Whatever They Tell You, we explore Yeshua’s words in Matthew 23:2–3, where He tells the crowd to obey the scribes and Pharisees who “sit in Moses’ seat.” Did Yeshua affirm their teachings—or was He pointing to something deeper? This teaching examines the historical and textual background showing that Yeshua wasn’t validating Pharisaic tradition but affirming obedience to the words of Moses they read aloud each Sabbath (Exodus 18:13–16; Acts 15:21; Matthew 23:1–4). When understood in context, Yeshua’s command calls His followers to heed the Torah itself, not the traditions that make void the Word of God. Takeaway: Yeshua directs His people to hear Moses’ words and live them—testing every teaching by Scripture, not by man-made authority.

Is God’s Law only for ethnic Israel? Scripture repeatedly states there is one law for the native‑born Israelite and the sojourner. This teaching traces this theme through Deuteronomy 4 and Isaiah 2 and 56, showing that the Torah was intended as wisdom for all nations. Those who join themselves to YHWH are expected to keep His Sabbath and covenant.