“Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers giveth you.”
Now therefore hearken, O Israel, to the statutes and unto the ordinances, which I teach you, for to do them; that you may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you -- the chapter opens with an imperative: listen and obey. The motivation is life and land. Obedience to the statutes and ordinances (chukkim and mishpatim) is the path to possession. The promise depends on performance.
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