Love the One God
Deuteronomy 6:5
Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
Here it is, the landmark verse, the one Jesus said is the first and greatest commandment.
Moses begins the chapter by explaining that the commands and laws have been given so that they can enjoy long life, things will go well, and they can be prosperous. Prosperous? What else would "increase greatly" mean?
Just before verse 5 comes this: Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.
See what I mean about a landmark. Hear, O Israel. Listen. Pay attention to this. So many great words in the Bible, yet a few are highlighted, like these. Yahweh is one. Love Yahweh with all one's secret thoughts, innermost soul, conscience; one's personality as a vital or active force; the vital, inner or chief part of oneself; the center; core.
This expands so beautifully from yesterday's verse. Acknowledge the one God, take that knowledge to heart, then focus all your love on Him.
Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
Here it is, the landmark verse, the one Jesus said is the first and greatest commandment.
Moses begins the chapter by explaining that the commands and laws have been given so that they can enjoy long life, things will go well, and they can be prosperous. Prosperous? What else would "increase greatly" mean?
Just before verse 5 comes this: Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.
See what I mean about a landmark. Hear, O Israel. Listen. Pay attention to this. So many great words in the Bible, yet a few are highlighted, like these. Yahweh is one. Love Yahweh with all one's secret thoughts, innermost soul, conscience; one's personality as a vital or active force; the vital, inner or chief part of oneself; the center; core.
This expands so beautifully from yesterday's verse. Acknowledge the one God, take that knowledge to heart, then focus all your love on Him.
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