"But if you disobey the LORD your God and do not faithfully keep all his commands and laws that I am giving you today, all these evil things will happen to you:

The LORD said, "If you will not obey my commands, you will be punished.

If you refuse to obey my laws and commands and break the covenant I have made with you,

You steal, murder, commit adultery, tell lies under oath, offer sacrifices to Baal, and worship gods that you had not known before.

You do these things I hate, and then you come and stand in my presence, in my own Temple, and say, 'We are safe!'

Yet no one listened or paid any attention. Instead, you became more stubborn and rebellious than your ancestors.

You will tell them that their nation does not obey me, the LORD their God, or learn from their punishment. Faithfulness is dead. No longer is it even talked about.

Honor the LORD your God, worship only him, and make your promises in his name alone.

God said, "I am who I am. You must tell them: 'The one who is called I AM has sent me to you.'

Tell the Israelites that I, the LORD, the God of their ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, have sent you to them. This is my name forever; this is what all future generations are to call me.

God spoke to Moses and said, "I am the LORD.

I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as Almighty God, but I did not make myself known to them by my holy name, the LORD.

"I am the LORD your God who brought you out of Egypt, where you were slaves.

The LORD came down in a cloud, stood with him there, and pronounced his holy name, the LORD.

I keep my promise for thousands of generations and forgive evil and sin; but I will not fail to punish children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generation for the sins of their parents."

The following Levites gave a call to worship: Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah. They said: "Stand up and praise the LORD your God; praise him forever and ever! Let everyone praise his glorious name, although no human praise is great enough."

"Listen, my people, and I will speak; I will testify against you, Israel. I am God, your God.

Praise his glorious name forever! May his glory fill the whole world. Amen! Amen!

May they know that you alone are the LORD, supreme ruler over all the earth.

Do not be afraid---I am with you! I am your God---let nothing terrify you! I will make you strong and help you; I will protect you and save you.

"I alone am the LORD your God. No other god may share my glory; I will not let idols share my praise.

The LORD's people have denied him and have said, "He won't really do anything. We won't have hard times; we won't have war or famine."

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather be afraid of God, who can destroy both body and soul in hell.

For we know who said, "I will take revenge, I will repay"; and who also said, "The Lord will judge his people."

It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God!

Let us be thankful, then, because we receive a kingdom that cannot be shaken. Let us be grateful and worship God in a way that will please him, with reverence and awe;

because our God is indeed a destroying fire.