Moses told the Israelites: “I take the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you today that I have put life and death before you, the blessing and the curse; and you must choose life so that you may live, you and your descendants, by loving Jehovah your God, by listening to his voice, and by sticking to him, for he is your life and by him you will endure a long time in the land that Jehovah swore to give to your forefathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. ”
Kita diberi pilihan seperti bangsa Israel. Musa memberi tahu mereka, ” Aku menaruh kehidupan dan kematian di hadapan engkau, berkat dan laknat; dan pilihlah kehidupan agar engkau tetap hidup, engkau dan keturunanmu, dengan mengasihi Yehuwa, Allahmu, dengan mendengarkan perkataannya dan dengan berpaut padanya; sebab dia berarti kehidupanmu. ”