Why did God do this?\par So his people could obey his laws.\par So they could carefully obey his teachings.\par Praise the Lord!\par
Deuteronomy 11:1 - Easy To Read Version “So you must love the Lord your God. You must do the things he tells you to do. You must always obey his laws, rules, and commands. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition THEREFORE YOU shall love the Lord your God and keep His charge, His statutes, His precepts, and His commandments always. American Standard Version (1901) Therefore thou shalt love Jehovah thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his ordinances, and his commandments, alway. Common English Bible So love the LORD your God and follow his instruction, his regulations, his case laws, and his commandments always. Catholic Public Domain Version "And so, love the Lord your God, and observe his precepts and ceremonies, his judgments and commandments, at all times. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Therefore, love the Lord thy God and observe his precepts and ceremonies, his judgments and commandments at all times. |
Why did God do this?\par So his people could obey his laws.\par So they could carefully obey his teachings.\par Praise the Lord!\par
I am the Lord. I am your God. Obey my laws. Keep my commands. Do the things I tell you.
Other people have done those terrible sins. But you must obey my laws! You must not do any of those terrible sins! Don’t make yourself filthy with those terrible sins! I am the Lord your God.”
“The priests will have special times to serve me. They must be careful at those times. They must be careful not to make the holy things not holy. If they are careful, then they will not die. I, the Lord, have separated them for this special job.
You must stay at the entrance of the Meeting Tent day and night for seven days. If you don’t obey the Lord’s commands, then you will die! The Lord gave me those commands.”
The Lord All-Powerful said these things.\par “Live the way I tell you,\par and do all the things I say.\par And you will be in charge of my temple.\par You will take care of its courtyard.\par You will be free to go\par anywhere in my temple\par just like these angels standing here.\par
“Now, people of Israel, listen! What does the Lord your God really want from you? The Lord wants you to respect him and do what he says. God wants you to love him and to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
{“The Lord says,} ‘You must listen carefully to the commands I give you today: You must love the Lord your God, and serve him with all your heart and all your soul. If you do that, then
“Be careful to obey every command I have told you to follow: Love the Lord your God, follow all his ways, and be faithful to him.
You must follow the Lord your God! Respect him. Obey the Lord’s commands, and do what he tells you. Serve the Lord, and never leave him!
So you must do everything that the Lord your God tells you. You must obey his commands and his laws that I am giving you today.”
The Lord your God will make you and your descendants want to obey him. [198] Then you will love the Lord with all your heart. And you will live!
“Now, Israel, listen to the laws and to the commands that I teach you. Obey them and you will live. Then you can go in and take the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving you.
And you must obey his laws and commands that I give you today. Then everything will go well with you and your children who live after you. And you will live a long time in the land the Lord your God is giving you—it will be yours forever!”
“I taught you the laws and rules that the Lord my God commanded me. I taught you these laws so that you could obey them in the land you are ready to enter and take for your own.
Moses called together all the people of Israel and said to them, “People of Israel, listen to the laws and rules that I tell you today. Learn these laws and be sure to obey them.
I only wanted to change their way of thinking—I wanted them to respect me and obey all my commands from the heart! Then everything would be fine with them and with their descendants [33] forever.
“These are the commands, the laws, and the rules that the Lord your God told me to teach you. Obey these laws in the land that you are entering to live in.
You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.