So Moses numbered all the firstborn males among the Israelites, as the Lord had commanded him.

Thus you will remember and obey all my commandments and be holy to your God.

Indeed, I have received a command to bless; he has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.

They fought against the Midianites, as the Lord commanded Moses, and they killed every male.

but I show covenant faithfulness to the thousands who choose me and keep my commandments.

Be careful to observe the Sabbath day just as the Lord your God has commanded you.

So you must keep his commandments, live according to his standards, and revere him.

but instead sought the God of his ancestors and obeyed his commands, unlike the Israelites.

“But they – our ancestors – behaved presumptuously; they rebelled and did not obey your commandments.

Is it at your command that the eagle soars, and builds its nest on high?

With all my heart I seek you. Do not allow me to stray from your commands!

I realize that everything has its limits, but your commands are beyond full comprehension.

Look, I made him a witness to nations, a ruler and commander of nations.”

He answered them, “And why do you disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?

The second is: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

For sin, seizing the opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it I died.

Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Instead, keeping God’s commandments is what counts.

These are the commandments and the decisions that the Lord commanded the Israelites through the authority of Moses, on the plains of Moab by the Jordan River opposite Jericho.

Keep my commands so that you may live, and obey my instruction as your most prized possession.

So all the Israelites did exactly as the Lord commanded Moses and Aaron.