Deuteronomy 30:11–20

Exhortation to Covenant Obedience

^30:11“This commandment I am giving¹⁹ you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it too remote. ^30:12It is not in heaven, as though one must say, “Who will go up to heaven to get it for us and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?” ^30:13And it is not across the sea, as though one must say, “Who will cross over to the other side of the sea and get it for us and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?” ^30:14For the thing is very near you—it is in your mouth and in your mind²⁰ so that you can do it.

^30:15“Look! I have set before you today life and prosperity on the one hand, and death and disaster on the other. ^30:16What²¹ I am commanding you today is to love the Lord your God, to walk in his ways, and to obey his commandments, his statutes, and his ordinances. Then you will live and become numerous and the Lord your God will bless you in the land which you are about to possess.^2230:17However, if you²³ turn aside and do not obey, but are lured away to worship and serve other gods, ^30:18I declare to you this very day that you will certainly²⁴ perish! You will not extend your time in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.^2530:19Today I invoke heaven and earth as a witness against you that I have set life and death, blessing and curse, before you. Therefore choose life so that you and your descendants may live! ^30:20I also call on you²⁶ to love the Lord your God, to obey him and be loyal to him, for he gives you life and enables you to live continually²⁷ in the land the Lord promised to give to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”