Every Yod and Horn – The Use of the Law

Every Yod and Horn

Matthew 5:17-19

“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.”

How much of the Law of God remains valid for life in the Kingdom? Every yod and “horn” of it.

The yod is the smallest letter in the Hebrew alphabet. The “horn” indicates a little serif foot which is essential to distinguish certain Hebrew letters from one another. Though these are but small players in the Hebrew alphabet, leaving them out would create confusion and uncertainty.

In the same way, leaving out any of the commandments of God from our daily lives will lead us off the path of righteousness that leads to Kingdom greatness. We can’t pick and choose among the commandments of God. Every yod and horn is there to guide us in the way of love.

Have you begun to practice daily meditation in the Law of God? Do you think you’ll be able to become great in the Kingdom without doing so?

Lord, I want to know and love Your Law! Help me to…

Daily meditation in the Law of God helps us along the path of holiness, righteousness, and goodness (Rom. 7:12). Order your copy of The Law of God, a compilation of the Mosaic Law for contemporary believers, by going to www.MyParuchia.com, point your browser to “Publications,” then click on the drop-down option, “Waxed Tablet Publications.”

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In the Gates is a devotional series on the Law of God by Rev. T.M. Moore.

T.M. Moore is editor of the Worldview Church. He serves as dean of the Centurions Program of the Wilberforce Forum and principal of The Fellowship of Ailbe, a spiritual fellowship in the Celtic Christian tradition. He is the author or editor of twenty books, and has contributed chapters to four others. His essays, reviews, articles, papers, and poetry have appeared in dozens of national and international journals, and on a wide range of websites. His most recent books are The Ailbe Psalter and The Ground for Christian Ethics (Waxed Tablet).

Scripture quotations in this article are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, (c) copyright 2001, 2007 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Editor’s note: The use of a translation other than the Authorised Version in an article does not constitute an endorsement in whole or in part by The Christian Observer.