What does Moses tell Israel in Deuteronomy chapter 6?
Moses tells Israel to know the Lord is one God: “Hear, O Israel, the Lord thy God is one God,” and the next verse says they shall love Him with all their heart. This comes after noting love was glaringly absent from the Ten Commandments.
Les explains that when you get to Deuteronomy chapter 6, Moses tells the children of Israel to know that the Lord is one God: “Hear, O Israel. The Lord thy God is one God.” Then the next verse says, “And thou shalt love him with all thy heart.” This is set against the Ten Commandments, where the word love was glaringly absent. Les points out that God cannot force someone to love Him, just as no one can force another person to love them. He connects this to God’s purpose in creating man: so that after God extended His love to them, they would love Him back. That is the only reason we are here.
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:
And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.