God's commandments not only reflect His holiness, they promote our happiness.

God is concerned that Christians live consistent with their profession even in the seemingly small and insignificant areas of life.

God is able to transform the hostile intentions of wicked people into blessings for His people.

Moses simplifies the whole duty of Israel (and of humanity) by crystalizing the moral law into a single command to love God supremely.

Wisdom lies in recognizing the dangers that lie within us and doing battle with them daily.

God wanted Israel, as He wants Christians, to learn to utterly abhor and detest anything that had the potential of coming between them and their God. The believer's enemies are typically internal rather than external, and they pose a powerful threat to spiritual health and progress.

God is enough like us to understand our problems and enough above us to be able to solve them.