God saw the Israelites, and God understood….

God spoke all these words:

You must not make yourselves molten gods.

He added, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” Then Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God.

You must not make gods of silver alongside me, nor make gods of gold for yourselves.

“that they may believe that the Lord, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.”

God heard their groaning, God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob,

“You shall have no other gods before me.

For you must not worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

Now the tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets.

At three times in the year all your men must appear before the Lord God, the God of Israel.

Now listen to me, I will give you advice, and may God be with you: You be a representative for the people to God, and you bring their disputes to God;

God also said to Moses, “You must say this to the Israelites, ‘The Lord – the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob – has sent me to you. This is my name forever, and this is my memorial from generation to generation.’

“You must make no covenant with them or with their gods.

And because the midwives feared God, he made households for them.

God spoke to Moses and said to him, “I am the Lord.

“Whoever sacrifices to a god other than the Lord alone must be utterly destroyed.

“You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.

I will reside among the Israelites, and I will be their God,

At three times in the year all your males will appear before the Lord God.