What It Means to Love God With 'All Your Strength'

What does it mean to love God "with all of your strength"? In this final installment of our videos on the Shema, we explore the Hebrew word underneath this phrase. And spoiler alert: "strength" is only one of many ways this rich word could be translated.

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[aaronabrahammohan]

Who's listening to this in 2020, and can still say Our God is me'od faithful.

[matanamar]

As an Israeli (hebrew speaker) it's fascinating to watch the words from the classic prayers being explained so beautifully, and being lighted in a new light. Many thanks!

[SomeoneBeginingWithI]

If we translate Me'od as "muchness" or "very-ness" could we say that it means to love God in all the ways that we are "very".
That would mean if you were very wealthy, you would love God with all of your wealth
If you were very clever, you would love God with all of your mind

That would mean whatever talents /you/ have in particular should be used to love God. I think this would tie in quite nicely with the passage (I think it is in Corinthians) about the church as a body with different organs (people) each with different abilities and purposes, but together serving the one purpose of loving God.

[magdacavuquila]

My nephesh me'od me'od ahavah this video with all of my lev. 👏🏾👏🏾

[anabellerodriguez]

God is good and made this possible. You guys are a blessing!!!!

[alexrojas]

I LOVE YOU LORD JESUS WITH ALL MY MUCHNESS

[joelevrist]

I can’t articulate how well done these videos are. I’m staggered by the Spirit-induced creativity of this team. The visuals are beautiful, relevant, and sound. The scholarly work behind the visuals is robust. Thank you for these videos. I use them all the time to teach kids, youth, young adults, and to be refreshed in my own study of the Word and pursuit of God. Thank you for obeying a call from God. I know much sacrifice has been made to make these. You’re making a significant impact.

[bradenrodriguez]

Proverbs 3.6 "In all your ways acknowledge him...".

The Bible is really the best book ever. It is clearly only beacuse of the holy spirit that those writers could think on that, that's really a divine wisdon. (I'm sorry if I made some mistake in this comment)

[yoavmor]

As an Israeli, I can confirm that me'od is still indeed a me'od me'od common word, and that it's also still me'od common to double it too

[VihanDamaris]

Wow, it's amazing how God has been teaching me to honor Him with every possibility and opportunity, without knowing that this IS infact a direct command from the Bible!

[trasmonterobily]

Please don’t stop making an animated video about bible. It helps me to know Jesus more and it also aids me in sharing my knowledge to others. God Bless the Bible Project!

[ajvelichko]

You guys are a blessing to humanity. Thanks for using your muchness to honor God through teaching us.

[christinathompson]

me'od good!
I'm much muchier now :) blessings and peace

[jonathanfernandez]

I’m blown away 💥💥💥. There is so much sweetness in this teaching. So much honey on the lips with the richness of His love. I just want to eat more and feast on the lover of my soul. God we adore You!

[ashermorris]

We are a church in north Georgia and love your guy’s work. We all just want to tell you how much me love y’all

[kanzaluyano]

It's clearly understandable why Me'od was translated in greek as Dunamis. I remember when I meditated on this, I understood it literally as strength, and in that I understood that it is to love God with all I have, physically (when of course able to do so) and mentally. I am glad that I saw this, cause I now find an agreement between the shemah and what Paul says that we are to present our bodies as a living sacrifice. That with all that we are and possess, should be devoted to loving God! Please join all the word study videos of the Shemah into one, vif you already have that planned, it'd be awesome to show someone who sees this for the first time! God bless you all!

[amavivian]

Love the Lord YHWH with absolutely everything. 🙌🏾🙏🏾💖🙏🏾💖

[yustinusprayitno]

The point is that everything in a person life: every moment and opportunity, every ability and capacity offers a chance to Love and Honor The One who was made you.
It is a call to love God with all of your "muchness".
That meaning Strength in the Shema.