How quickly we forget
The “Shema”
“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.” - Deuteronomy 6:4–5
The “Shema” expected
Deuteronomy 6:6-9
Sincere/thoughtful – worship/liturgy/life – vs rote
Epic speeches always included
Abraham~Egypt~Extraction~Red Sea
Jordan Crossing~Jericho/enemies
God’s rehearsal schedule
Circumcision ~ Passover ~ Unleavened Bread
First Fruits ~ Weeks (Pentecost) ~ Trumpets ~ Booths
God’s rehearsal schedule
All + Fulfillment + Jesus + Holy Spirit + New Testament Church + Your life + Looking Ahead
“Never Forget!” Holy Week
Palm Sunday = Exodus 12:3-6
Maundy Thursday + Good Friday (full moon) = Passover