You must then do as they have determined at that place the Lord chooses. Be careful to do just as you are taught.

Today the Lord your God is commanding you to keep these statutes and ordinances, something you must do with all your heart and soul.

Today you have declared the Lord to be your God, and that you will walk in his ways, keep his statutes, commandments, and ordinances, and obey him.

And today the Lord has declared you to be his special people (as he already promised you) so you may keep all his commandments.

Then Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people: “Pay attention to all the commandments I am giving you today.

The Lord will designate you as his holy people just as he promised you, if you keep his commandments and obey him.

“Therefore, keep the terms of this covenant and obey them so that you may be successful in everything you do.

He said to his father and mother, “I have not seen him,” and he did not acknowledge his own brothers or know his own children, for they kept your word, and guarded your covenant.

But be careful when you are setting apart the riches for the Lord. If you take any of it, you will make the Israelite camp subject to annihilation and cause a disaster.

and told them: “You have carried out all the instructions of Moses the Lord’s servant, and you have obeyed all I have told you.

You have not abandoned your fellow Israelites this entire time, right up to this very day. You have completed the task given you by the Lord your God.

Be very strong! Carefully obey all that is written in the law scroll of Moses so you won’t swerve from it to the right or the left,

the spies spotted a man leaving the city. They said to him, “If you show us a secret entrance into the city, we will reward you.”

After David had entrusted his cargo to the care of the supply officer, he ran to the battlefront. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were doing.

So Jonathan told David, “My father Saul is trying to kill you. So be careful tomorrow morning. Find a hiding place and stay in seclusion.

So as Joab kept watch on the city, he stationed Uriah at the place where he knew the best enemy soldiers were.

So the king and all the members of his royal court set out on foot, though the king left behind ten concubines to attend to the palace.

If you follow my instructions by obeying my rules and regulations, just as your father David did, then I will grant you long life.”

You have kept your word to your servant, my father David; this very day you have fulfilled what you promised.

May he make us submissive, so we can follow all his instructions and obey the commandments, rules, and regulations he commanded our ancestors.