13. and by keeping the Lord’s commandments and his regulations that I’m commanding you right now. It’s for your own good!
14. Clearly, the Lord owns the sky, the highest heavens, the earth, and everything in it.
15. But the Lord adored your ancestors, loving them and choosing the descendants that followed them—you!—from all other people. That’s how things still stand now.
16. So circumcise your hearts and stop being so stubborn,
17. because the Lord your God is the God of all gods and Lord of all lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God who doesn’t play favorites and doesn’t take bribes.
18. He enacts justice for orphans and widows, and he loves immigrants, giving them food and clothing.