14. The Lord also commanded me to teach you the laws and rules you must obey after you cross ⌊the Jordan River⌋ and take possession of the land.
15. You didn’t see the Lord the day he spoke to you from the fire at Mount Horeb. So be very careful
16. that you don’t become corrupt and make your own carved idols. Don’t make statues that represent men or women,
17. any animal on earth, any creature with wings that flies,
18. any creature that crawls on the ground, or any fish in the water.
19. Don’t let yourselves be tempted to worship and serve what you see in the sky—the sun, the moon, the stars, or anything else. The Lord your God has given them to all people everywhere.
20. But you are the people the Lord brought out of Egypt, the iron smelter, in order to make you his own people as you still are today.
21. The Lord was angry with me because of you. So the Lord your God took an oath that I wouldn’t cross the Jordan River and enter the good land he is giving you as your property.
22. I’m going to die in this land and not cross the Jordan River, but you’re going to go across and take possession of that good land.
23. Be careful that you don’t forget the promise that the Lord your God made to you. Don’t make your own carved idols or statues that represent anything the Lord your God has forbidden.
24. The Lord your God is a raging fire, a God who does not tolerate rivals.