Suddenly in the dark, Yaakov Avinu was frightened. We too accept Hashem as our ultimate authority. We too believe that He is unique and indivisible. 294 years later, it is time for Moshe Rabbeinu's final lesson. He too wonders about the future of the Jewish people, and provides for us an explanation of Yaacov's sons' words.
Love flows in the direction of giving.
We are not so much being commanded to love our Creator, but to give of ourselves and our possessions. From fulfilling this obligation, we will by the nature of being human, bring ourselves to love Him. Livavechah well describes the turmoil that is as the core of human identity. Two beis's illustrate the two warring forces. Levavecha describes that part of the man we've been calling in this series the intellect, living in constant tension between the spiritual and the animal.