Rebecca Park Totilo

The Bride of Christ's Marriage Contract Is TheTorah Not the New Testament



Posted: Friday, May 22, 2009

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Rebecca at the Well & Heal With Essential Oils

Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they broke, although I was a husband unto them, saith the LORD: but this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. -Jeremiah 31:31-33

In a traditional betrothal, the engaged couple enters into a covenant with the signing of the Ketubah, or marriage contract. In this marriage contract are the terms of their agreement, such as the bride price and provisions the bridegroom agrees to make. It also names the wife as the heir to the estate, should he die.

It is for this reason that they have a wedding ceremony-to sanctify and bless the contract. Properly signed and witnessed, the document is given to the bride, and she is instructed to keep it with her at all times, since there can be no marital relations if it is lost or destroyed.

Rich in commitment, the Ketubah is read aloud for all to hear of their mutual devotion toward one another. The custom of reading the Ketubah aloud is rooted in the great wedding between God and Israel, when Moses received the Torah.

While Moses was on the mountain-top with God receiving the Ten Commandments, the bride was committing spiritual adultery with the golden calf. Upon returning, Moses' anger kindled within him and he broke the tablets of stone (acting on behalf of the bride), which was symbolic of breaking the marriage contract.

God warned Israel at Mount Sinai after He spoke the ten words to them, that if they didn't enter into the cloud (symbolic of the Huppah or wedding canopy), they would fall into the temptation of idolatry. Yet, God's people insisted God talk to Moses.

If believers today refuse to enter into the deeper things of God with Him (symbolic of the cloud at Mount Sinai), they will place themselves in a position of falling into temptation, just as the Israelites did.

After Moses destroyed the golden calf (putting to death the adulterous lover), as Torah commands, 3,000 others were put to death-the perpetrators of this evil. Interestingly, this is the same number of souls converted at Shavuot, or Pentecost.

When God's people mourned and repented, Moses interceded for the people and found grace in God's sight. The Scriptures tells us in Exodus 34:6-7:

And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin.

Yeshua's beloved bride honors her marriage contract by upholding the entire Word of God, not committing spiritual adultery. She allows the Lord to write it upon her heart.

For more information about the Who is the Bride, visit our website at http://www.ratw.org or purchase a copy of Rebecca's book, Who is the Bride online at bookstores everywhere.

Rebecca Park Totilo’s flair and passion for life bursts into living color when she writes. As an award-winning publisher author of over 34 books, she has been spoken to millions via television, radio and live appearances. Her credits include working as a contributor writer on two best-selling series ("Quiet Moments with God" and “Stories for the Teen’s Heart”) which sold over one million and five million copies respectively.  She is also a freelance writer for several national magazines including Christian Parenting Today, Discipleship Journal and Woman’s World. Rebecca's photography work has appeared in numerous national magazines such as Woman’s World, Sports Spectrum, Evangel, and Sharing the Victory.

Rebecca is a homeschool mom for 20 years and serves as president of Rebecca at the Well Foundation. Please visit her websites at: http://RebeccaAtTheWell.org and http://HealWithOil.com.
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