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Fear · Love · Justice · Cling Every step opens the verse it rests on.

BeginningMoses 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… — Deuteronomy 10:12 · WEB

In the commentaryWhat Does Yahweh Require?

Answer with the whole covenant life

1 Fear, walk, love, and serve

Heart · soul · commands

Keep what is for your goodFear 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… — Deuteronomy 10:12–13 · WEB

In the commentaryWhat Does Yahweh Require?

2 Humble the heart

Chosen by grace

No longer be stubbornHeaven 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. — Deuteronomy 10:14–16 · WEB

In the commentaryWhat Does Yahweh Require?

3 Practice impartial justice

Orphan · widow · sojourner

Love the sojournerThe 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. — Deuteronomy 10:17–19 · WEB

In the commentaryWhat Does Yahweh Require?

All Cling to the LORD

Fear · serve · praise

Make him your praiseFear 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. — Deuteronomy 10:20–22 · WEB

In the commentaryWhat Does Yahweh Require?

Love 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… — Deuteronomy 10:12–22 · 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.