What happensPermalink
Moses gives one of the two great commandments (to love the Lord with all you are), encourages Israel to obey, and warns them not to disobey. He reminds them to teach their children the commandments.
Why it mattersPermalink
Moses’s speech works from the general (Ten Commandments in the last chapter and this commandment) to the specific in later chapters. Verse 4 is known as the Shema and is a critical part of Jewish daily prayers.
Key versePermalink
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.