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WISDOM AND SOUND ADVICE FROM THE TORAH

The Lord com mand ed us to obey all these de crees and to fear
the Lord our God, so that we might al ways pros per and be

kept alive, as is the case to day. And if we are care ful to obey
all this law be fore the Lord our God, as He has com mand ed
us, that will be our right eous ness. (Deuteronomy, 6:24-25)

Remember how the Lord your God... test you in or der to
know what was in your heart, wheth er or not you would
keep His com mands. (Deuteronomy, 8:2)

You must obey My laws and be care ful to fol low My de -
crees. I am the Lord your God. Keep My de crees and laws,
for the man who obeys them will live by them. I am the Lord.

(Leviticus, 18:4-5)

... Repent! Turn away from all your of fenses; then sin will not
be your down fall. Rid your selves of all the of fenses you have
com mit ted, and get a new heart and a new spir it. (Ezekiel,
18:30-31)

... Your peo ple whom You brought out of Egypt have be come
cor rupt. They have turned away quick ly from what I com -
mand ed them and have made a cast idol for them selves. And
the Lord said to me... They are a stiff-necked peo ple in -
deed!... I may de stroy them and blot out their name from un -
der heav en. (Deuteronomy, 9:12-14)

... But you re belled against the com mand of the Lord your
God. You did not trust Him or obey Him. You have been re -
bel lious against the Lord ev er since I have known you.
(Deuteronomy, 9:23-24)

Circumcise your hearts, there fore, and do not be stiff-necked

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