Deuteronomy 6

This chapter contains the central creed of Israel, the Shema: "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one." Moses instructs the people to love the Lord their God with all their heart, soul, and strength. He commands them to diligently teach these commandments to their children, talk about them constantly, and bind them as visible signs on their hands and foreheads. The entire focus is on passionate, total devotion to God and the passing of this covenant faith to the next generation.