Deuteronomy 6:17-19

The Voice

Massah is a bittersweet memory for the Israelites. The people have complained and grumbled against the Eternal and actually prefer Egyptian bondage or even death to following God in the desert, but the Lord shows up and brings water out of rocks!

Moses: ¹⁷Carefully obey the commands, rules, and precedents the Eternal, your True God, has given you. ¹⁸Do the things He considers right and good. Then everything will go well for you, and you’ll go and live in the good land He promised to your ancestors. ¹⁹The Eternal will drive out all of your enemies, just as He said He would.

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