In the most definite manner Christ through Moses had set before them God's purpose, and had made plain the terms of their prosperity. "Thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God," He said; "the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto Himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth. . . . Know therefore that the Lord thy God, He is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love Him and keep His commandments to a thousand generations. . . . Thou shalt therefore keep the commandments, 289 and the statutes, and the judgments, which I command thee this day, to do them. Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the Lord thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which He sware unto thy fathers; and He will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: He will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which He sware unto thy fathers to give thee. Thou shalt be blessed above all people. . . . And the Lord will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee." Deut. 7:6, 9, 11-15.

Derfor skal du omhyggeligt handle efter det bud, de anordninger og lovbud, jeg i dag giver dig! Når I nu hører disse lovbud og holder dem og handler efter dem, så skal Herren din Gud til løn derfor holde fast ved den pagt og den miskundhed, han tilsvor dine fædre. Han skal elske dig, velsigne dig og gøre dig mangfoldig, han skal velsigne frugten af dit moderliv og frugten af din jord, dit korn, din most og din olie, tillægget af dine okser og dine fårs yngel i det land, han tilsvor dine fædre at ville give dig! Velsignet skal du være frem for alle andre folk. ..... Og Herren vil holde alle sygdomme fra dig; ingen af Ægyptens onde farsoter som du jo kender vil han påføre dig."