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When Jesus was asked what the greatest commandment was, he cited a passage from Deuteronomy 6 as the fundamental and first tenet of Scripture. The purpose of Deuteronomy is to teach the people of God how to behave in every area of life. And the two main principles of that teaching are to fear God and to obey his commandments. Using his own translation from the original Hebrew, Dr. John Currid...

there is no reason for that reconstruction. Others have argued that it ought to be read as a nominal sentence: ‘[It will be] a land flowing with milk and honey.’2 In any case, the phrase is figurative, symbolizing the lush and rich land of Canaan (11:9; 26:9, 15; 27:3; 31:20). The verb translated ‘flowing’ can also mean ‘gushing’ (see Ps. 78:20; 105:41; Isa. 48:21), and that meaning underscores the hyperbolic nature of the expression.3 6:4. ‘Hear, O Israel! Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one!’ This
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