36. You shall obey me, the Lord, who brought you out of Egypt with great power and strength; you are to bow down to me and offer sacrifices to me.
37. You shall always obey the laws and commands that I wrote for you. You shall not obey other gods,
38. and you shall not forget the covenant I made with you.
39. You shall obey me, the Lord your God, and I will rescue you from your enemies.”
40. But those people would not listen, and they continued to follow their old customs.