וְאָ֣הַבְתָּ֔ אֵ֖ת יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ֥ וּבְכָל־נַפְשְׁךָ֖ וּבְכָל־מְאֹדֶֽך
וְהָי֞וּ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָנֹכִ֧י מְצַוְּךָ֛ הַיּ֖וֹם עַל־לְבָבֶֽךָ
וְשִׁנַּנְתָּ֣ם לְבָנֶ֔יךָ וְדִבַּרְתָּ֖ בָּ֑ם בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֤ בְּבֵיתֶ֙ךָ֙ וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ֣ בַדֶּ֔רֶךְ וּֽבְשָׁכְבְּךָ֖
וּבְקוּמֶֽךָ
וּקְשַׁרְתָּ֥ם לְא֖וֹת עַל־יָדֶ֑ךָ וְהָי֥וּ לְטֹטָפֹ֖ת בֵּ֥ין עֵינֶֽיךָ
וּכְתַבְתָּ֛ם עַל־מְזוּזֹ֥ת בֵּיתֶ֖ךָ וּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ"
"Shema Yisrael, Adonai eloheinu, Adonai echad. V'ahavta adonai eloheika b'kol levavka uv'kol nepheshka uv'kol m'odka. V'hayu had'varim ha'eileh asher anokhi m'tzva'kha hayom al l'vavekha v'shinan'tam l'vavekha v'dibar'ta bam b'shiv't'kha b'veitekha uv'lekh't'kha vaderekh uv'shakh'b'kha uv'kumekha. Uk'shar'tam l'ot al yadekha v'hayu l'totafot bein einekha. Ukh'tav'tam al m'zuzot beitekha uvish'arekha."
"Hear, Israel, Adonai our God, Adonai is one. And you are to love Adonai your God with all your heart, all your being, and all your resources. These words, which I am ordering you today, are to be on your heart; and you are to teach them carefully to your children. You are to talk about them when you sit at home, when you are travelling on the road, when you lie down, and when you get up. Tie them on your hand as a sign, put them at the front of a headband around your forehead. And write them on the door-frames of your house and on your gates." (Deuteronomy 6:4-9 CJB)
Throughout the Shema, Moses emphasizes the importance of learning God's commands and passing them on. He tells the Jews that God's commands are to be "on your hearts." He tells them to "tie them on your hand as a sign, put them at the front of a headband around your forehead. And write them on the door-frames of your home and on your gates." He instructs them to "teach them carefully to your children." This is the most important passage in the Torah. When a Pharisee asked Jesus which commandment is the most important, Jesus pointed him back to this passage.
Matthew 22:36-40 (CJB) says:
"36 'Rabbi, which of the mitzvot in the Torah is the most important?' 37 He told him 'You are to love Adonai your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 38 This is the greatest and most important mitzvah. 39 And a second is similar to it: you are to love your neighbor as yourself. 40 All the Torah and the Prophets are dependent on these two mitzvot.'"
This is what God expects from us: love Him and love others. To do this, we must study and learn God's Word. It must always be "on our hearts." We also must pass on His Word to others.
Matthew 28:19-20 (CJB) says:
"19 Therefore, go and make people from all nations into talmidim (disciples), immersing them into the reality of the Father, the Son, and the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit), 20 and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember! I will be with you always, yes, even until the end of the age."
God commands us to tell others about Him and His salvation through Jesus. We should talk about Him "when we sit at home, when we are travelling on the road, when we lie down, and when we get up."
וְהָי֞וּ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָנֹכִ֧י מְצַוְּךָ֛ הַיּ֖וֹם עַל־לְבָבֶֽךָ
וְשִׁנַּנְתָּ֣ם לְבָנֶ֔יךָ וְדִבַּרְתָּ֖ בָּ֑ם בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֤ בְּבֵיתֶ֙ךָ֙ וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ֣ בַדֶּ֔רֶךְ וּֽבְשָׁכְבְּךָ֖
וּבְקוּמֶֽךָ
וּקְשַׁרְתָּ֥ם לְא֖וֹת עַל־יָדֶ֑ךָ וְהָי֥וּ לְטֹטָפֹ֖ת בֵּ֥ין עֵינֶֽיךָ
וּכְתַבְתָּ֛ם עַל־מְזוּזֹ֥ת בֵּיתֶ֖ךָ וּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ"
"Shema Yisrael, Adonai eloheinu, Adonai echad. V'ahavta adonai eloheika b'kol levavka uv'kol nepheshka uv'kol m'odka. V'hayu had'varim ha'eileh asher anokhi m'tzva'kha hayom al l'vavekha v'shinan'tam l'vavekha v'dibar'ta bam b'shiv't'kha b'veitekha uv'lekh't'kha vaderekh uv'shakh'b'kha uv'kumekha. Uk'shar'tam l'ot al yadekha v'hayu l'totafot bein einekha. Ukh'tav'tam al m'zuzot beitekha uvish'arekha."
"Hear, Israel, Adonai our God, Adonai is one. And you are to love Adonai your God with all your heart, all your being, and all your resources. These words, which I am ordering you today, are to be on your heart; and you are to teach them carefully to your children. You are to talk about them when you sit at home, when you are travelling on the road, when you lie down, and when you get up. Tie them on your hand as a sign, put them at the front of a headband around your forehead. And write them on the door-frames of your house and on your gates." (Deuteronomy 6:4-9 CJB)
Throughout the Shema, Moses emphasizes the importance of learning God's commands and passing them on. He tells the Jews that God's commands are to be "on your hearts." He tells them to "tie them on your hand as a sign, put them at the front of a headband around your forehead. And write them on the door-frames of your home and on your gates." He instructs them to "teach them carefully to your children." This is the most important passage in the Torah. When a Pharisee asked Jesus which commandment is the most important, Jesus pointed him back to this passage.
Matthew 22:36-40 (CJB) says:
"36 'Rabbi, which of the mitzvot in the Torah is the most important?' 37 He told him 'You are to love Adonai your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 38 This is the greatest and most important mitzvah. 39 And a second is similar to it: you are to love your neighbor as yourself. 40 All the Torah and the Prophets are dependent on these two mitzvot.'"
This is what God expects from us: love Him and love others. To do this, we must study and learn God's Word. It must always be "on our hearts." We also must pass on His Word to others.
Matthew 28:19-20 (CJB) says:
"19 Therefore, go and make people from all nations into talmidim (disciples), immersing them into the reality of the Father, the Son, and the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit), 20 and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember! I will be with you always, yes, even until the end of the age."
God commands us to tell others about Him and His salvation through Jesus. We should talk about Him "when we sit at home, when we are travelling on the road, when we lie down, and when we get up."
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