The Essence of the Law

¹² Now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, and to love Him, and to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, ¹³ to keep the commandments of the Lord and His statutes which I am commanding you today for your good?

¹⁴ Indeed, heaven and the highest heavens belong to the Lord your God, also the earth with all that is in it. ¹⁵ The Lord delighted only in your fathers, to love them; and He chose their descendants after them, even you above all people, as it is today. ¹⁶ Therefore, circumcise your heart, and do not be stubborn anymore. ¹⁷ For the Lord your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the fearsome God who is unbiased and takes no bribe. ¹⁸ He executes the judgment of the orphan and the widow and loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing. ¹⁹ Therefore, love the foreigner, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. ²⁰ You must fear the Lord your God. You must serve Him and cling to Him, and swear by His name. ²¹ He is your praise, and He is your God, who has done for you these great and fearsome things which your eyes have seen. ²² Your fathers went down into Egypt with seventy people, and now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars of heaven.