TSK · 1 Chronicles 28:8

“Pay attention to do everything I have told you, and do not even mention the names of other gods– do not let them be heard on your lips.

So be sure to do them, because this will testify of your wise understanding to the people who will learn of all these statutes and say,“Indeed, this great nation is a very wise people.”

Be careful, therefore, to do exactly what the LORD your God has commanded you; do not turn right or left!

The Assembly at Shechem Then Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people:“Pay attention to all the commandments I am giving you today.

but with whoever stands with us here today before the LORD our God as well as those not with us here today.

Therefore do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons, and do not take their daughters in marriage for your sons. Do not ever seek their peace or welfare, so that you may be strong and may eat the good of the land and may leave it as an inheritance for your children forever.’

With all my heart I seek you. Do not allow me to stray from your commands!

ה(He) Teach me, O LORD, the lifestyle prescribed by your statutes, so that I might observe it continually.

Benefits of Seeking Wisdom My child, if you receive my words, and store up my commands inside yourself,

A good person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.

You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill cannot be hidden.

These Jews were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they eagerly received the message, examining the scriptures carefully every day to see if these things were so.

The Lord’s Discipline Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,