Old Testament · Law

Deuteronomy chapter 11

So Yahweh your God and keep what he’s — his firm rules, his fair judgments, and his commands — every single day.Recognize today — I’m not talking to your children who didn’t experience or witness it — I mean the of Yahweh your God: his greatness, his powerful hand, his outstretched arm,the and the actions he took right in the heart of Egypt against Pharaoh king of Egypt and against his whole land,and what he did to Egypt’s army, their horses and chariots — how he made the waters of the surge over them as they chased you, and Yahweh destroyed them. That destruction stands to this day.and what he did for you in the until you arrived at this place,and what he did to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab from the tribe of Reuben — how and swallowed them, along with their households, their tents, and every living thing that belonged to them, right in front of all Israel.Because it’s your own eyes that saw every great act Yahweh has done.So every command I’m giving you today, so that you’ll have the strength to go in and take possession of the land you’re about to cross into,and so that you’ll live long in the land that Yahweh to give to your ancestors and their descendants — a land .Because the land you’re going in to take possession of is nothing like Egypt, where you came from — where you planted your seed and had to like a vegetable garden.But the land you’re crossing into to take possession of is a land of hills and valleys that drinks water from the rain that falls from the sky.It’s a land that Yahweh your God . The eyes of Yahweh your God are on it constantly, from the start of the year to the very end.And here’s what will happen if you genuinely listen to the commands I’m giving you today — to love Yahweh your God and to serve him with your and your —then I’ll send rain on your land at just the right time — the and the — so you’ll gather your grain, your new wine, and your olive oil.I’ll put grass in your fields for your livestock, and you’ll eat and be satisfied.But watch yourselves carefully — don’t let your hearts be to turn aside and serve other gods, bowing down to them.Because then Yahweh’s anger will burn against you, and he’ll so there’s no rain. The ground won’t produce its crops, and you’ll quickly disappear from the good land Yahweh is giving you.So these words of mine in your hearts and in your whole being. Tie them as a sign on your hands and let them be .Teach them to your children. Talk about them when you’re sitting at home and when you’re walking down the road, when you lie down at night and when you get up in the morning.Write them on the of your houses and on your gates,so that your days and your children’s days will be as many in the land Yahweh swore to your ancestors .Because if you carefully guard this entire command I’m laying out for you — to love Yahweh your God, to , and to —then Yahweh will drive out all these nations ahead of you, and you’ll nations larger and stronger than you.Every place where the sole of your foot treads will be yours — from the wilderness to Lebanon, from the great river, the Euphrates, all the way to the .No one will be able to stand against you. Yahweh your God will spread the of you over the entire face of the land wherever you go, exactly as he told you.Look — today I’m setting before you a choice: or a .The life of thriving — if you listen to the commands of Yahweh your God that I’m giving you today.And the curse — if you don’t listen to the commands of Yahweh your God and I’m directing you on today to chase after other gods you’ve never known.And when Yahweh your God brings you into the land you’re going in to take possession of, you’ll pronounce the life of thriving from and the curse from .Aren’t they on the far side of the Jordan, beyond the west road, in the territory of the Canaanites who live in the , opposite Gilgal, near the ?Because you’re about to to go in and take possession of the land Yahweh your God is giving you. Once you’ve taken possession and settled in it,be careful to follow every firm rule and fair judgment I’m setting before you today.