In order to have Jehovah’s blessing and prosper in the land they were about to inherit, the people had to fulfill a twofold responsibility before Jehovah their God.
اَلْيَوْمَ أَيْضًا ،‏ يَجِبُ عَلَيْنا نَحْنُ شَعْبَ ٱللهِ أَنْ نَقُومَ بِٱلْأَمْرِ نَفْسِهِ إِذَا أَرَدْنَا أَنْ ‹ نَخْتَارَ ٱلْحَيَاةَ لِكَيْ نَحْيَا › .‏