Pentecost Season · Proper 26 · Year B
Deuteronomy 6:1-9
The Shema: Hear, O Israel
October 31, 2027
Overview & Insights
"Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might." (Deuteronomy 6:4-5)
Moses gives Israel the Shema, the confession that the Lord alone is God, commanding wholehearted love for him and charging parents to teach these words diligently to their children at home and away, day and night.
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Commentary
Working Preacher: Commentary on Deuteronomy 6:1-9 Working Preacher
Lutheran lectionary commentary on the Shema for the semicontinuous track.
Enduring Word: Deuteronomy 6 Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on loving God and teaching the commandments.
Precept Austin: Deuteronomy 6 Commentary Precept Austin
Detailed study gathering many commentators on Deuteronomy 6.
BibleHub: Commentaries on Deuteronomy 6:1 BibleHub
Parallel classic commentaries keyed to the great commandment and the Shema.
Background & Word Study
Enter the Bible: Deuteronomy Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary's scholarly introduction to the book of Deuteronomy.
BibleProject: Deuteronomy Overview BibleProject
Animated overview of the design and themes of Deuteronomy.
Sefaria: Deuteronomy 6 (Hebrew) Sefaria
Hebrew text with English and classical Jewish commentary on the Shema.
BibleHub: Deuteronomy 6 Interlinear BibleHub
Hebrew-English interlinear for word-level study of the chapter.
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