Deuteronomy 6:4 (DRB)

Passage

Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord.

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 6:2 That thou mayst fear the Lord thy God, and keep all his commandments and precepts, which I command thee, and thy sons, and thy grandsons, all the days of thy life, that thy days may be prolonged.

Deuteronomy 6:3 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.

Deuteronomy 6:4 Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord.

Deuteronomy 6:5 Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole strength.

Deuteronomy 6:6 And these words which I command thee this day, shall be in thy heart:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hear", "israel", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hear" and "israel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "Hear O Israel and observe to do..." into verse 5's "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God...", so "hear" and "israel" belong inside that flow. In Deuteronomy context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "hear" and "israel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.