In my last post, I talked about the significance of Deuteronomy verse 6 where Moses tells the people “these words, which I am ordering you, are to be on your heart“. Understand that the phrase “these words” is referring to not only all the laws and commands which have already been given but those instructions […]

“And these words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart.“ -Deuteronomy 6:6 Alright, today we’re going to blow into smithereens the common Christian teaching that the Torah being written on the hearts of believers was only a New Testament manifestation. Notice Deuteronomy 6:6 where it clearly says “…these words which I […]

“…and you are to love Adonai your God with all your heart, all your being and all your resources.“-Deuteronomy 6:5 Today, let’s take a look at the the final part of the SHEMA where we’re exhorted to love the Lord our God with all of our “resources“. Other translations usually say “with all of your […]

“…and you are to love Adonai your God with all your heart, all your being and all your resources.”-Deuteronomy 6:5 We are continuing on with our insanely detailed breakdown of the SHEMA…the defining creed of our faith. Last time we discussed what it means to love the Lord our God “with all of our heart”… […]

“…and you are to love Adonai your God with all your heart, all your being and all your might.”-Deuteronomy 6:5 The last half of Deuteronomy 6:5 commands us to love God with all of our HEART, our SOUL, and our MIGHT. The Hebrew is as follows. Heart=LEVAV Soul=NEFESH Might=BE-KHOL ME’ODEKHA Out of these three terms, […]