Concerning Abraham keeping the Torah:

According to Genesis 7:2,6 Noah knew the difference between "clean" and "unclean" animals, despite after the Flood being told, "Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you." (Genesis 9:3)

According to Genesis 12:7,8 Abram built an altar to Yahweh and "called upon the name of YHWH." Similarly, according to Genesis 22:14 Abraham called the name of a place "Yahweh-Yireh. As it is said to this day." Nevertheless, Exodus 6:3 informs us:

I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, as El Shaddai; but by my name Yahweh I was not known to them.

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So it really depends on *which* part of the Scripture you read. There were different ideas about when, exactly, the Patriachs first started to keep the various laws concerning Yahweh that were commonplace in the day when these parts of Genesis, Exodus, etc... were being written.
- Martin (12/6/2011 9:55:20 PM)

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How did Abraham keep the Torah? The law wasn't given until Moses. He also had concubines. "Thou shalt not commit adultery" is a law. I'm looking for truth, so I'm asking. Thanks for any feedback.
- Kathy (12/6/2011 1:56:05 PM) [qBible.com]

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What is the difference between a commandment, a statute, and a law?
- Marcus (7/6/2010 11:37:00 AM) [qBible.com]

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