The Shema
“Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one!
And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart
and with all your soul and with all your might.
And these words, which I am commanding you today,
shall be in your heart;
and you shall teach them diligently to your sons 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 up.”
Deut.6:4-9
Foreground:
• The Covenant
• The Decalogue - 10 Commandments (5:6-21)
• The Fear of the Lord - You, your son and your grandson (6:2)
The Shema:
1) Hear, O Israel – Listen & Obey
2) The Lord (YHWH) is our God (elohim), the Lord is one (echod)!
3) You shall love YHWH (Adoni) your God …
4) These words/commands shall be on your heart
“And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require from
you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and
love Him, and to serve the Lord your God with all your heart
and with all your soul, and to keep the Lord’s commandments
and His statutes which I am commanding you today for your good?”
Deut.10:12-13
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His commandments are for our good!
1) PURPOSE
2) DESIGN
3) LAW
Foreground:
• The Covenant
• The Decalogue - 10 Commandments (5:6-21)
• The Fear of the Lord - You, your son and your grandson (6:2)
The Shema:
1) Hear, O Israel – Listen & Obey
2) The Lord (YHWH) is our God (elohim), the Lord is one (echod)!
3) You shall love YHWH (Adoni) your God …
4) These words/commands shall be on your heart
5) you shall teach them diligently to your sons
6) you shall talk of them … sit … walk … lie down … rise up
7) you shall bind them …
8) you shall write them …