“What have you done?” Laban demanded of Jacob. “You’ve deceived me and carried away my daughters as if they were captives of war!

You must not hate your brother in your heart. You must surely reprove your fellow citizen so that you do not incur sin on account of him.

“‘As for the ones who remain among you, I will bring despair into their hearts in the lands of their enemies. The sound of a blowing leaf will pursue them, and they will flee as one who flees the sword and fall down even though there is no pursuer.

(and I myself will walk in hostility against them and bring them into the land of their enemies), and then their uncircumcised hearts become humbled and they make up for their iniquity,

Today realize and carefully consider that the Lord is God in heaven above and on earth below – there is no other!

Fix these words of mine into your mind and being, and tie them as a reminder on your hands and let them be symbols on your forehead.

Furthermore, he must not marry many wives lest his affections turn aside, and he must not accumulate much silver and gold.

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

In the morning you will say, ‘If only it were evening!’ And in the evening you will say, ‘I wish it were morning!’ because of the things you will fear and the things you will see.

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,

Joshua said, “Now put aside the foreign gods that are among you and submit to the Lord God of Israel.”

He woke up early in the morning on the fifth day so he could leave, but the girl’s father said, “Get some energy. Wait until later in the day to leave!” So they ate a meal together.

Then I will raise up for myself a faithful priest. He will do what is in my heart and soul. I will build for him a secure dynasty and he will serve my chosen one for all time.

Why harden your hearts like the Egyptians and Pharaoh did? When God treated them harshly, didn’t the Egyptians send the Israelites on their way?

However, fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. Just look at the great things he has done for you!

David thought about what they said and was very afraid of King Achish of Gath.

He won over the hearts of all the men of Judah as though they were one man. Then they sent word to the king saying, “Return, you and all your servants as well.”

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

You must serve me with integrity and sincerity, just as your father David did. Do everything I commanded and obey my rules and regulations.

The Lord was angry with Solomon because he had shifted his allegiance away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him on two occasions