What other nation is so great as to have their gods near them the way the Lord our God is near us whenever we pray to him?

Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands.

the curse if you disobey the commands of the Lord your God and turn from the way that I command you today by following other gods, which you have not known.

You must not worship the Lord your God in their way, because in worshiping their gods, they do all kinds of detestable things the Lord hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.

That prophet or dreamer must be put to death for inciting rebellion against the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt and redeemed you from the land of slavery. That prophet or dreamer tried to turn you from the way the Lord your God commanded you to follow. You must purge the evil from among you.

Each of you must bring a gift in proportion to the way the Lord your God has blessed you.

Occult Practices

When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate the detestable ways of the nations there.

Remember what the Lord your God did to Miriam along the way after you came out of Egypt.