From Deuteronomy 4-6:
1. You are so wise! - When you observe God's laws carefully, it will show your wisdom to those around you. See Deuteronomy 4:6 for evidence.
2. The Israelites were instructed to be very careful to observe these commands and to also teach them to their children and even grandchildren.
3. In Deuteronomy 4:15-19 it shows clearly that God is not pleased with any kind of symbolic image of Him. He wants us to worship in Spirit and in Truth, worshiping only Him, without any graven image.
4. If you fear God and keep his commands, it will go well with you and your children forever. He also said to walk in the way that the Lord has commanded you so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days. It sounds like a good deal to me. I believe that the offer still stands today. If we follow God, he will bless us. However, there is nowadays the element of persecution that was absent from the Israelite nation at the time, since they were all supposed to be following Him.
5. Deuteronomy 6:5 is one of my favorite verses. It is also stated in a similar way in Matthew 22:37 and Mark 12:30. But the entire paragraph after that verse emphasizes how the Israelites were to keep God's word in the center of their lives and follow it religiously.
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