1. 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 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

2. Foreground: The Covenant The Covenant The Decalogue - 10 Commandments (5:6-21) The Decalogue - 10 Commandments (5:6-21) The Fear of the Lord - You, your son and your grandson (6:2) The Fear of the Lord - You, your son and your grandson (6:2) The Shema: 1) Hear, O Israel – Listen & Obey 1) Hear, O Israel – Listen & Obey 2) The Lord (YHWH) is our God (elohim), the Lord is one (echod)! 2) The Lord (YHWH) is our God (elohim), the Lord is one (echod)! 3) You shall love YHWH (Adoni) your God … 3) You shall love YHWH (Adoni) your God … 4) These words/commands shall be on your heart 4) These words/commands shall be on your heart

3. “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 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 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 with all your soul, and to keep the Lord’s commandments and His statutes which I am commanding you today for your good?” and His statutes which I am commanding you today for your good?”Deut.10:12-13 His commandments are for our good! His commandments are for our good! 1) PURPOSE 1) PURPOSE 2) DESIGN 2) DESIGN 3) LAW 3) LAW

4. Foreground: The Covenant The Covenant The Decalogue - 10 Commandments (5:6-21) The Decalogue - 10 Commandments (5:6-21) The Fear of the Lord - You, your son and your grandson (6:2) The Fear of the Lord - You, your son and your grandson (6:2) The Shema: 1) Hear, O Israel – Listen & Obey 1) Hear, O Israel – Listen & Obey 2) The Lord (YHWH) is our God (elohim), the Lord is one (echod)! 2) The Lord (YHWH) is our God (elohim), the Lord is one (echod)! 3) You shall love YHWH (Adoni) your God … 3) You shall love YHWH (Adoni) your God … 4) These words/commands shall be on your heart 4) These words/commands shall be on your heart 5) you shall teach them diligently to your sons 5) you shall teach them diligently to your sons 6) you shall talk of them … sit … walk … lie down … rise up 6) you shall talk of them … sit … walk … lie down … rise up 7) you shall bind them … 7) you shall bind them … 8) you shall write them … 8) you shall write them …