The Biblical Illustrator - Deuteronomy 6:18
Deuteronomy 6:18Fear the Lord thy God, and serve Him.Moses’ serious and affectionate charge to IsraelI. A solemn charge given.1. Hear the Word of the Lord. This message is neglected or abused--(1) By those who seldom or never attend a place of public worship: let such consider how they will be able to account for their negligence (Hebrews 2:1-3).(2) By those who visit places of worship, but who sleep when they should hear (Revelation 3:14-19).(3) By those who are usually engaged in worldly... read more
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 6:1-25
Deuteronomy 6:4 . יהוה אלהינו יהוה אחד , Jehovah our Elohim is one Jehovah. There is uniformly an elision of the letter ם mem, when the plural is associated with the noun; and the י yod is not used in the paradigm of Hebrew verbs to designate the plural noun. The name of the Divinity being here used three times, as in Psalms 33:6, Isaiah 49, 63., and the central name or noun, Elohinu, being in the plural number, indicates to us that mysterious sociality in the Trinity in unity, known... read more