Fear · Love · Justice · Cling Every step opens the verse it rests on.
Step 1 of 6
BeginningDeuteronomy 10:12Moses asks what the LORD requires of Israel.Now, Israel, what does Yahweh your God require of you, but to fear Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, and to serve Yahweh your… v12 · WEB
In the commentaryWhat Does Yahweh Require?
Answer with the whole covenant life
1 Fear, walk, love, and serve
Keep what is for your goodDeuteronomy 10:12–13Fear the LORD, walk in all his ways, love him, serve with heart and soul, and keep his commands for your good.Now, Israel, what does Yahweh your God require of you, but to fear Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, and to serve Yahweh your… v12 · WEB
In the commentaryWhat Does Yahweh Require?
2 Humble the heart
No longer be stubbornDeuteronomy 10:14–16Heaven and earth belong to the LORD, yet he set love on Israel’s ancestors. Circumcise your heart and resist stubbornness.Behold, to Yahweh your God belongs heaven, the heaven of heavens, and the earth, with all that is therein. v14 · WEB
In the commentaryWhat Does Yahweh Require?
3 Practice impartial justice
Love the sojournerDeuteronomy 10:17–19The great and impartial God defends the orphan and widow and loves the sojourner. Israel must love the sojourner, remembering Egypt.He executes justice for the fatherless and widow and loves the foreigner in giving him food and clothing. v18 · WEB
In the commentaryWhat Does Yahweh Require?
All Cling to the LORD
Make him your praiseDeuteronomy 10:20–22Fear and serve the LORD, cling to him, and praise the God who made Israel as numerous as the stars.You shall fear Yahweh your God. You shall serve him. You shall cling to him, and you shall swear by his name. v20 · WEB
In the commentaryWhat Does Yahweh Require?
Deuteronomy 10:12–22Love God and practice his justiceNow, Israel, what does Yahweh your God require of you, but to fear Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, and to serve Yahweh your… v12 · WEB
In the commentaryWhat Does Yahweh Require?
The order of these steps is adapted from the Torah flowcharts published by OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0. The wording, the drawing and the illustrations are Biblion’s own.