"If you
fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give
you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on
earth. All these blessings will come upon you and accompany you if you obey
the Lord your God: You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the
country." (Deuteronomy 28:1-3)
"However, if you do not
obey the Lord your God and do not carefully follow all his commands and
decrees I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and
overtake you: You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country."
(Deuteronomy 28:15,16)
Key 2
(Judges 2:10,11)
The
people did not know the Lord!
"After that whole generation had
been gathered to their fathers, another generation grew up, who knew neither
the Lord nor what he had done for Israel. Then the Israelites did evil in
the eyes of the Lord and served the Baals
(idols)."