Zakir Naik – Monotheism in Judaism

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Now we'll discuss

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the concept of God

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in the Semitic religions.

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First, we'll discuss

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the concept of God in Judaism.

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Judaism is

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a Semitic religion,

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And

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if you read the scriptures

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of Judaism,

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that the Torah

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and the Talmud

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or the old testament,

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it's mentioned in the book of Deuteronomy,

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chapter number 6, verse number 4. Moses, peace

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be upon him, says,

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Israel, the Lord, our God is 1 Lord.

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It's mentioned in the book of Isaiah chapter

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number 43 verse number 11.

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I, even I am Lord and beside me

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there's no savior. It's mentioned in the book

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of Isaiah chapter number 45 verse number 5.

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I am Lord and there's none else. I

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am God and there's none like me.

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It further mentioned in the book of Isaiah,

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chapter number 46

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verse number 9. I am God and there's

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none else. I am God and there's none

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like me.

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It further mentioned

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in the book of Exodus

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chapter number 20, verse number 3, 4, and

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5.

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It says,

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almighty God says in the book of Exodus,

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chapter number 20, verse number 3 to 5.

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Thou shall have

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none other god besides me.

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Thou shall not make unto thee any graven

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image of anything, of any likeness in the

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heaven above, in the earth beneath, and in

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the water under the earth. Thou shall not

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bow down to them nor serve them for

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I, thy God, thy Lord is a jealous

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God.

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The same message repeated in the book of

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Deuteronomy.

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Chapter number 5, verse number 7 to 9.

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Almighty God says, thou shall have no other

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God beside me. Thou shall not make unto

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thee any graven image of anything, of any

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likeness in the heaven above, in the earth

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beneath, and the water beneath the earth. Thou

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shall not bow onto them, nor serve them.

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For I, thy God, thy Lord is a

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jealous God.

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So if you read

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the scriptures of Judaism,

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you'll understand

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that Judaism

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believe

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that you should worship only one God.

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And that God

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cannot have any images.

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So if you read the Jewish scriptures, you'll

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understand the concept of God in Judaism.