write them.** Many Jews have fulfilled these commands literally with phylacteries (Deut. 5:6–8).The two pairs of opposites ( sit/walk, lie down/rise*) suggest any and every time, place, and activity. Deuteronomy anticipates the new covenant, when God’s words will be truly and effectively written on the heart (Jer. is the demand is for a heart that totally loves the Lord. 22:37, Mark 12:30, and Luke 10:27, Jesus also includes “mind.” In early Hebrew, “heart” included what we call the “mind”. All Israelites in their total being are to love the Lord “this is the great and first commandment” (Matt. That the Lord alone is Israel’s God leads to the demand for Israel’s exclusive and total devotion to him. This stands in sharp contrast to the polytheistic Canaanites.Īll. While Deuteronomy does not argue theoretically for monotheism, it requires Israel to observe a practical monotheism (cf. This point arises from the argument of chapter 4 and the first commandment. The Lord alone is Israel’s God, “the only one.” It is a statement of exclusivity, not of the internal unity of God. This verse is called the Shema from the Hebrew word for “Hear.” The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart.
You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Be encouraged by reading the following Scriptures with commentary from the ESV Study Bible.
If you love me keep my commandments kv free#
We are no longer enslaved to the law, but set free to honor the Lord with our lives. We are no longer under Old Testament law but as believers, we are still marked by our obedience to Christ. This article is part of the Key Bible Verses series.
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