Deuteronomy six says “The Lord our God, the Lord is one”
So to love God with all heart, soul, and strength as did His Son
The commandments God gave are to taken upon each heart
To their children and all the time, the people are to impart
“Tie them as symbols…and bind them on your foreheads”
“Write them on…doorframes…and on…gates” and sheds
Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge, per Leviticus nineteen
“But love your neighbor as yourself”, as should be routine
Jesus referred to both commandments in Matthew twenty two
Saying “all the Law…hang[s] on these two”, in His perfect view
“Do not take advantage of a widow”, per Exodus twenty two
For God “will certainly hear their cry” and be angered if you do
When God’s anger is aroused, He “will kill you with the sword”
The resulting impact on your family should not be ignored
In regards widows, orphans, foreigners, and the poor
People are to help them, per Deuteronomy twenty four
If people consistently follow the spirit of God’s commands
So “God may bless [them] in all the work of [their] hands”
Per James one, “religion that God…accepts as…faultless”
Is simply “to look after orphans and widows in their distress”
If a man steals an animal, per Exodus twenty two
Paying back four or five more is what he must do
“If a thief is caught breaking in and is struck so that he dies”
“The defender is not guilty of murder” unless it is after sunrise
“A thief must certainly make restitution” for what he has done
Or sold to pay for the theft, if assets or money he has none
Anyone whose cattle grazes on another’s field or starts a fire
Per the passage, complete restitution is God does require
Exodus twenty one addresses one causing serious injury
“Life for life, eye for eye,…wound for wound” we do see
On the same topic of restitution, per Leviticus twenty four
The concept of “life for life” is discussed some more
But Jesus turned this law around, in Matthew chapter five
Saying to turn the other cheek, as He did when He was alive
Hence, “if someone forces you to go one mile”
“Go with him two miles” and do so with a smile
And “give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away”
“From the one who wants to borrow from you” He did say
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