Ekev (Deuteronomy 7:12–11:25) - We track Deuteronomy’s recurring four-verb covenant formula (שמע–למד–שמר–עשה), its call to love God, and its heart-focused theology. We wrestle with the debated “hornet” (MT) versus “plague” (Shapira/Valediction) in 7:20, revisit the Hebrew behind “leprosy” (is it really a plague?), and ask who actually made the Ark—contrasting Deuteronomy’s account with the Priestly…