Deuteronomy 6:1-9

The Shema-Hear

Part 1 The Context

Deuteronomy 6:1-9

The Awesome
Appearance at Sinai.
The fire!
The fear!
The family!

Deuteronomy 6:1 These are

the commands, decrees and
laws the LORD your God
directed me to teach you to
observe in the land that you
are crossing the Jordan to

2 so that you, your children and

their children after them may
fear the LORD your God as long
as you live by keeping all his
decrees and commands that I
give you, and so that you may

3 Hear, O Israel, and be

careful to obey so that it may
go well with you and so that
you may increase greatly in a
land flowing with milk and
honey, just as the LORD, the

The four so that phrases

So that you and your children may fear God.

So that you may enjoy long life.

So that it may go well with you.

So that you may increase greatly.

4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD

our God, the LORD is one.
5 Love the LORD your God
with all your heart and with
all your soul and with all your
strength

Part 2 One God

Shema (Hebrew: "Hear")
The Jewish confession of
faith
Deuteronomy 6:49
Deuteronomy 11:1321
Numbers 15:3741

This Is An Exclusive
Position
God is a jealous
God
Contrast with our
pluralistic world.

Elijah and the

prophets of Baal
God is the unique
God of the
universe.

Teach Your Children

Well - Part 3

6 These commandments that I give

you today are to be upon your
hearts. 7 Impress them on your
children. Talk about them when you
sit at home and when you walk
along the road, when you lie down

8 Tie them as symbols on

your hands and bind them on
your foreheads. 9 Write them
on the doorframes of your
houses and on your gates.

Teach Your Children

When you lie down
When you get up.
When you are walking
beside the road.

In

other words - In the 7 seater!

Teach Your Children

Well - Part 3
We are to teach these
concepts
We are to teach our children
Then we are to teach others

Remember:
The faith is one generation
from extinction.