36. But you must follow the Lord, who brought you out of Egypt. He used his great power to save you. You must worship him and make sacrifices to him.
37. You must obey the rules, laws, teachings, and commands that he wrote for you. You must obey these things all the time. You must not respect other gods.
38. You must not forget the agreement that I made with you. You must not respect other gods.
39. No, you must respect only the Lord your God. Then he will save you from all your enemies.”
40. But the Israelites did not listen. They kept on doing the same things they did before.
41. So now those other nations respected the Lord, but they also served their own idols. Their children and grandchildren did the same thing their ancestors did. They still do these things to this day.