Moses, who understood the character and value of the law of God, assured the people that no other nation had such wise, righteous, and merciful rules as had been given to the Hebrews. "Behold," he said, "I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the Lord my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it. Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people." 465

Moses, der forstod Guds lovs beskaffenhed og værdi, forsikrede Israel om, at intet andet folk havde så vise, retfærdige og barmhjertige love som hebræerne. "Se," sagde han, "jeg har lært Eder anordninger og lovbud, således som Herren min Gud har pålagt mig, for at I skal handle derefter i det land, I skal ind og tage i besiddelse; hold dem og følg dem! Thi det skal være Eders visdom og Eders kløgt i de andre folks øjne. Når de hører om alle disse anordninger, skal de sige: "Sandelig, det er et viist og klogt folk, dette store folk!"