The Shema - Part 1

Deuteronomy 6:4
Mark 12:28-29

1. Jesus Prays the Shema - the Most Important Commandment?

"Hear, O Israel, Yahweh our God, Yahweh is one". (Deuteronomy 6:4)

"And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, "Which commandment is the most important of all?" Jesus answered, "The most important is, 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.'" (Mark 12:28-29)

2. YHWH our God, YHWH one - The Name of Yahweh occurring twice in the Shema

"Hear, O Israel, Yahweh our God, Yahweh is one." (Deuteronomy 6:4)

"O Yahweh our God, you answered them." (Psalm 99:8)

"O Yahweh my God, in you I have taken refuge." (Psalm 7:1)

"O Yahweh my God I will give thanks to you forever." (Psalm 30:12)

"Bless Yahweh, O my soul! O Yahweh my God, you are very great!" (Psalm 104:1)

3. YHWH our God - Calling on the Name of Yahweh - O Yahweh!

"Hear, O Israel, Yahweh our God, Yahweh is one." (Deuteronomy 6:4)

"Moses and Aaron were among his priests; Samuel also was among those who called on His Name. They called to Yahweh, and he answered them." (Psalm 99:6)

"O Yahweh our God, you answered them." (Psalm 99:8)

"Exalt Yahweh our God, and worship at his holy mountain; for Yahweh our God is holy!" (Psalm 99:9)

4. YHWH our God - A Call for Allegiance to Yahweh our God?

"Hear, O Israel, Yahweh our God, Yahweh is one." (Deuteronomy 6:4)

Jesus answered, "The most important is, 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord (κύριος Kyrios) our God, the Lord is one.'" (Mark 12:29)

* "The Lord" refers to Yahweh

5. The Hebrew word Shema - Hear! The Greek word for is Ἄκουε! The Silent Crisis in the Church

"Hear (Shema), O Israel, Yahweh our God, Yahweh is one." (Deuteronomy 6:4)

"Jesus answered, "The most important is, 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.'" (Mark 12:29)

"He who has ears to hear, let him hear." (Matthew 11:15)

"He who has ears, let him hear." (Matthew 13:9)

"He who has ears, let him hear." (Matthew 13:43)

"If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear." (Mark 4:23)

"Salt is good, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is of no use either for the soil or for the manure pile. It is thrown away. He who has ears to hear, let him hear." (Luke 14:34-35)

"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches." (Revelation 2:7, 11, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22)

"If anyone has an ear, let him hear." (Revelation 13:9)

6. O Israel! The Israel of God! Does Israel include the Church?

"Hear, O Israel, Yahweh our God, Yahweh is one." (Deuteronomy 6:4)

"Jesus answered, "The most important is, 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.'" (Mark 12:29)

"And as for all who walk by this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel of God." (Galatians 6:16)

"But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel." (Romans 9:6)

"For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical. But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God." (Romans 2:28-29)

"And you, although a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing root of the olive tree." (Romans 11:17)

"For if you were cut from what is by nature a wild olive tree, and grafted, contrary to nature, into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, the natural branches, be grafted back into their own olive tree." (Romans 11:24)

"And in this way all Israel will be saved." (Romans 11:26)

7. YHWH Echad, YHWH One. Is "Echad" singular one or is "Echad" a compound unity?

"Hear, O Israel, Yahweh our God, Yahweh is one." (Deuteronomy 6:4)

"Jesus answered, "The most important is, 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.'" (Mark 12:29)

And God said, "Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear." (Genesis 1:9)

"If anyone of the people of the land sins by an unintentional wrong by violating one of Yahweh’s commands that should not be violated, so that he incurs guilt." (Leviticus 4:27)

"There will be one law and one stipulation for you and for the alien dwelling among you." (Numbers 15:16)

"To you it was shown, that you might know that Yahweh is God; there is no other besides him." (Deuteronomy 4:35)

"So you shall acknowledge today, and you must call to mind that Yahweh is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath. There is no other God." (Deuteronomy 4:39)

And the scribe said to him, "That is true, Teacher. You have said correctly that He is one and there is no other except him." (Mark 12:32)

"I am Yahweh, and there is none besides me; besides me there is no god." (Isaiah 45:5)

"So that they may know from the rising of the sun and from the west that there is none besides me; I am Yahweh and there is none besides me." (Isaiah 45:6)

"Surely God is with you, and there is no other. Besides him there is no God." (Isaiah 45:14)

"I am Yahweh and there is none besides Me." (Isaiah 45:18)

"Was it not I, Yahweh? And there is no other god besides me, a righteous God besides me, and no Savior besides me." (Isaiah 45:21)

"Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other. (Isaiah 45:22)

A collection of 7 Messages on
the Shema - Part 1

Deuteronomy 6:4
Mark 12:28-29

 

1. Jesus Prays the Shema - the Most Important Commandment

2. YHWH our God, YHWH one - The Name of Yahweh occurring twice in the Shema

3. YHWH our God - Calling on the Name of Yahweh - O Yahweh!

4. YHWH our God - A Call for Allegiance to Yahweh our God

5. The Hebrew word Shema - Hear! The Greek word for is Ἄκουε! The Silent Crisis in the Church

6. O Israel! The Israel of God! Does Israel include the Church?

7. YHWH Echad, YHWH One. Is "Echad" singular one or is "Echad" a compound unity?