Hear, O Israel, and observe to do the things which the Lord hath commanded thee, that it may be well with thee, and thou mayst be greatly multiplied, as the Lord the God of thy fathers hath promised thee a land flowing with milk and honey.
וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֣ לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת אֲשֶׁר֙ יִיטַ֣ב לְךָ֔ וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּרְבּ֖וּן מְאֹ֑ד כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ דִּבֶּ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י אֲבֹתֶ֙יךָ֙ לָ֔ךְ אֶ֛רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָֽשׁ׃
2 Church Fathers comment on this verse
The Scriptures proclaim: Hear, O Israel, the Lord your God. It does not command you to speak to Him, but rather, to listen. Eve fell into transgression because she conveyed to her husband what she had not heard from the Lord her God (See Gen. 3:11-17). Thus, the initial command from the voice of God to you is: Hear.
When you follow the Lord in every aspect, He will bestow His blessings upon your family, financial and social affairs, and increase your numbers in the presence of your adversaries.
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