The prophet Moses in the book of Deuteronomy after promulgating the law, taught the greatest commandment of all and affirmed its importance several times in the book, that is why Moses expressed with great wisdom: "Love the LORD your God and keep his requirements, his decrees, his laws and his commands always" Deuteronomy 11:1.
But this love that Moses spoke of, which is the greatest love, is the love projected to the whole creation of God. But it is worth asking what sense it makes to put love as an imperative when it is not in the area of human will, love is a form of human desire.
But what the Bible teaches is that this spiritual love, which is the most perfect love, is the result of the perfecting of the fear of God in the hearts. The fear of God is defined as constancy, firmness, devotion, equanimity, and stability. When talking about the law, talking about the love of God is essentially talking about the fear of God; and this fear, although it is a grace, is partly in the area of the will.
The fear of God and its perfection, the love of God, are the basis of all spirituality in the Old Testament, that is why Moses summarized the entire law in one sentence: "The LORD commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear the LORD our God, so that we might always prosper and be kept alive, as is the case today" Deuteronomy 6:24. The fear of God perfects the commandments and brings them to their fulfillment, that is why the law is so close to the wisdom of God and his eternal Kingdom.
With these teachings, Moses urged men to avoid the sin of idolatry, which is essentially the deviation or corruption of reverential fear: "Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you; for the LORD your God, who is among you, is a jealous God and his anger will burn against you" Deuteronomy 6:14-15.
The obedience to God is the starting point of all spiritual blessings for man.
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