13 Worship and obey the Lord your God with fear and trembling, and promise that you will be loyal to him.
14 Don't have anything to do with gods that are worshipped by the nations around you.
15 If you worship other gods, the Lord will be furious and wipe you off the face of the earth. The Lord your God is with you,
16 so don't try to make him prove that he can help you, as you did at Massah.
17 Always obey the laws that the Lord has given you
18-19 and live in a way that pleases him. Then you will be able to go in and take this good land from your enemies, just as he promised your ancestors.
20 Some day your children will ask, “Why did the Lord give us these laws and teachings?”