12:28-29 – This is a quotation from Deuteronomy 6:4. It is not one of the Ten Commandments, but it is the greatest doctrinal statement in the Old Testament. Literally it should read, “Jehovah our Elohim [plural] is one Jehovah.” Israel was to witness to a world of polytheism and idolatry concerning the unity of the God-head. The Read more »