But you must not turn away from all the commandments I am giving you today, to either the right or left, nor pursue other gods and worship them.

Then if you and your descendants turn to the Lord your God and obey him with your whole mind and being just as I am commanding you today,

He commanded them: “At the end of seven years, at the appointed time of the cancellation of debts, at the Feast of Temporary Shelters,

Then Hadadezer sent for Arameans from beyond the Euphrates River, and they came to Helam. Shobach, the general in command of Hadadezer’s army, led them.

You must carefully obey at all times the rules, regulations, law, and commandments he wrote down for you. You must not worship other gods.

Then I said, “Please, O LORD God of heaven, great and awesome God, who keeps his loving covenant with those who love him and obey his commandments,

They discovered written in the law that the LORD had commanded through Moses that the Israelites should live in temporary shelters during the festival of the seventh month,

“You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You provided them with just judgments, true laws, and good statutes and commandments.

He established a rule in Jacob; he set up a law in Israel. He commanded our ancestors to make his deeds known to their descendants,

Having heard everything, I have reached this conclusion: Fear God and keep his commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.

If only you had obeyed my commandments, prosperity would have flowed to you like a river, deliverance would have come to you like the waves of the sea.

So I prophesied as I was commanded, and the breath came into them; they lived and stood on their feet, an extremely great army.

teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’”

If anyone considers himself a prophet or spiritual person, he should acknowledge that what I write to you is the Lord’s command.

But now in his own time he has made his message evident through the preaching I was entrusted with according to the command of God our Savior.

I want you to recall both the predictions foretold by the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles.

I rejoiced greatly because I have found some of your children living according to the truth, just as the Father commanded us.

I carefully obey your commands; I do not deviate from them.

We have not been unfaithful, nor have we disobeyed your commands.