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Now, Israel, what does Yahweh your God require of you, but to fear Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
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The Heart of the Law
Commentators explain that this verse is not just another rule, but the very summary of what God truly desires. It reveals that the essence of the Law is an internal disposition of fear, love, and total devotion. John Calvin notes this is the foundation for what Jesus would later call the greatest commandments: to love God with all your heart and to love your neighbor.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
After these emphatic warnings against self-righteousness, the principal topic is resumed from Deuteronomy 6:0, and this division of the discourse i…
19th Century
Anglican
And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee? — “Although you have done all this, still His tender mercies…
16th Century
Protestant
And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require? After having expounded each Commandment in its order, it now remains for us to see wh…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you , &c.] For all these favours bestowed upon them, the for…
We are here taught our duty to God in our principles and our practices. We must fear the Lord our God. We must love him and delight in communion wi…
