It made each Israelite aware that he was directly accountable to Jehovah, who can read the inclinations of the heart.
فَقَدْ جَعَلَتْ كُلَّ إِسْرَائِيلِيٍّ يُدْرِكُ أَنَّهُ مَسْؤُولٌ أَمَامَ يَهْوَه ،‏ ٱلَّذِي فِي مَقْدُورِهِ أَنْ يَعْرِفَ مُيُولَ ٱلْقَلْبِ .‏