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You saw how the Lord used his tremendous power to work great miracles and bring you out of Egypt. And he will again work miracles for you when you face these enemies you fear so much.

Make sure that you never forget the Lord or disobey his laws and teachings that I am giving you today. If you always obey them,

It happened during those forty days and nights that I was on the mountain, without anything to eat or drink. He had told me to come up there so he could give me the agreement he made with us. And this agreement was actually the same Ten Commandments he had announced to you when he spoke from the fire on the mountain. The Lord had written them on two flat stones with his own hand. But after giving me the two stones,

Then at Kadesh-Barnea the Lord said, "I am giving you the land, so go ahead and take it!" But since you didn't trust the Lord , you rebelled and disobeyed his command.

If you destroy your people, the Egyptians will say, "The Lord promised to give Israel land, but he wasn't powerful enough to keep his promise. In fact, he hated them so much that he took them into the desert and killed them."

Moses said to Israel: Later we set up camp at the wells belonging to the descendants of Jaakan. Then we moved on and camped at Moserah, where Aaron died and was buried, and his son Eleazar became the priest.

Moses said to Israel: After I put the two stones in the sacred chest, the Lord chose the tribe of Levi, not only to carry the chest, but also to serve as his priests at the place of worship and to bless the other tribes in his name. And they still do these things.

and to obey his laws and teachings that I am giving you today. Do this, and all will go well for you.

Yet the Lord loved your ancestors and wanted them to belong to him. So he chose them and their descendants rather than any other nation, and today you are still his people.

The Lord your God is more powerful than all other gods and lords, and his tremendous power is to be feared. His decisions are always fair, and you cannot bribe him to change his mind.

Respect the Lord your God, serve only him, and make promises in his name alone.

Moses said to Israel: The Lord is your God, so you must always love him and obey his laws and teachings.

Remember, he corrected you and not your children. You are the ones who saw the Lord use his great power

when he worked miracles in Egypt, making terrible things happen to the king and all his people.

because the Lord your God keeps his eye on this land and takes care of it all year long.

Today I am giving you his laws, and if you obey him, he will bless you.

After the Lord your God helps you take the land, you must have a ceremony where you announce his blessings from Mount Gerizim and his curses from Mount Ebal.

be careful to obey his laws and teachings that I am giving you today.

That's why you must do what the Lord your God says is right. I am giving you his laws and teachings today, and you must obey them.

Out of all the nations on this earth, the Lord your God chose you to be his own. You belong to the Lord , so don't behave like those who worship other gods.