15 We must never forgethis agreement and his promises,not in thousands of years.
16-17 God made an eternal promiseto Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
18 when he said, “I'll give youthe land of Canaan.”
19 At the time there wereonly a few of us,and we were homeless.
20 We wandered from nationto nation, from one countryto another.
21 God did not let anyoneill-treat our people.Instead he protected usby punishing rulers
22 and telling them,“Don't touch my chosen leadersor harm my prophets!”