He has done this so all the nations of the earth might recognize the Lord’s power and so you might always obey the Lord your God.”

for the Lord determined to make them obstinate so they would attack Israel. He wanted Israel to annihilate them without mercy, as he had instructed Moses.

The stones will be a reminder to you. When your children ask someday, ‘Why are these stones important to you?’

Make sure you are very strong and brave! Carefully obey all the law my servant Moses charged you to keep! Do not swerve from it to the right or to the left, so that you may be successful in all you do.

This law scroll must not leave your lips! You must memorize it day and night so you can carefully obey all that is written in it. Then you will prosper and be successful.

But stay about three thousand feet behind it. Keep your distance so you can see which way you should go, for you have not traveled this way before.”