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Torah Basics
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As a faithful Noahide, if you have a question about the meaning of a verse in the Hebrew Bible, you are permitted to look up the explanation by Rashi (Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki), who was the foremost classical commentator. His verse-by-verse explanations are posted on Chabad.org.

Abraham lived before the Jewish covenant at Mount Sinai, so in terms of practical Torah Law, he was still bound by the 7 Commandments (Sheva Mitzvot) for Non-Jews. That is what the verse means by G-d's "commandments".

Abraham also withstood the tests which G-d subjected him to, and that is what the verse means by obeying G-d's "voice".

He was also spiritually the first Jew, and through his prophetic knowledge, he "observed" all of the Jewish commandments of the Written Torah in accordance with the Oral Torah. This is what the verse means by G-d's "decrees". But for many of the Jewish commandments, Abraham could only observe them on a spiritual level, since the physical means to to observe them did not yet exist.
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Torah Basics - by Director Michael - 10-07-2007, 05:21 PM
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