Deuteronomy 10:12-13 ” And now, O Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to observe the Lord’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good?”

God has shown His unfailing love and mercy by replacing the Tablets that Moses had smashed at the sight of the golden calf. This rhetorical question calls the wayward people to justice, mercy, and humility in their walk with God…for with God, love and obedience go hand and hand. (John 14:23) Moses ends his speech with the practical application and benefit of obedience to the One True God…protection, guidance, and a covenantal relationship…for His glory and their good.