215. The Lord is one: The Lord is the everlasting God.

4 November 2021
The Lord is one.

Deuteronomy 6
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.

Isaiah 40
25 “To whom will you compare me?
    Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One.
28 Do you not know?
    Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
    the Creator of the ends of the earth.

From britannica website/topic/Deuteronomy


The speeches that constitute this address recall Israel’s past, reiterate laws that Moses had communicated to the people at Horeb (Sinai), and emphasize that observance of these laws is essential for the well-being of the people in the land they are about to possess. 

The title Deuteronomy, derived from Greek, thus means a “copy,” or a “repetition,” of the law rather than “second law,” as the word’s etymology seems to suggest."

From Wikipedia


One of its most significant verses is Deuteronomy 6:4, the Shema Yisrael, which has become the definitive statement of Jewish identity: "Hear, O Israel: the LORD our God, the LORD is one." Verses 6:4–5 were also quoted by Jesus in Mark 12:28–34 as the Great Commandment."

The Ten Commandments given by God in Exodus 20:2-17 were reiterated by Moses to the Israelites in Deuteronomy 5:6-21.

As mentioned above, the Lord Jesus quoted Deuteronomy 6:4-5 in the Book of Mark.

The Greatest Commandment

Mark 12
28 One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
29 “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
31 The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”

From bibleref website/Mark/12/Mark-12-30.html


"Love" here doesn't just mean to have affections for. It is from the Greek root word agapao, which many are more familiar with through the noun agape. To agape-love someone is a choice. It is to choose to see them in a favorable light. To choose to delight in them. And to choose to faithfully act on their behalf. When we agape-love God, we see Him as honorable, true, and loving. We trust Him and respond to that trust with obedience.

Jesus adds more nuance to this love. "Heart" is from the Greek root word kardia, and means the center of one's life, whether physical, spiritual, or mental. The heart drives one's beliefs, emotions, thoughts, and intentions. "Soul" is from the Greek root word psychē which is similar to the heart, but focuses on the vital force that keeps us alive.""

In Contemporary English Version, Deuteronomy 6:4 reads:
Listen, Israel! The Lord our God is the only true God!

John 17
1 After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed:
“Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you. 
2 For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him. 
3 Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.”



""“To whom will you compare me?
    Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One.
Do you not know?
    Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
    the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
    and his understanding no one can fathom.
He gives strength to the weary
    and increases the power of the weak.
Even youths grow tired and weary,
    and young men stumble and fall;
but those who hope in the Lord
    will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
    they will run and not grow weary,
    they will walk and not be faint" (Isaiah 40:25, 28-31). Lord, You deserve all the praises, in Jesus' name. Amen.

13 February 2018"

May you be blessed with God's Word.

Maraming salamat.





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