Hear, Israel: love the LORD your God
Deuteronomy 6:4–9 — Meaning, Context and Bible Study
Deuteronomy 6:4–9 WEB
4Hear, Israel: The LORD is our God. The LORD is one. 5You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might. 6These words, which I command you today, shall be on your heart; 7and you shall teach them diligently to your children, 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. 8You shall bind them for a sign on your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes. 9You shall write them on the door posts of your house and on your gates.
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Context
Known as the Shema. Moses calls Israel to love the one LORD with all their heart, soul and strength, and to talk about his words with their children at home and on the road. Jesus calls verse 5 the greatest commandment (Mark 12:29-30).