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Annual Reading Schedule - Torah Given Through Mosheh - Week 43 - Covenant In Chorev, Shema & We'Ahavta, No Abominations In Our House, & What Is In Our Heart (Deuteronomy 4:41-10:7)

Reading Questions

  1. Where was the covenant made with Yisra'el (Israel)?
  2. Was the covenant made with their Fathers?
  3. Who does Yahweh show kindness to?
  4. What kind of a heart does Yahweh want us to have?
  5. If we guard Yahweh's commands, will it be well with us?
  6. Where will the words Yahweh commanded us through Mosheh (Moses) be at?
  7. True or False: It is okay to swear by Yahweh's name.
  8. If you had a son or a daughter, and they asked you what the meaning of the witness or the laws or the judgments which Yahweh our Elohiym has commanded us is, how should you answer them?
  9. What is the command regarding mixing with the people who are being driven out of the land before them?
  10. What are we to not bring into our house?
  11. True or False: We should only guard some of the commands.
  12. Why were they led 40 years through the wilderness?
  13. What are we to know in our heart about the discipline of Yahweh?
  14. What is the blessing we are to do related to eating?
  15. What is one way to forget Yahweh?
  16. Why were the children of Yisra'el (Israel) permitted to encounter scorpions and serpents and thirst, all the struggles and trials and hardships in the wilderness?
  17. Who gives us power to get wealth?
  18. Why were the nations driven out from the land given to Yisra'el?
  19. What kind of people were the children of Yisra'el (Israel)?
  20. How were the tablets of stone, which includes the Sabbath commandment, written?
  21. What is the inheritance of Yahweh?

Reading Notes

  • We can see that guarding Yahweh's commands starts with the heart. While many people try to talk about the heart or the commands as if they are unrelated to each other, we can see that part of having the right heart is not only fearing Yahweh, but also guarding His commands (Deuteronomy 5:29). This is later confirmed also in Deuteronomy 8:2 which shows that what is in our heart is related to whether or not we will guard His commands or not.
  • Deuteronomy 6:4-5 is known as the "Shema" and "We'Ahavta" because the first word in the Hebrew for Deuteronomy 6:4 is "Shema" and the first word in Deuteronomy 6:5 is "We'Ahavta". The Hebrew letters at the end of the first and last word in Deuteronomy 6:4 are bigger in the Hebrew scrolls. This shows that this verse is very significant. This is later confirmed again by Yahushua the Anointed, the Son of Yahweh in Mark 12:29-30.
  • We can see from Deuteronomy 6:20-25 that we should not be teaching our children to break or disobey Yahweh's laws. The doctrines out there teaching to disobey Yahweh's laws are all deceptions. It is obvious and clear Yahweh wants us to guard and do His laws and also teach our children to guard and do His laws. It is obvious and clear that it is righteous for us to guard and do His laws. This lines up perfectly with 1 John 3:7.
  • The command to not intermarry at the beginning of Deuteronomy 7 is like Sha'ul's (Paulus') admonitions to not be unevenly yoked with unbelievers in 2 Corinthians 6:14.
  • When Yahweh says he did not choose them because they were more numerous and points out in Deuteronomy 7:7 that they were the least of all the people's, this reminds me of 1 Corinthians 1:28.
  • It is clear believers are to loathe and hate abominations because they are accursed (Deuteronomy 7:26). This matches up with Revelation 21:8 which shows abominable as having a part in the lake of fire.
  • Based on Deuteronomy 8:10, some say to bless after we have eaten and are satisfied rather than before the meal. I see Yahushua blessing before, so I think it is acceptable to do both. However, I would encourage definitely doing the blessing after because when our stomach is full we want to remember from where we received the blessing to eat. That is why I think it says "you shall eat and be satisfied" first – because after eating and being satisfied we want to remember who gave the food to us in the first place.

Related Verses

He Who Does Righteousness Is Righteous: 1 John 3:7
Do Not Be Unequally Yoked With Unbelievers: Exodus 34:12-16, 2 Corinthians 6:14
Chosen The Low Born (The Least): 1 Corinthians 1:28
Abominable In Lake of Fire: Revelation 21:8
Man Does Not Live By Bread Alone: Matthew 4:4, Luke 4:4