⭐ Deuteronomy 11

Deuteronomy 11 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Therefore you shall love Yahweh your God, and keep his instructions, his statutes, his ordinances, and his commandments, always.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “and Yahweh’s anger be kindled against you, and he shut up the sky, so that there is no rain, and the land doesn’t yield its fruit; and you perish quickly from off the good land which Yahweh gives you.” Deuteronomy 11 opens with these words: “Therefore you shall love Yahweh your God, and keep his instructions, his statutes, his ordinances, and his commandments, always.” The line to keep is Deuteronomy 11:13: “It shall happen, if you shall listen diligently to my commandments which I command you today, to love Yahweh your God, and to serve him with all your heart…” Carry the word “happen” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Deuteronomy 11:13: “It shall happen, if you shall listen diligently to my commandments which I command you today, to love Yahweh your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Deuteronomy 11? Then try this: Read “It shall happen, if you shall listen diligently to my commandments which I command you today, to love Yahweh…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.