⁷“The Lord did not love you and choose you because you outnumbered other peoples; you were the smallest nation on earth. ⁸But the Lord loved you and wanted to keep the promise that he made to your ancestors. That is why he saved you by his great might and set you free from slavery to the king of Egypt. ⁹^*Remember that the Lord your God is the only God and that he is faithful. He will keep his covenant and show his constant love to a thousand generations of those who love him and obey his commands, ¹⁰^*but he will not hesitate to punish those who hate him. ¹¹So now, obey what you have been taught; obey all the laws that I have given you today.

The Blessings of Obedience

¹²^*“If you listen to these commands and obey them faithfully, then the Lord your God will continue to keep his covenant with you and will show you his constant love, as he promised your ancestors. ¹³^*He will love you and bless you, so that you will increase in number and have many children; he will bless your fields, so that you will have corn, wine, and olive oil; and he will bless you by giving you a lot of cattle and sheep. He will give you all these blessings in the land that he promised your ancestors he would give to you.

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Cross references

*7.6: Ex 19:5; Dt 4:20; 14:2; 26:18; Titus 2:14; 1 P 2:9
*7.9, 10: Ex 20:5, 6; 34:6, 7; Nu 14:18; Dt 5:9, 10
*7.9, 10: Ex 20:5, 6; 34:6, 7; Nu 14:18; Dt 5:9, 10
*7.12–16: Dt 11:13–17
*7.12–16: Dt 11:13–17