But your eyes have seen all the great acts of the Lord which he did; ] Even all before related, with many others; and therefore the instruction they should learn from thence should be as follows.
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“Your children didn’t see how the LORD cared for you in the wilderness until you arrived here.
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They didn’t see what he did to Dathan and Abiram (the sons of Eliab, a descendant of Reuben) when the earth opened its mouth in the Israelite camp and swallowed them, along with their households and tents and every living thing that belonged to them.
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But you have seen the LORD perform all these mighty deeds with your own eyes!
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“Therefore, be careful to obey every command I am giving you today, so you may have strength to go in and take over the land you are about to enter.
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If you obey, you will enjoy a long life in the land the LORD swore to give to your ancestors and to you, their descendants—a land flowing with milk and honey!