GEN994 To convince most people to follow the rules, societies must create feelings of pride, respect, and even love for their community and its laws. That is hard to accomplish because government and law are abstract and inanimate. It is much easier to relate to people. Therefore secular societies typically teach the history of the group, its songs, stories, and exemplary personalities to instill strong commitments through recurring rituals.   Jews do that too: Jewish education usually includes a study of the same subjects just listed, and Jewish ritual patterns provide ample opportunity to renew national ties.   But there is a difference. Jews adhere to Jewish law out of a sense of kinship and loyalty not only to other Jews but to God. God is the covenanted partner, and that relationship provides the context for covenantal obligations.   The Bible develops the personal implications of the covenant fully. It speaks of God having chosen Israel as His special people out of an act of love, and Jews should observe the commandments because of that love.  [this and preceding verse, Deuteronomy 7:6-11]   DORFFLGP 96-7