35. The Lord showed you all this so that you would know that he is God. There is no other god like him.
36. He let you hear his voice from heaven so that he could teach you a lesson. On earth he let you see his great fire, and he spoke to you from it.
37. “He loved your ancestors. That is why he chose you, their descendants. And that is why he brought you out of Egypt. He was with you and brought you out with his great power.
38. When you moved forward, he forced out nations that were greater and more powerful than you. And he led you into their land. He gave you their land to live in, as he is still doing today.
39. “So today you must remember and accept that the Lord is God. He is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other god!
40. And you must obey his laws and commands that I give you today. Then everything will go well with you and your children who live after you. And you will live a long time in the land the Lord your God is giving you—it will be yours forever.”
41. Then Moses chose three cities on the east side of the Jordan River.