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God bound Himself with a covenant to His people, the Israelites, as a sign of His graciousness and mercy so that He could freely relate with them and sign them up for His blessings. However, God's covenant with His people is promissory and obligatory (Deuteronomy In Deuteronomy We must take note of the two important verbs in this verse: obey and follow. They bothemphasise hearing the word of God and acting on it.

