17. “So three times during every year all men must come to worship the Lord God.
18. “You must not offer animal blood along with anything that has yeast in it.“You must not save any of the fat from the sacrifice for the next day.
19. “You must bring the best of the firstfruits of your land. Bring them to the Holy Tent of the Lord your God.“You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.
20. “I am sending an angel ahead of you. He will protect you as you travel. He will lead you to the place I have prepared.
21. Pay attention to the angel and obey him. Do not turn against him. He will not forgive such turning against him because my power is in him.
22. You must listen carefully to all he says. You must do everything that I tell you. If you do this, I will be an enemy to your enemies. I will fight all who fight against you.
23. My angel will go ahead of you. He will take you into the land of these people: the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites and Jebusites. And I will destroy them.
24. “You must not bow down to their gods or worship those gods. You must not live the way those people live. You must destroy their idols. And you must break into pieces stone pillars they use in worship.
25. You must worship the Lord your God. If you do, I will bless your bread and your water. I will take away sickness from you.
26. None of your women will have her baby die before it is born. All women will have children. I will allow you to live long lives.
27. “I will make your enemies afraid of me. I will confuse any people you fight against. I will make all your enemies run away from you.
28. I will send something like hornets ahead of you. They will force the Hivites, Canaanites and Hittites out of your way.
29. But I will not force all those people out in only one year. If I did, the land would become a desert. Then the wild animals would become too many for you.