How many of us that are following Torah have had a difficult [if not impossible] time trying to communicate what we have learned to others?
When I first began to understand Torah, I was really excited about it.
Understanding Torah enabled me to then understand many other things in the scriptures.  Things that used to confuse me…
And I wanted to share it with anybody and everybody, but especially with friends and family.
So I did…
And what happened?
People were not excited about it as I was.
In fact, many got angry about it.
I lost lots of friends. I’ve been called many things, and countless friends have ditched me, both in real life and online.
Not a single family member has opted to seek out and study Torah, and fortunately, not many have all-out rejected us because of it.
I did not say none, but not many…
Others have not been as fortunate, losing contact with family, or even losing their spouses over Torah Observance.

So why won’t they listen?
Or even if they will listen, why can they not comprehend?
Did you know that Yeshua Messiah (Jesus) answers this question for us?

Matthew 13:10-15
10 And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”
11 He answered and said to them, “Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. 12 For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. 13 Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. 14 And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says:
‘Hearing you will hear and shall not understand,
And seeing you will see and not perceive;
15 For the hearts of this people have grown dull.
Their ears are hard of hearing,
And their eyes they have closed,
Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,
So that I should heal them.’

Messiah tells us that understanding is intentionally withheld from some people.
They see but do not perceive.
They hear but do not understand.
Why would Yeshua Messiah do such a thing?
It is all about the heart.
These people have hearts that have grown dull.
Here is how it is phrased in other bible translation versions:
NIV: For this people’s heart has become calloused
NLT: For the hearts of these people are hardened
CEV: All of them have stubborn minds! They refuse to listen; they cover their eyes.
Aramaic: For the heart of this people has become dense
GWT: These people have become close-minded and hard of hearing
WNT: For this people’s mind is stupefied

These are people who have not submitted their hearts to Yahweh (God).
They have hardened their hearts against Yahweh, and as a result, Yeshua Messiah says that understanding is withheld from them.

So —- what is the cure?  How can this be remedied?
We find the answer in 2Corinthians 3
14 But their minds were hardened. For up to this very day the same veil remains unlifted at the reading of the ancient covenant, since in Messiah it is passing away. 15 But to this day, whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their heart. 16 But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

Again, it is about the heart.
When one turns their heart to Yahweh and Yeshua Messiah, then their veil is lifted.
When they submit to the Father, they are then given understanding.
Of what?
The ancient covenant.
The Old Testament.
The Torah.

I see many people frustrated that their loved ones will not or cannot understand Torah.
They say that the Father has just not revealed it to them yet.
While there is truth in this statement, it is often said without the understanding that it is intentional, and that we as people must do something to correct this problem.
It is not a matter of waiting for God to stop playing games.
The Father does not play games.
The reason for a lack of understanding is spelled out for us in the scriptures, coming directly from our Savior!!

If you are experiencing this, as most of us are, pray for your loved ones.
Pray that they will submit to the Father.
Pray they will soften their hearts and submit their will to His will.
Until they do, it is not likely they will understand.
Pray for them.