He humbled you and let you be hungry. Then he fed you with manna—something you did not know about before. It was something your ancestors had never seen. Why did the Lord do this? Because he wanted you to know that it is not just bread that keeps people alive. People’s lives depend on what the Lord says.

“The Lord says, ‘You must listen carefully to the commands I give you today: You must love the Lord your God, and serve him with all your heart and all your soul. If you do that,

So don’t eat blood. You must do what the Lord says is right, and good things will happen to you and to your descendants.

I know that after my death you will become evil. You will turn from the way I commanded you to follow. Terrible things will happen to you in the future, because you want to do what the Lord says is wrong. You will make him angry because of the evil things you do.”

“The Lord says, ‘I am saving that punishment. I have it locked up in my storehouse!

He chose the best part for himself. He took the king’s share. The leaders of the people come to him. He did what the Lord says is good. He did what is right for the Israelites.”