Deuteronomy 11:18–21
18 You shall put these words of mine in your heart and soul, and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and fix them as an emblem on your forehead. 19 Teach them to your children, talking about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise. 20 Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates, 21 so that your days and the days of your children may be multiplied in the land that the LORD swore to your ancestors to give them, as long as the heavens are above the earth.
When this reading came up three years ago, I included in this devotional a picture of “phylacteries,” which is the term for what the Hebrew people wore on their hands or on their foreheads. It was a small leather container that could contain the Ten Commandments. More important than what was on their hands or on their heads was the fact that the words of the LORD, the commandments which Moses passed on to them, were in their hearts and souls. (more…)