1. Go to the place God will choose (1-14)

God commanded his people to smash all forms of idolatry. He knew that people are easily tempted to follow other gods and worship them. The Lord himself would choose the place for them to worship, where he would put his Name. The Lord would provide the way for his people to worship him, not as the other nations did, and not even as they were doing at this time-everyone doing as he saw fit. The Lord provides the place and the way of acceptable worship.

2. You are to rejoice before the Lord (15-28)

God gave his people the freedom to enjoy his blessings as much as they wanted. But he would prescribe the place and way for them to offer and worship so that they could be accepted by God. True joy is the fruit of a life of offering and worship to the Lord. The practices of the Canaanite nations were not acceptable to the Lord. When we worship the Lord in his way, we have true joy in us.