11. The Lord said to me, “Go. Lead the people. They will go in and take the land I promised their ancestors.”
12. Now, Israel, this is what the Lord wants you to do. Respect the Lord your God. Do what he has told you to do. Love him. Serve the Lord your God with your whole being.
13. And obey the Lord’s commands and laws. I am giving them to you today for your own good.
14. The Lord owns the world and everything in it. The heavens, even the highest heavens, are his.
15. But the Lord cared for and loved your ancestors. And he chose you, their descendants. He chose you over all the other nations. And it is this way today.