17. Be sure to obey the commands of the Lord your God and the regulations and laws he has given you.
18. Do what the Lord considers right and good. Then things will go well for you, and you will enter and take possession of that good land which the Lord promised to your ancestors with an oath.
19. You will see the Lord expel your enemies as he said he would.
20. In the future your children will ask you, “What do these regulations, laws, and rules which the Lord our God commanded you mean to you?”
21. Tell them, “We were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt, but the Lord used his mighty hand to bring us out of there.
22. Right before our eyes the Lord did miraculous signs and amazing things that were spectacular but terrible for Egypt, Pharaoh, and his whole family.
23. The Lord led us out of there to bring us here and give us this land he promised to our ancestors with an oath.
24. The Lord our God commanded us to obey all these laws and to fear him. These laws are for our own good as long as we live so that he will preserve our lives. It’s still true today.
25. This is how we’ll have the Lord’s approval: If we faithfully obey all these laws in the presence of the Lord our God, as he has commanded us.”