²⁴You said, “The Lord our God has shown us his glory and majesty. We have heard his voice coming out of the fire. Today we have seen that a man can still stay alive even if God speaks with him. ²⁵But why should we die? This great fire will burn us up. We’ll die if we hear the voice of the Lord our God again.

²⁶“We have heard the voice of the living God. We’ve heard him speaking out of the fire. Has any other human being ever heard him speak like that and stayed alive? ²⁷Go near and listen to everything the Lord our God says. Then tell us what he tells you. We will listen and obey.”

²⁸The Lord heard you when you spoke to me. He said to me, “I have heard what these people said to you. Everything they said was good. ²⁹But I wish they would always have respect for me in their hearts. I wish they would always obey all of my commands. Then things would go well with them and their children forever.

³⁰“Go and tell them to return to their tents. ³¹But you stay here with me. Then I will give you all of my commands, rules and laws. You must teach the people to follow them in the land I am giving them as their very own.”

³²So be careful to do what the Lord your God has commanded you. Don’t turn away from his commands to the right or the left. ³³Live exactly as the Lord your God has commanded you to live. Then you will enjoy life in the land you will soon own. Things will go well with you there. You will live there for a long time.

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