140 Torah Book & Portion, Book of Deuteronomy, Eikev (Deuteronomy 7:12–11:25), Source Book Keys, OXFORD DEUTERONOMY | 11:1 love — DEUT487 Following Biblical precedents [e.g. Isaia... DEUT487 Following Biblical precedents [e.g. Isaiah 62:4-5; Jeremiah 2:2-3; Hosea 2:21-22) midrashic texts describe the Torah as a marriage contract between the people of Israel and God and thus seems to suggest, as the Torah itself does, love of God [e.g., this verse] and faithfulness to God and his Torah as motivational factors for observance. At best, this idea remains implied. (By Charlotte Elisheva Fonrobert, “Ethical Theories in Rabbinic Literature”) Share Print Source KeyOXFORDVerse11:1Keyword(s)loveSource Page(s)56 Switch article DEUTERONOMY | 11:1 love — DEUT490 See [[DEUT341]] Deuteronomy 7:9 steadfast... Previous Article DEUTERONOMY | 11:1 love — DEUT489 See [[DEUT135]] Deuteronomy 4:37 loved OX... Next Article