8. And no other nation has such good teachings and commands. I am giving them to you today.
9. But be careful! Watch out. Don’t forget the things that you have seen. Don’t forget them as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.
10. Remember the day you stood before the Lord your God at Mount Sinai. He said to me, “Bring the people together to listen to what I say. Then they will respect me as long as they live in the land. And they will teach these things to their children.”
11. Then you came and stood at the bottom of the mountain. It blazed with fire that reached to the sky. Black clouds made it very dark.
12. Then the Lord spoke to you from the fire. You heard the sound of words. But you did not see him. There was only a voice.
13. The Lord told you about his agreement. It was the Ten Commandments. And he told you to obey them. Then he wrote them on two stone tablets.
14. Then the Lord commanded me to teach you the laws and rules. You must obey them in the land you will own when you cross the Jordan River.
15. The Lord spoke to you from the fire at Mount Sinai. But you did not see him. So watch yourselves carefully!
16. Don’t sin by making idols of any kind. Don’t make statues of men or women.
17. Don’t make statues of animals on earth or birds that fly in the air.