Deuteronomy 10:12
And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,
Study Note
Study Note
The Mosaic summary 'what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul' provides the covenant's ethical distillation in five interrelated demands. The verse has been called the Deuteronomic counterpart to Micah 6:8's 'what does the Lord require' and Jesus's 'great commandment' (Matthew 22:37-40) — all three represent the prophetic-legal tradition's attempt to identify the covenant's essential demand. The combination of cognitive reverence (fear), behavioral conformity (walking in his ways), affective commitment (love), and total-person service comprehends the entire person — will, conduct, emotion, and energy — in covenantal relationship with God. The Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4-5) provides the theological basis, and 10:12 is its ethical elaboration.
Other Translations
And now, Israel, what doth Jehovah thy God require of thee, but to fear Jehovah thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve Jehovah thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,
`And now, Israel, what is Jehovah thy God asking from thee, except to fear Jehovah thy God, to walk in all His ways, and to love Him, and to serve Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,
And now, Israel, what would the Lord your God have you do, but to go in the fear of the Lord your God, walking in all his ways and loving him and doing his pleasure with all your heart and all your soul,
Cross References
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I will love thee, O Lord, my strength.