3. You have seen for yourselves what the Lord did at Baal Peor, how the Lord your God destroyed everyone among you who followed Baal in Peor.
4. But all of you who continued following the Lord your God are still alive today.
5. Look, I have taught you the laws and rules the Lord my God commanded me. Now you can obey the laws in the land you are entering, in the land you will take.
6. Obey these laws carefully, in order to show the other nations that you have wisdom and understanding. When they hear about these laws, they will say, “This great nation of Israel is wise and understanding.”
7. No other nation is as great as we are. Their gods do not come near them, but the Lord our God comes near when we pray to him.
8. And no other nation has such good teachings and commands as those I am giving to you today.
9. But be careful! Watch out and don’t forget the things you have seen. Don’t forget them as long as you live, but 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 so I can tell them what I have to say. Then they will respect me as long as they live in the land, and they will teach these things to their children.”
11. When you came and stood at the bottom of the mountain, it blazed with fire that reached to the sky, and black clouds made it very dark.