Ep 943 – Deuteronomy 6:1-9

What good is a law that goes unheeded? How effective is a regulation that is ignored? Unless it is obeyed, a law is little more than words on paper, carrying little weight or influence over the lives of men. And Moses knew that the people of Israel were going to be prone to ignoring and disobeying the laws of God. So, in Deuteronomy 6:1-9, we have recorded his call for the Israelites to hear and to heed the law. Obedience was going to be critical to their successful conquest of the land of Canaan. But knowledge of the law was not going to be enough. Head knowledge without a heartfelt desire to apply what you know to how you behave is of little use. Commandments written on stone are of little use if they never make their way into the heart of man.