janasutoova.substack.com WHAT are they and WHERE they come from, WHO benefits and WHY we absolutely must refuse them.
When I first stumbled upon the term Noahide Laws, I didn’t think much of it. It sounded ancient, something tucked away in the dusty pages of religious history. But the deeper I dug, the stranger it became. Suddenly, I began hearing the same phrase echoed by rabbis, politicians, and even international organizations. “Universal ethics,” they called it. “A moral code for all mankind.”
Throughout my research, one question kept haunting me: Why would a set of laws I never learned about in school or church, suddenly appear in speeches, proclamations, and even American legislation?
People are confused, and I don’t blame them. What are the Noahide Laws? Where did they come from? And why am I, along with a growing number of others, sounding the alarm?
Maybe you’ve never heard of them. Maybe you think, Why worry? After all, when you first read these seven rules, “Don’t murder, don’t steal,” they sound perfectly fine. But as with most things that appear harmless at first glance, the truth hides beneath the surface.
This article will strip away the mystique and give you the basics: the kind that don’t make it into official brochures or polite rabbinic lectures. Because while Jewish scholars are teaching Gentiles their version of “universal ethics,” they often leave out what those ethics really imply.
WHAT Are the Noahide Laws
The Seven Noahide Laws are a set of moral principles that Judaic tradition says were given by God to Noah after the flood, making them binding on all humanity. They are often described as the “universal laws” of civilization or a “basic moral code” meant for the non- Jews.
According to rabbinic writings, these laws are:
- Do not worship idols.
- Do not curse God. (blasphemy)
- Do not commit murder.
- Do not commit adultery or sexual immorality.
- Do not steal.
- Do not eat flesh torn from a living animal.
- Establish courts of justice.
On the surface, the list seems perfectly reasonable, a kind of ancient moral code, similar to the 10 commandments that everyone is familiar with. Many rabbis and Jewish outreach organizations describe them as a foundation for world peace, saying that if all nations followed these rules, global harmony would naturally follow.
Although you will often hear of seven Noahide laws, the truth is that they contain many sublaws. Different Jewish sources list different numbers: one rabbinic commentary mentions 30 sublaws, another expands them to 66, and some later interpretations suggest there may be over 100 individual prohibitions and requirements hidden within the original seven. This means that the framework is far more detailed than the simple list often presented to the public.
The term “Noahide” comes from Bnei Noah, meaning “Sons of Noah.” Because all people are considered descendants of Noah, the laws are viewed as the moral obligations of every non-Jew on Earth. In Jewish theology, a Gentile who observes these seven laws is called a Righteous Among the Nations and is said to have a share in “the world to come.” …
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