Blessings for Obedience

26 “ ‘You[fn] shall not make for yourselves idols and divine images, and you shall not raise up stone pillars for yourselves, and you shall not put a sculptured stone in your land in order to[fn] worship before it, because Iam Yahweh your God.

2 “ ‘You shall keep my Sabbaths, and you shall revere my sanctuary; I am Yahweh.

3 “ ‘If you walk in my statutes and you keep my commands and you do them, 4 then[fn] I will give you rains in their time, and the land shall give its produce, and the trees of the field shall give their fruit. 5 And for you the threshing season shall overtake the grape harvest, and the grape harvest shall overtake the sowing, and you shall eat your food to your fill[fn] and you shall livesecurely[fn] in your land. 6 And I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and there shall not be anybody who makes you afraid,[fn] and I will remove harmful animals from the land, andno sword shall pass through your land.[fn] 7 And you shall pursue your enemies, and they shall fall by the sword before you.[fn] 8 And five of[fn] you shall pursue a hundred, and a hundred of[fn] you shall pursue a myriad;[fn] and your enemies shall fall by the swordbefore you.[fn] 9 And I will turn to you, and I will make you fruitful, and I will make you numerous; and I will keep my covenant with you. 10 And you shall eat old grain,[fn] andyou shall clear away the old before the new.[fn] 11 And I will put my dwelling place in your midst, and my inner self[fn] shall not abhor you. 12 And I will walk about in your midst, and I shall be your God,[fn] and you shall be my people.[fn] 13 I am Yahweh, your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt, from being their slaves; and I broke the bars of your yoke, and I caused you to walk erectly.