DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 6:3 MILK AND HONEY. This description of the land is an added incentive to obedience. See also Deuteronomy 11:9; Deuteronomy 26:15. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 6:4 HEAR, O ISRAEL. This verse is called the _Shema_, from the Hebrew word for “hear.” THE LORD OUR GOD, THE LORD IS ONE. See esv footnote. The Lord alone is Israel’s God. It is a statement of exclusivity. Compare ch. Deuteronomy 4:1; Deuteronomy 5:6. ⇐... [ Continue Reading ]
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 6:5 LOVE. See Deuteronomy 4:37. ALL. Because the Lord alone is Israel’s God, they should give him their exclusive and total devotion. Israelites are to love the Lord with all their HEART, SOUL, and MIGHT. Jesus called this the “great and first commandment” (Matthew 22... [ Continue Reading ]
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 6:7 The two pairs of opposites—SIT/WALK and LIE DOWN/RISE—suggest that the teaching is to take place at any and all opportunities. BIND THEM... WRITE THEM. Many Jews have fulfilled these commands literally, placing the text of vv. Deuteronomy 6:4 and other Scripture v... [ Continue Reading ]
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 6:12 To FORGET THE LORD is a moral problem, parallel to disobedience (Deuteronomy 8:11). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 6:13 FEAR. See Deuteronomy 4:10. Jesus quotes this verse to Satan in the wilderness (Matthew 4:10). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 6:14 OTHER GODS. As seen elsewhere in Deuteronomy 1:1, the greatest tragedy for Israel would be unfaithfulness to God (compare Deuteronomy 4:16; Deuteronomy 8:11). JEALOUS. See Deuteronomy 4:24 and note on 4:23–24.... [ Continue Reading ]
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 6:16 YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST. Testing God is an act of disobedience and shows a lack of trust in him. Jesus quoted this verse during his wilderness temptations (Matthew 4:7). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=... [ Continue Reading ]
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 6:20 WHAT IS THE MEANING...? When future Israelite children ask their parents the reason for any law, the parents should explain how the law relates to their being freed from slavery in Egypt. See also Deuteronomy 5:6; Exodus 12:26. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = [ Continue Reading ]
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 6:25 RIGHTEOUSNESS FOR US does not mean righteousness as a means of salvation. In this context, it means simply that keeping the Passover is the right thing to do. See also Deuteronomy 24:13. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=... [ Continue Reading ]