Introduction to Moses’ Second Address

⁴⁴ This is the body of instruction that Moses presented to the Israelites.

¹⁷ For the law was given through Moses, but God’s unfailing love and faithfulness came through Jesus Christ.

⁴ “Remember to obey the Law of Moses, my servant—all the decrees and regulations that I gave him on Mount Sinai^[a] for all Israel.

²⁶ ‘Cursed is anyone who does not affirm and obey the terms of these instructions.’

And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’

⁸ You must clearly write all these instructions on the stones coated with plaster.”

³ Write this whole body of instruction on them when you cross the river to enter the land the Lord your God is giving you—a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, promised you.

¹⁸ “When he sits on the throne as king, he must copy for himself this body of instruction on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests. ¹⁹ He must always keep that copy with him and read it daily as long as he lives. That way he will learn to fear the Lord his God by obeying all the terms of these instructions and decrees.

⁵ While the Israelites were in the land of Moab east of the Jordan River, Moses carefully explained the Lord’s instructions as follows.

³⁴ These are the commands that the Lord gave through Moses on Mount Sinai for the Israelites.