18. “Never offer the blood of a sacrifice to me at the same time you offer anything containing yeast. The fat sacrificed at my festivals should never be left over in the morning.
19. “You must bring the best of the first produce harvested from your soil to the house of the Lord your God.“Never cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.
20. “I’m going to send a Messenger in front of you to protect you on your trip and bring you to the place I have prepared.
21. Pay attention to him, and listen to him. Don’t defy him, because he will not forgive your disobedience. He is acting on my authority.
22. But if you will listen to him and do everything I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an opponent to your opponents.
23. “My Messenger will go ahead of you and will bring you to ⌊the land of⌋ the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites, and Jebusites. I will wipe them out.
24. Never worship or serve their gods or follow their practices. Instead, you must destroy their gods and crush their sacred stones.
25. You must serve the Lord your God, and he will bless your food and water. I will take away all sickness from among you.
26. No woman in your land will miscarry or be unable to have children. I will let you live a normal life span.