Hear O Israel! The Lord 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. Israel 6:4-5
In the Jewish prayer book today, this is the central prayer. It is called the Shema, and this verse of Deuteronomy is the beginning of that statement. It was and is the cornerstone of all the commands of the Old Law. When Jesus walked the earth He was asked what was the greatest commandment in the Law. His answer was the "Shema". Matthew 22:37 "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind." If the Old Law Jews would have kept it, they wouldn't have needed so many other commands. The same is true for us. Love the Lord, and love our neighbors, we will fulfill all of His commands too.
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