Deuteronomy 29:1

These are the words of the covenant which the Lord instructed Moses to form with the sons of Israel in the land of Moab, beside that covenant which he struck with them at Horeb.

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These are the words of the covenant, which the LORD commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, beside the covenant which he made with them in Horeb.

In Context

2And Moses called all of Israel, and he said to them: “You have seen all the things that the Lord has done in your sight in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to his entire land:

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Cross References

Exodus 19:3Then Moses ascended to God. And the Lord called to him from the mountain, and he said: “This you shall say to the house of Jacob, and announce to the sons of Israel:

Exodus 24:2And only Moses will ascend to the Lord, and these shall not approach. Neither shall the people ascend with him.”

Deuteronomy 1:1These are the words which Moses spoke to all of Israel, across the Jordan, in the plain of the wilderness opposite the Red Sea, between Paran and Tophel and Laban and Hazeroth, where gold is very plentiful,

Deuteronomy 4:13And he revealed his covenant to you, which he instructed you to carry out, and the ten words which he wrote on two tablets of stone.

Deuteronomy 5:2The Lord our God formed a covenant with us at Horeb.

Deuteronomy 29:21and consume him unto perdition out of all the tribes of Israel, according to the curses which are contained in the book of this law and in the covenant.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 29:1

The first words of this chapter are the contents of it, "These are the words of the covenant" ( ver. 1 ), that is, these that follow. Here is, I. A recital of God's dealings with them, in order to the bringing of them into this covenant, ver. 2-8 . II. A solemn charge to them to keep the covenant, ver. 9 . III. An abstract of the covenant itself, ver. 12, 13 . IV. A specification of the persons taken into the covenant, ver. 10, 11 , 14 , 15 . V. An intimation of the great design of this covenant against idolatry,… Read the whole commentary →

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