This is the Truth Network. Did you wake up this morning like me wondering God, what should I do for you today?
Well, Listen on and you'll get some answers of what he says.
So as you may know, I do a podcast on YouTube called Voices from Zion, Robbie and the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Eisen. out of Jerusalem and this week he's a phenomenally knowledgeable man. And this week we were talking about this passage that's in Deuteronomy chapter 10, verse 17 specifically. That It structures the very prayer that they say three times a day, like Daniel would pray, you know, three times a day. And the structure has to do with this verse here in Deuteronomy 10:17, which says, For the Lord your God is God of gods.
and Lord of Lords, and the Great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality nor takes a bribe. Again, that verse is the structure of what they call the Amidah, which is that prayer. And those three words are always repeated. That idea of great and mighty and awesome, and you'll see this. You know, phenomenally as is described in this podcast, but it took my heart to this idea of awesome.
And I I almost did the Podcast yesterday because God certainly taught me a lot yesterday, but I couldn't form it in the way that I thought was comprehensive. And so today we're going to go there because. When you see that word awesome, you know, he's great, which in Hebrew is an amazing word, and we could spend some time on that. But I just want to spend some time on the word awesome. awesome uh to get into this because That that word awesome sometimes is translated terrible or dreadful.
you know, the word fear of the Lord is where it really comes from. And so in English it just doesn't it doesn't translate well. And so it's a challenge to put it into English because the idea is so complex. But fascinatingly, God showed it to me yesterday very clearly. Yes, I was studying the word.
Which starts with the Hebrew letter Yud, which is the smallest letter in the Hebrew language, and some people say it's the big bang, it's the little that means a lot.
Well The idea of fear of the Lord starts with this idea of this yud, which you could describe as a lightning bolt, okay? And as I was studying it and thinking about, wow, I don't really think of God. it from a scary standpoint as I should. Like he is so powerful. He is so mighty.
And about that time, a huge thunderstorm came up, and there was a lightning strike that it... The thunder lasted for seconds, like you know, maybe 20 seconds, that's how long it was. And it was like God underscoring the idea of Robbie, you have no understanding. of how amazing the fear of the Lord is. In fact, it's a place that we don't think our I don't think my heart can really even get there.
Because when you think about the power that was in that lightning bolt, especially one that went that long, it's beyond. Anything I can think of, and it's just a small little fraction of what God is capable of. And so. Like The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and here God is so clear. And so, as I was studying that.
Yesterday I Open the Bible this morning to that same idea as the Holy Spirit said, You're not done yet. And I began to see this Whole passage in the light of what Moses was trying to explain is Moses gives us this beautiful idea of. Here's what God is asking of you. And of course, it's not necessarily always translated that way, but I'm going to read the whole passage starting with chapter 12.
So now we're back into Deuteronomy chapter 10, verse 12. And here's the way it would read in the Rabi translation. It says, And now, O Israel, what does the Lord? Ask of you. It says require in the New King James Version, but here's what the Lord asks of you: but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways.
and to love him and to serve him. the Lord your God with all your heart. and all your soul. and to keep the commandments of the LORD and his statutes, which I command you this day. See ya.
You're good. And that's amazing to me that he ends it with this question, Mark. Here's the reason I want you to do this stuff is for your good. And it's an interesting list. In that Where else do you see you know, the idea of keeping these things with your whole heart and your whole soul and and all that in hebrew is phenomenally intimate, but the idea is being phenomenally intimate With this power that is beyond our wildest imaginations.
And so at the same time, he's giving you a comprehensive list. Like you probably woke up this morning, like me, like, God, what can I do for you today? Or, God, where's your heart in these things? And here he's telling you. You know, for your good, here's what you need to do.
And it begins with this idea of your whole heart, put your whole heart into loving him, put your whole heart into serving him. Put your whole heart into understanding what in the world of statute is, which is a very deep thought in Hebrew. It's it's doing things that he Is indicating he wants you to do without truly understanding. It's just because you love him. And it comes from that whole idea of, we've talked about many times, these commandments of loving it.
And so. Just as a devotional idea today, you know, as I read this again, you know, begin to process here from the standpoint of being tremendously intimate with a power that is like that of the lightning bolt that I listened to yesterday morning. And now Israel. What does the Lord your God require or ask of you? but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways.
Man, how fun to walk with him. love him To serve the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul, and to keep the commandments of the Lord and His statutes. I command you today. For your Good, I love that. Can we do that today?
Boy, would that be something. Thanks for listening.
