"YOU WILL ENDURE A LONG TIME- Continue

 What did Moses say? (Read Deuteronomy30:19, 20.) The nation of Israel had prospects of a wonderful future. With Jehovah's blessing, the Israelites could live for a long time in the land that he had promised them. And what a beautiful fruitful land it was! Moses described it for them: "Great and fine cities that you did not build, houses full of good things that you did not work for, hewn cisterns that you did not dig, and vineyards and olive trees that you did not plant." - DEUTERONOMY 6:10, 11. 

Moses gave the Israelites a warning. In order to continue living in their bountiful land, they had to obey Jehovah's commandments. Moses urged them to "choose life" by listening to Jehovah and by "sticking with him." However, the Israelites rejected Jehovah. So in time God allow the Assyrians and later the Babylonians to conquer them and take them into exile. -2 KINGS 17:6-8, 13, 14; 2 CHRONICLES 36:15-17, 20.

Next time: "You WILL ENDURE A LONG TIME" -Conclusion 

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