“Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”
Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who shall hear all these statutes, and say, 'Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people' -- obedience to the law is presented as wisdom (chokmah) and understanding (binah). The neighboring peoples will recognize Israel's superior legal and ethical system. The law becomes Israel's calling card: a nation governed by righteous statutes. International reputation flows from covenant fidelity.
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