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“Speak to the Israelites and tell them this.”

Encouragement to Obedience

I am the Lord your God.

You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived. You shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan, to which I am bringing you. Do not walk in[a] their religious practices. Follow my ordinances and keep my regulations by walking in them. I am the Lord your God.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 18:3 The law codes use three different terms for obedience: walk in, do, and guard or keep the laws.

“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘I am the Lord your God.(A) You must not do as they do in Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. Do not follow their practices.(B) You must obey my laws(C) and be careful to follow my decrees.(D) I am the Lord your God.(E)

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