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PK Joey asked, "Dad, what's the difference between cherubim & seraphim?"
Pastor Dad explained.
"Both are angels.
Cherubim may come from Hebrew to know.
Seraphim comes from Hebrew to burn.
Seraphim were known for their burning love for God.
Joey thought.
"I wanna be a seraphim when I die.
I'd rather love God than know stuff."
Mark 12:28-34's teacher of the law faced that issue.
Did he want to know the law?
Or love God? Let's look.
It's Tuesday.
Palm Sunday?
Past.
Monday?
Repeatedly, authorities tested Him.
Today, Jesus is trying to teach in the Temple.
All day, Sadducees, Pharisees, & Herodians have debated with Jesus.
They're trying to trap Him.
It's a war of wits & words.
They ask seemingly honest questions.
28aOne teacher of the law came & heard the others debating with Jesus.
And 28bhe noticed Jesus giving them good answers.
Their questions?
No win.
Or so they think.
"Are you still stealing from the offering plate?"
You can't say yes.
And if, "No"... "You were?" Jesus has answered each one brilliantly.
So, the scribe asks the question that keeps troubling him.
28d"Of all the commandments, which is (lit.)
1st?" Which is most important?
For centuries Jewish scholars have debated that question.
Rabbis said Moses received 613 laws on Mount Sinai.
365 for the days of the year.
248 for all the generations.
But can anyone keep track of 613 laws?
Scribes noticed that laws aren't all the same.
Laws are weighty or light, ethical or ritual.
(Murder vs. hand washing, e.g.)
They started looking for principles to cover all the laws.
In Ps 15, they said David reduced the 613 to 11.
And Is 33:15 reduced the 11 to 6.
And Micah 6:8 reduced the 6 to 3. Act justly.
Love mercy.
And walk humbly with God.
And Is 56:1 brought these 3 down to 2. Maintain justice.
Do what's right.
Some said Hab 2:4 reduced them all to one.
The righteous will live by his faith.
For Scribes, it's still a hot topic.
But they can't agree on one summary.
All they can agree on?
Dt 6:25 says obeying the law is righteousness.
So, what do they have to do to be saved?? Jesus has answered all prior questions brilliantly.
Hopeful, this scribe asks his burning question.
Lit., "Which commandment is 1st?"
Other scribes hope Jesus will say He & the Father are one.
Saying He's God goes against the heart of Jewish law, Dt 6:4-5 (the Shema).
Devout Jews recite it, morning & evening.
It's the call to worship & confession of faith.
It's on their doorposts (mezuzahs).
They pray with it on their foreheads & wrists (phylacteries).
In the Shema, Jews confess one God.
If Jesus says He's one with the Father, it'll be blasphemy.
A capital offense.
This scribe has listened to Jesus answer other scribes, brilliantly.
So, he's interested.
How will Jesus answer his question?
Jesus starts with what scribes know is the Law's heart.
29"The 1st (lit.)
is: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.
What's the proper response to one true God?
The Shema answers.
Jesus continues.
30Love (agape) the Lord your God with all your heart & with all your soul & with all your mind & with all your strength.'
Love God with heart, soul, mind, & body.
Why add mind to Dt's list?
Jesus is emphasizing that we're to love God with our whole selves.
All we are.
In love, God already gave Himself to His people.
Totally.
Why?
The only way to get love is to give love.
And God wants His people to love Him.
How does God want us to show our love?
Jesus points to Lv 19:18.
31aThe 2nd is: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'
Love God & love others.
We can't separate the two.
Loving others proves we love God.
Not feelings.
Agape love.
What's it like? 1 Cor 13:4-8a.
Agape love never fails.
Think about what Jesus just said.
In 2 short commands, He sums up the Law, prophets, & Gospel.
If we love only God, our unity is incomplete.
For complete unity, we share God's love.
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