How important is 'Trust in G-D' to us?

This one thing seems to be on a scale of 1==lowest importance to 10 ==highest importance, a 9.99. I take that the Ten Commandments that G-D stated HIMSELF in Exodus 20, to be absolute TEN's, and Trust in G-D is follows closely on those.

What I mean to say is that, we are continually tested to strengthen our TRUST. Trust in my definintion is: "Trust, verb. Having full confidence that the Object(the one receiving the trust) has demonstrated completely the reliability and security which is expected, which was well placed and deserved. In short, without evidence that one can reliably trust, one is only acting on faith.



We can, have and do break faith with G-D. This is where G-D accepted our word and we were not trust worthy, did not do as we declared we would do. On the hand, G-D has never broken faith with man, therefore G-D is trust worthy for HIS Names Sake.

Examples of trust(paraphrased): Genesis 12, G-D tells Abram(age 75) to leave all that he knows and go to a new place that G-D will show him. For this G-D declares certain blessings. Abram does not negotiate or question, he simple does what G-D has said to do. --This is an act of faith because Abram has no evidence upon which to trust that what G-D declared will be. Abram goes to Egypt, saying that Sari was his sister to save his life. G-D makes Pharaoh so sick that he can not touch Sari and his wise men determine that Abram's G-D has done this thing. Pharaoh sends them both out with slaves and wealth. Genesis 14: When Abram takes his few men and some friends to defeat the four kings that took all valuables from Sodom and Gomorrah, including Lott(Abram's nephew) and his all possessions, Melchizedek king of Salem, meets Abram and reminds him that the G-D Most High gave the victories to Abram. Abram then meets the King of Sodom and declares (22 &23) 'I have lifted up my hand unto the LORD, God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth, that I will not take a thread nor a shoe-latchet nor aught that is thine, lest thou shouldest say: I have made Abram rich;" Then G-D visits Abram in a dream and says 'Fear not, Abram, I am thy shield, thy reward shall be exceeding great.' And he believed in the LORD; and HE counted it to him for righteousness. Now I will jump past lots of Trust and Non-Trust of Abram who became Abraham, to the Binding of Issac, Genesis 22. Abraham is now about 113 years of age, God says 'Take now thy son, thine only son, whom thou lovest, even Isaac, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt-offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.' Abraham no longer questions, negotiates or complains, he just does as he is told by G-D. This seems to have been the last TEST of Abraham, for he lived to be 175 years old, he had another wife after Sarah dies with five more children. The last Test was an act of TRUST in G-D, for Abraham had evidence from his own life that showed that GOD is Trustworthy.

Moses, who had many times been defended by G-D when Moses did nothing to defend himself, got in trouble at the Rock(Numbers 20), LORD said unto Moses and Aaron: 'Because ye believed not in Me....' the word in the JPS 1917 version is translated 'believed' is also translated as 'TRUST' and is a truer translation based on the usage in verse 12. This is also true in that Moses had every reason not to be upset by what the Children of Israel said, for G-D had always defended Moses. Yet in this case Moses's temper flares and he can only think to say (verse 10) 'Hear now, ye rebels; are we to bring you forth water out of this rock?' instead of giving G-D the glory. Trust would have kept (Numbers 12:3)'Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men that were upon the face of the earth.' Meek or Humble, are possible translations of the word used.

Last, I give you Trust in Action. II Samuel 10:9 ..."when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Arameans; 10 and the rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother, and he put them in array against the children of Ammon. 11 And he said: 'If the Arameans be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me, but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee. 12 Be of good courage, and let us prove strong for our people, and for the cities of our God; and the LORD do that which seemeth Him good.'--The result Joab's declaration was: 13 So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh unto the battle against the Arameans; and they fled before him. -- A very good read if you would like some additional information about this event, try II Samuel Chapter 10.

When we act righteously according to G-D's Law, Deuteronomy 30:9 "And the LORD thy God will make thee over-abundant in all the work of thy hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good; for the LORD will again rejoice over thee for good, as He rejoiced over thy fathers; 10 if thou shalt hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep His commandments and His statutes which are written in this book of the law; if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul."

Shalom, Shalom
Yaakov