Daily Readings in the Bible Deuteronomy 4-6

“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord” (Deut. 6:4). This command is the orthodox Jew’s confession of faith. Israel was to confess there was only one God, and they were to pledge their lives only to Him (Deut. 6:5). Israel wasn’t to make any graven images to worship (Deut. 4:15-20). Israel’s singular devotion was to be for God alone, not to something that they had created. When they stood at the foot of Mt. Sinai, they didn’t see any image of God, rather they only heard His voice, and...