⁷ Pharaoh’s officials asked him, ‘How long must this man be a snare^(A) to us? Let the men go, so that they may worship the Lord their God. Don’t you realise yet that Egypt is devastated? ’

⁸ So Moses and Aaron were brought back to Pharaoh. ‘Go, worship the Lord your God,’ Pharaoh said. ‘But exactly who will be going? ’

³¹ He summoned Moses and Aaron during the night and said, ‘Get out immediately from among my people, both you and the Israelites, and go, worship the Lord as you have said.

What God Requires

¹² ‘And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you except to fear^(A) the Lord your God by walking in all his ways, to love him, and to worship the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul?^(B)

The Covenant Renewal

¹⁴ ‘Therefore, fear the Lord and worship him in sincerity and truth.^(A) Get rid of the gods your ancestors worshipped^(B) beyond the River Euphrates and in Egypt, and worship the Lord. ¹⁵ But if it doesn’t please you to worship the Lord, choose for yourselves today: Which will you worship – the gods your ancestors worshipped beyond the River Euphrates or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living?^(C) As for me and my family, we will worship the Lord.’

⁸ Don’t become obstinate^[a](A) now as your ancestors did. Give your allegiance^[b] to the Lord, and come to his sanctuary that he has consecrated for ever. Serve the Lord your God so that he may turn his burning anger away from you,^(B)