and what he did to the Reubenites Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, when the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up out of the midst of Israel, with their families and tents and every living thing that belonged to them—
So keep all the commandments I give you today, that you may be strong enough to enter in and take possession of the land that you are crossing over to possess,
You shall obey the voice of the Lord, your God, and keep his commandments and statutes which I am giving you today. Preparation for Blessings and Curses.
the great testings which your own eyes have seen, the signs and wonders, the strong hand and outstretched arm with which the Lord, your God, brought you out. The same also will he do to all the peoples of whom you are now afraid.
Israel served the Lord during the entire lifetime of Joshua, and of those elders who outlived Joshua and who knew all the work the Lord had done for Israel.