Deuteronomy 6:17-18
6:17 Keep his
commandments very carefully,
as well as the stipulations and statutes he commanded you to observe.
6:18 Do whatever is proper
and good before the
Lord so that it may go well with you and that you may enter and occupy the good land that he
promised your ancestors,
Deuteronomy 6:2
6:2 and that you may so revere the
Lord your God that you will keep all his statutes and commandments
that I am giving
you – you, your children, and your grandchildren – all your lives, to prolong your days.
Deuteronomy 1:15-16
1:15 So I chose
as your tribal leaders wise and well-known men, placing them over you as administrators of groups of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens, and also as other tribal officials.
1:16 I furthermore admonished your judges at that time that they
should pay attention to issues among your fellow citizens
and judge fairly,
whether between one citizen and another
or a citizen and a resident foreigner.
Nehemiah 9:26
9:26 “Nonetheless they grew disobedient and rebelled against you; they disregarded your law. They killed your prophets who had solemnly admonished them in order to cause them to return to you. They committed atrocious blasphemies.
Nehemiah 9:29-30
9:29 And you solemnly admonished them in order to return them to your law, but they behaved presumptuously and did not obey your commandments. They sinned against your ordinances – those by which an individual, if he obeys them,
will live. They boldly turned from you;
they rebelled
and did not obey.
9:30 You prolonged your kindness
with them for many years, and you solemnly admonished them by your Spirit through your prophets. Still they paid no attention,
so you delivered them into the hands of the neighboring peoples.
Jeremiah 44:4
44:4 I sent my servants the prophets to you people over and over
again warning you not to do this disgusting thing I hate.
Jeremiah 44:23
44:23 You have sacrificed to other gods! You have sinned against the
Lord! You have not obeyed the
Lord! You have not followed his laws, his statutes, and his decrees! That is why this disaster that is evident to this day has happened to you.”