15. “When the Lord spoke to you from the fire on Mount Sinai, you did not see any form. For your own good, then, make certain
16. that you do not sin by making for yourselves an idol in any form at all — whether man or woman,
17. animal or bird,
18. reptile or fish.
19. Do not be tempted to worship and serve what you see in the sky — the sun, the moon, and the stars. The Lord your God has given these to all other peoples for them to worship.
20. But you are the people he rescued from Egypt, that blazing furnace. He brought you out to make you his own people, as you are today.
21. Because of you the Lord your God was angry with me and solemnly declared that I would not cross the River Jordan to enter the fertile land which he is giving you.
22. I will die in this land and never cross the river, but you are about to go across and occupy that fertile land.
23. Be certain that you do not forget the covenant that the Lord your God made with you. Obey his command not to make yourselves any kind of idol,
24. because the Lord your God is like a flaming fire; he tolerates no rivals.